Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 643 Officially established the country in the Southern Continent

Sitting on the speeding carriage, Hobert looked out the window at the crowds who had not yet come out of their panic. Some of them were sitting on the side of the road, blankly watching the carriages coming and going, and some were looking at the people being moved. The bombed building was in a daze, not knowing what to think.

In addition, there are two types of people. One is people crying beside the ruins. Either their livelihood industry was destroyed by the bombing, or they have relatives still buried in the ruins.

The second type of people are relatively calm and are directing everyone to put out the fire.

Hobert lamented: "Backlund is really a city in many troubles."

"Those Fusac people who are like curly-haired baboons will pay the price." Georgina said coldly.

Hobert didn't answer and continued to look at Backlund outside after being bombed.

Soon, they arrived at Georgina's mansion, and Hobert met the dignified Alice in a single room in the theater.

What Hobert didn't expect was that Georgina actually found a symphony orchestra to play on stage.

After bringing Hobert to Alice, Georgina withdrew and closed the door with good sound insulation.

Alice stood up and asked with a smile: "Have you received information before that the Feysac Empire is planning to attack Backlund?"

Hobert hung his coat on the hanger: "No."

"Then why do you sell teleportation arrays to the military?"

"I just feel that the three main military regions of the Kingdom of Loen are too far apart." Hobert said: "For example, the border between the southern coast of the Sea of ​​​​Jianhai and the Intis Republic is blocked by the Honakis Mountains and has to pass through Takwe. Er plain.

"If we want to mobilize troops during this period, even if the train doesn't stop for a moment, it will take three days and three nights."

Alice did not continue to ask this question, but said: "Please sit down."

Hobert sat on the large sofa. Alice did not get into Hobert's arms as usual, but sat on one side and said seriously: "We are friends, right?"

"Of course." Hobert smiled: "It is because of our friendship that I am willing to provide you with some help."

What he said was actually clarifying: I am only friends with you. This does not mean that the "creator" force is friends with Loen.

"Then I'll tell you straight." Alice seemed not to understand, but more like pretending not to understand what Hobert meant, she said: "The Kingdom of Loen hopes to become an ally with the power of the 'Creator'. "

Hobert seemed to think about it for a while before saying: "Compared with the Feysac Empire, the Kingdom of Loen seems to have a lot of advantages, right? Why does it need allies?"

"Yes, we definitely have an advantage." Alice described it very straightforwardly: "But the Loen royal family and the 'Creator' have always been very friendly. We do not want the forces of the 'Creator' to establish alliances with our enemies. Relationship."

Hobert nodded slowly: "I have something to say directly. We are not willing to participate in this war, because even if we win, we will not get much benefit."

Alice made a please gesture: "Let's make a condition. How will you be willing to stand on the side of the Kingdom of Loen?"

She noticed that Hobert said "reluctantly" instead of "reluctantly".

Hobert was not polite: "We need to have our own territory, a territory where we can build a country!"

He had long expected that the Kingdom of Loen would come to him to discuss cooperation immediately after the war, so he had already thought of the conditions.

It’s no problem to get the “founder” forces to side with you, but the Kingdom of Loen must show sincerity!

Alice closed her eyes for a few seconds and then said: "Yes, but I can only give you a territory in the Southern Continent.

"You will become the Duke of Loen Kingdom and can establish your own principality."

In other words, the country established by the "founder" force is legally subordinate to the Loen Kingdom.

Only then did Hobert realize that William I was probably using Alice's vision to watch the negotiation, and would directly give Alice instructions, agree to some conditions, or draw the royal family's bottom line.

No wonder Alice's expression was always so serious and she didn't make any overly intimate movements.

"Please wait a moment." So Hobert pretended to pray, and after being quiet for a few seconds, he said, "Okay, but we have to decide where to establish the country, and the Longtail Island Loen Kingdom cannot be taken back."

Alice did not immediately agree to anything, but said to the outside: "Bring me a map of the Southern Continent."

The soundproofing effect of the room was very good, so Georgina didn't hear it. Hobert waved his hand, the door handle turned by itself, and the door opened a gap.

Alice shouted again, and after a while Georgina brought a map of the Southern Continent.

Hobert had already made plans for which land he wanted. He pointed to the map of the southern continent and said: "Mirhe State, South Hagati State, as well as Parana State and San Nosay Region."

The four places Hobert mentioned are all in the southern part of the Southern Continent, bordered by the Haggati Grassland to the north and the Hodis River Basin to the west.

This place is connected to the three areas where the West Balam Balk family currently has investments. As long as he establishes a principality here, he can immediately establish a power across the southern part of the southern continent.

Moreover, in the northwest corner is the Star Plateau. After climbing a mountain pass, you can enter the Highland Kingdom, which is very suitable for the next step of expansion.

Alice quickly responded: "Yes!"

As far as the Loen Kingdom is concerned, the places Hobert mentioned are only as big as one county.

The key is that the Kingdom of Loen has not made much efforts to develop there, and the colonies that various countries have invested a lot of energy in developing are basically in the northern part of the Southern Continent.

Hobert knew that the northern region would not give him anything, so he simply did not think about it.

And one advantage of this less developed area is that it is easier for Hobart to establish his own order.

Alice added: "But the premise is that after you establish the principality, you must help contain the Fusac Empire colonial army in West Balam."

"No problem." Hobert smiled: "But we need to build several arsenals in the principality, and the Kingdom of Loen will provide military and technical support."

Alice asked: "What are these arsenals going to produce?"

"Guns, cannons, grenades, bombs, bullets, etc." Hobert said: "In short, they are weapons that can be used on the battlefield in the Southern Continent."

As long as it doesn't require cutting-edge technologies like airships and steamships, Alice can make the decision: "Yes."

She said: "After we officially become allies, we will announce the news to the outside world."

Hobert smiled and said: "This is the second point I want to make. We can only accept cooperation with the Loen Kingdom, but not an alliance.

“Well, we don’t want to follow in the footsteps of the Witch Cult and the Aurora Society.

"Also, tomorrow it will be announced that I will establish the principality. From tomorrow on, the area I just designated will legally belong to me."

Alice frowned: "In other words, we used such a large piece of land in exchange for your promise to help us contain the Feysac Empire's colonial army?"

"No, there is also our promise that we will not help other countries except the Kingdom of Loen in this war." Hobert said seriously.

"As you just said, we have a big advantage in this war."

"That's now." Hobert smiled: "Currently, the Republic of Intis and the Kingdom of Feneport have not expressed their stance, right?"

Alice did not answer immediately, and paused for another two or three seconds before smiling and saying: "Okay, we will announce the founding of your country tomorrow.

"Congratulations, Archduke Hobert."

Hobert smiled and said: "Congratulations to you too, Princess Alice."

For them, this negotiation is definitely a win-win.

The Kingdom of Loen used a piece of less important land in the southern continent to seize the power of the "founder", and Hobert thus got the opportunity to found a country, and this opportunity was based on legal principles.

This means that when the country was first established, Hobert's forces did not have to face pressure from the Kingdom of Loen.

The tone of the negotiation was thus set. After Hobert left Georgina, he first went to "Earl's Light" to comfort Audrey.

In fact, Audrey didn't need to comfort her. Hobert just briefly explained to her that the war had begun, and then mentioned the negotiation he had just had with Alice.

Audrey was very surprised. She didn't expect that Hobert would be promoted to Duke and establish his own principality!

After all, the three principalities of the Loen Kingdom were all established thousands of years ago, and those three principalities have already been dismembered.

Hobert will talk about this news, first to prove his honesty with Audrey, and secondly to ask Audrey to convey the news to Earl Hall.

After leaving "Earl's Light", Hobert immediately began to mobilize human resources. He had already been prepared before this. Whether it was Longtail Island or the grassroots staff of South Colson, they began to mobilize their resources. Dispatch from the Southern Continent.

Hobert gave an order, and another group of officials rushed to the southern continent.

In order to ensure their safety, Hobert dispatched the Tony family's troops, the Temperance sect's troops, and Angus's troops, a total of more than 70 extraordinary people to protect them.

During the following war, Hobert must seize the time to consolidate the foundation of the country and build a country whose comprehensive strength can be proud of the Southern Continent.

……

In the early morning, Xio went out early as usual.

Although yesterday's bombing did not last long, it cast a shadow over Backlund.

Xio could still see expressions of grief or lingering fear on the faces of some pedestrians.

"Extra! Extra!" the newsboy shouted at this time: "Hobert, the founder of 'Earl's Light', was promoted to Duke and was allowed to establish a principality in the Southern Continent!"

Xio was stunned for a second or two before quickly calling the newsboy: "Bring me a newspaper!"

After taking the newspaper, Xio immediately spread it out. The headline on the front page was indeed the news of Hobert's founding of the country.

For Xio, this news was even more surprising than the Feysac Empire's sneak attack on Backlund. After all, the Loen Kingdom and the Feysac Empire had already started attacking each other in newspapers.

However, there was no sign of the news of Hobart's founding of the country.

Closing the newspaper again, Xio smiled: "He founded the country, then don't I also have an official status?"

……

Burklund Street, the residence of Dawn Dantès.

There were not many servants here at this time. After yesterday's bombing, Klein asked the butler to take people to the suburban manor.

Klein is also leaving here today. The war has begun. He has to change his identity to a hidden location so that he can move more easily. After Klein got up, he started reading today's "Backlund Morning News" while enjoying breakfast.

He smiled and said in his heart: Today is the last day to enjoy the life of a rich man.

Then Klein's smile stiffened. He thought he had seen it wrong, and took a serious look at the headline: "Hobert founded the country! I..."

He didn't bother to eat breakfast. He read the report carefully and recalled the place where Hobert founded the country in his mind: "That is a good place, far away from war and rich in resources."

Then he realized that this was the Loen Kingdom's bribery of the "founder" forces!

Then in this war, the "founder" will support the Loen Kingdom.

Then Klein sighed in his heart: He also came from time-travel, and this guy founded a country!

But then he thought about it again. The path chosen by Hobert seemed to lead to the founding of the country sooner or later.

Klein closed the newspaper and let out a long sigh: "War is also an opportunity for many people!"

……

At the same time, Christine also saw the reports in major morning newspapers today. Hobert told him about this matter yesterday, and he was not surprised.

After putting down the newspaper, Christine sighed: "Hobert still went to the Southern Continent."

Then he smiled and said: "But it's different from our experience back then. We were occupying colonies for the Loen Kingdom, and every inch of land Hobert conquered was his own!"

Kristine sighed and suddenly wondered why she didn't think of such a method when she was young.

But he then shook his head. Back then, he and Rex did not have a strong backing to support them. Even if they became local warlords, they would still serve the colonists of the Northern Continent.

……

"Earl's Light", General Manager's Office.

Todd looked at the newspaper: "Am I equivalent to the economic minister of the principality?"

After all, a large number of gold pounds are being transferred to the southern continent, which should be used to build the principality.

At present, he is maintaining the daily operations of such a big "Earl's Light". It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the Minister of Economics, right?

While reading the details in the newspaper, he thought: Fortunately, he followed his father's advice and joined Earl Hobert... Now he is a Duke, joining the "Earl's Light" that was still being planned at that time. Originally, I thought that within half a year I became the general manager of a company with tens of thousands of people, which was already amazing. However, I didn’t expect that this was far from my peak.

……

Earl Hall's family, who were also having breakfast, stopped eating their delicious breakfast and concentrated on reading the newspaper.

Finally, Hibbert pushed the newspaper and said, "This is completely unfathomable."

First of all, he couldn't understand why the royal family would let Hobert be promoted to Duke at this time?

Theoretically speaking, only those who have made great contributions after the war have the opportunity to become a duke and establish a principality, right?

"Obviously this was bribery at the beginning of the war." Earl Hall glanced at Audrey and said, "It seems that Hobert's biggest backer is not Duke Christine."

Audrey smiled slightly. Although she wanted to do so, she still held back and did not tell her family the secrets of the extraordinary world.

Then she took a deep breath. In the future, she would be a duchess!

……

Southern Continent, Saint-Nosay Region, Angelou City.

This city is more like a fortress. It was originally a city established by the indigenous people here. Later, the Loen colonial army occupied it and became an important stronghold in the western part of the Negro Mountains.

At about ten o'clock in the morning, the guards on the city wall saw a very neat formation of soldiers coming from outside the city. They had bright flags, beating marching drums, and marching forward in neat steps.

Because the opponent was not wearing Loen military uniforms, the guards immediately blew the whistle, and the entire city of Angelou immediately entered a state of war preparation, and the soldiers and commanders quickly climbed onto the city wall.

Kurt, the commander-in-chief of the place, calmly picked up the telescope and took a look.

The troops under the city are so well-equipped, they are definitely not the troops of the local warlord!

Judging from the decoration, they are not Feysac or Intis. The military uniforms are somewhat similar to those of the Kingdom of Feneport, but there are obvious differences.

The key point is that if it were the enemy's colonial army, they would not march in the Saint-Nosay area so openly.

At this time, the opponent's large group of troops stopped outside the range of the cannon, and an officer came to the city alone with a flag: "The Duke is here to take over his city!"

The telescope in Kurt's hand fell to the ground. Before he climbed onto the city wall, he had just received a telegram from Backlund, ordering them to quickly evacuate to the north. Saint Nosay and other four areas became the fiefdom of Duke Hobert. .

Unexpectedly, just after reading the telegram and ascending the city wall, the Duke's team to accept the city was ushered in?

It is impossible to say that this is a trick of the enemy. After all, he has just received the corresponding order. The enemy needs to get the information two or three days in advance to have time to prepare.

But then again, why did the Duke's army arrive so quickly? It was as if this force had been stationed outside the city.

Under the urging of his subordinates, Kurt judged that it was unlikely that he was an enemy, and then ordered to go out of the city to greet him.

Originally, Kurt visually estimated that the opponent was a regiment, so the commander was a regiment commander, and they were on the same level.

Unexpectedly, the officer carrying the flag just now told him that the Duke himself was also here!

This made Kurt somewhat panicked, because he had never seen a noble of this level before.

Hobert was still far away from the city, and Kurt and others felt the tremendous pressure. The soldiers all lowered their heads and did not dare to look ahead.

Only Kurt, who was an extraordinary person, looked ahead a few times despite the pressure. Duke Hobart was easy to recognize. He was the man who didn't look very serious, but had a very majestic temperament.

He was handsome, wearing a military uniform, with a black cloak on his back, riding a white horse, and was walking slowly towards this side.

Seeing only this, Kurt lowered his head unconsciously.

A few minutes later, as the sound of horse hooves gradually increased, Duke Hobert was heard saying: "Colonel Kurt!"

"Yes! The subordinate is here!" Kurt felt that his answer was stupid, because he was not a subordinate of the Duke.

Hobert said again: "Take me to your headquarters."

Kurt agreed, quickly jumped on the horse and led the way.

The city is not large, with only two short streets horizontally and vertically.

Most of them are military camps or residences for soldiers' families.

A regiment of about six hundred people is stationed here.

Most of the local residents are Loen merchants, as well as some indigenous people who have their own manors or large tracts of land.

Hobert estimated that this small city could accommodate more than two thousand people at most.

Come to the garrison headquarters. Because there is no administrative organization here, this headquarters is the most magnificent building in the small town.

Kurt's office is very spacious, with a map of the Southern Continent hanging on the wall, a wireless transceiver, a magnificent desk, and some office supplies used by the staff.

As if he was back in his office, Hobert took off his cloak and hung it on the hanger, and sat on Kurt's seat: "You should have received the corresponding retreat order and know that this is my fiefdom, right?" ?”

Kurt nodded repeatedly.

"Then I order you to vacate the barracks before two o'clock this afternoon, and evacuate them all before evening." Hobert said.

Kurt didn't expect to be so anxious, but in the end he could only say: "Yes."

Hobert added: "Supplies and tents, as well as personal belongings and weapons can be taken away, but not a single piece of public property can be taken away. According to legal principles, all public property here will belong to the principality from 0:00 today. property.”

Kurt agreed. Realizing that this was a good opportunity to show his courtesy, he asked: "Duke... Your Excellency, have you accepted the ports of Paranagua and Inveli? Do you want me to leave a platoon of soldiers?" Be your guide?"

These two ports are relatively prosperous places in the southern part of the southern continent, and are the capitals of Milhe State and South Hagati State respectively.

"No, I don't plan to accept it right now." Hobert said calmly.

Kurt was stunned again. Instead of taking over the two prosperous ports, he came to take over this small inland fortress?

Hobert smiled and added: "In the future, this will be the capital of the South Balam Principality."

Kurt thought he heard it wrong: "This...here?"

To the east is the Negro Mountains, which greatly affects transportation to the port. To the north is a hilly area, and only after passing these hills can we reach the Hagati Prairie.

There is a large plain from the west to the high Paranapa Mountains, and the land is relatively fertile, but it often encounters floods, resulting in reduced crop yields.

There is not much traffic in the south, but further south, the climate begins to get colder, and the land is not as fertile as here. Although the Kingdom of Loen has supported agents in that area, it has hardly done any development.

Although this is not a wild place, judging from the number of troops stationed there, it is not an important place.

Hobert affirmed: "Yes, this is it."

A place that seems useless to Kurt is actually a "feng shui treasure" in Hobert's eyes.

The surrounding terrain is very conducive to defense. Ever since the teleportation array was established, Hobert likes this relatively closed terrain. He can retreat, defend or attack, and there is a large plain that produces grain.

Hobert has visited this place many times before. The reason why floods often occur is because the rivers are not dredged and reservoirs are not built, which makes it difficult for the water flowing down from the snow-capped mountains to flow out of the basin in the summer.

As long as manpower is organized to dredge the river, flooding can almost be prevented.

By building a few more reservoirs, there will be enough water to irrigate farmland.

What he is most optimistic about is the mountainous area on the east side. As long as the local bandits are eliminated, the arsenal must be built there!

If the fortress is lost, you can retreat there and continue fighting.

Officer Kurt left the command post with some frustration. After conveying the corresponding orders, he suddenly discovered that there were a large number of Beyonders and clerks at the end of the receiving team brought by the Earl.

He couldn't figure out what the Duke wanted, but he knew very well: this land had changed hands.

(End of this chapter)