This area at the junction of the three duchy is no man’s land. The climate is a temperate rain forest, and the flora and fauna thrive.

Odin tamed a third-rank earth elephant as a mount on the road, and his broad back was more than enough for two people.

Hurrying during the day and resting at night, the journey of going on a scenic tour gave the two a different experience. Even Odin was relieved from the busy territorial affairs and relaxed his mind.

After walking slowly half a month and passing through several unpopulated towns, I finally saw the first village with human life.

Before entering the village, Xue Fei changed his form and returned to the core of Battle Qi, which had been long-lost. It was a necessary bottom line not to expose his existence easily.

The huge soil elephant is very conspicuous, and it attracted a lot of attention when entering the village, but now it is the autumn harvest season, everyone is busy in the field, and after a hurried glance, they continue to do their own thing. , It makes him want to find an idler to inquire about it.

Humhhhhhhhhh!

"Dear Lord Knight, excuse me for not going out to meet you, I am the mayor of this village, Harry."

While in Odin hesitating to stay, step quickly A middle-aged man of about forty came and saluted him respectfully.

"Here should be in the territory of Lanche Duchy, what is the name of this village."

"My lord, this village has no name."

"No Name?"

"You should be a nobleman from Danube duchy, there are many unnamed villages like ours."

"Oh~ can be detailed Tell me, I didn't know it very well when I first arrived here." Odin took out a Silver Coin and threw it over. "It's not for nothing."

"You are a benevolent nobleman, please come with me."

Harry took the initiative to take the reins and brought the giant elephant under him to a quiet place, telling about the situation of Lanche Duchy.

After the re-signing of the tripartite border agreement, it has become a fact that Lanche lost half of the land.

In this case, a large number of people in Lanche Duchy migrated to the well-preserved hinterland area, and a large number of refugees and victims put a lot of pressure on the town.

Fortunately, someone who has a skill can barely survive by relying on craftsmanship, but for those growers who have lost their land, this is undoubtedly going from a dead end to another dead end.

So these people gathered spontaneously, relying on opening up new gathering places.

"But what does it have to do with the name? Wouldn’t it be better to have a name?"

"You don’t know, your lord, once you have an official village name, those The tax officials are here. Wherever we can afford the extra food tax, it would be nice to survive.

As long as there is no name and the number of households does not exceed 100, they can’t help it."

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"It turns out that this is the case. At this time, I still think about collecting taxes. I really don't know what Lanche's nobles think."

"I heard that I will go to the south. , There is an aristocratic lord who does not collect taxes. If it is not too far away, I would like to wait for the villagers to move over."

"What's the name?"

"I don't know, I only heard that it was a female nobleman who had returned from the frontline battlefield. Because of her many contributions, the king rewarded her with a piece of territory."

Village Chief Harry added another sentence.

"Um...It takes four or five days to get there on foot."

"Very good."

Odin nodded took out two more Silver Coins and gave them to To Harry, "The news is good, I am very satisfied."

He came to Lanche Duchy to find his second woman, the Viscount Lancome from the Fiend family of Axle Castle.

It has been five or six years since the end of the war. There is no contact or letter.

Nevertheless, this woman who is soft on the outside and soft like spring water always occupies a place in his heart.

Master Odin read the past memories while riding the earth elephant towards the direction of the village head.

……

"Madam, won’t you go to the banquet tonight? The son of the Count of Gobilan admires you very much. The car was full of red last time. He gave the rose."

"Naive trick, don’t talk about him, even if it’s Gobilan’s face, I won’t give it to me. Let’s go back."

"Yes , Madam."

The light reflected a beautiful and slim figure in the room. After no one was around, she didn't need to maintain the majesty of the superior, and the bright eyes revealed a trace of loneliness.

Since returning with the elite soldiers and commanders, she has been canonized as a new earl, divided into hereditary territories, and is Lord Yeze.

Being able to occupy a high position as a woman, coupled with her beauty and temperament, made her a star figure in Lanche's upper class society, and there is an endless stream of men who come to court for love.

But after so long, no one has ever succeeded, and Lancome's longing in his heart made her suffer more and more.

Get up and come to the table, open the drawer, and take out a crystal ball. After slowly injecting magic power, the crystal ball casts an illusory shadow.

The scene inside is exactly what she stayed with Odin at the beginning, there are walks, kisses...

Whenever the miss can't be contained, she will take a look at it.

"Odin, have you forgotten me, or why haven't you come to me for so long..."

Looking at the people in the projection yearn for day and night, even She is as strong as she can't help thinking about it.

The projection of the crystal ball kept repeating on the wall, until the magic power was exhausted, she fell asleep with tears in her eyes.

2nd day

Because Lancome was absent from the banquet, the son of Count Gobilan came straight to the door.

"Mr. Cubia! Madam has not washed and changed, please be patient and wait a moment."

"fuck off!"

Cubia does not hesitate to stop , With a gloomy face, pushed the maid away to rush up the stairs.

Because all the female servants serving Lancome, it takes time for the soldiers outside the castle to dare to come, so this crazy Gambia successfully came to the private space at the highest level of the castle.

"No Mr. Cubia!"

"hmph! I will see today, how reserved is this woman!"

To see On the Lancome side, he didn't even want the face of the nobleman, and extended the hand was about to open the door.

Boom!

The blue ripples on the door frame were fleeting, and the repulsive force that broke out in an instant directly shook Gambia downstairs, smashing a lot of furniture.

Then the door opened and Lancome, who had been neatly dressed, walked out.

"Viscount Cubia, you dare to trespass into my castle, don't you be afraid that I will go to the palace to visit your father tomorrow!"

"hehe! I'm really not afraid!"

Gambia patted the wood residue on his body and stood up nonchalantly.

"If this year's poll tax can be paid to the court in full, then you can go to the court, but the Earl of Lancome, ask yourself, can Ye Zeling afford it?"

Indeed, Gambia fell over after seeing Lancome and, like most people, launched a pursuit.

But the difference is that Gambia is not stunned by love, on the contrary, he is very good at taking advantage of the conditions for him.

The poll tax paid by the territory every year is his bargaining chip.

As an earl’s territory, Yezeling’s scope is naturally not small. It just so happens that Lancome has taken in a large number of homeless residents, allowing them to open up farmland villages in the territory, and they are not taxed.

As a result, Ye Zeling has a large population, but the tax is very low, so low that it is not enough for her to pay taxes to the palace.

Of course, the solution is not without.

Re-impose a food tax on the residents of the territory to make up for the shortfall, but the actual situation is far worse than thought.

As a new territory to be opened up in the wild, residents have to open up wasteland while fighting the demonic beasts that may appear everywhere.

The residents who initially relocated have stabilized, and they can collect a small amount of extra food under the condition that they will not starve to death.

However, more residents have just settled down for farming and the output is low. Taking their food away at this time is tantamount to killing them.

Whenever she saw these residents in person, the idea of ​​taxation went out again.

In order to raise money, she had to ask other wealthy nobles for help.

The family of Cubia is relatively rich, so he has the confidence to stand here.

"As long as you promise to do my fiancee, I will immediately! Right now! Go back and raise 50,000 Gold Coins to give away! My Gambia does what it says!"

Fifty thousand Gold Coin is definitely a huge number, enough for Ye Zeling to survive the buffer period. Especially in this situation, Lan Che, there are really few nobles who can come up with so much money in one go.

Gambia opened his five fingers trembling, he couldn't imagine how his father would scold him after returning home, but at this brief moment, he just wanted to have this woman.

Even if you go back to kneel and beg or make trouble, you still have to get money to marry her.

Even the maid on the side felt Cobia's sincerity, and she wanted to persuade his wife to agree.

"You go back...Don't come again in the future."

"For...why!"

"Not why, because I have a man..."

Goddess, who was pursuing hard, has already become someone else's bed partner. The excessive blow made Gambia as if he lost his soul, and even when he finally left, he was helped out by the two maids.

"Madam...what you just said is true and false. We have served you all these years, but we have never seen it."

"Yes, Madam, why not Let him help. You alone have worked so hard to support such a large territory. If I had just agreed."

"It turns out that Madam is such an infatuated person."

Lancome glared at the two maids of chirp chirp twitter twitter, before they said anything, the maids hurried in to report the letter from outside.

"Madam, a strange nobleman came outside and said he wanted to see you."

"No, let the soldiers blast him out!"

Lancome, who was in anger, refused directly.

After a while, the maid went and returned.

"Madam, the man took a thing and said you would understand after reading it."

"What? Is it a red rose again? I'm fed up with these stinky men , Like cowhide sugar, I can’t leave!"

"Yes...it’s an arrow."

Lancome, who was anxious, was stunned, and said some nasty things. Stopped.

She thought of a certain possibility, but she did not dare to think about it. She was afraid of disappointment, afraid that she was not that person.

When the maid presented the token, she was convinced.

This is an iron arrow, very common, but it carries the medium for her and Odin's first communication, and didn't expect it to be there.

"It's him..."

Lancome took the iron arrow, lifted the skirt and ran out, and the maids hurriedly followed behind.

"Madam...Wait for me..."

In the eyes of everyone, the master held the count and rushed into the arms of the man desperately, not letting go for a long time.

The grievances and grievances accumulated in the past, at this moment, seem to be turned into a faucet that opens the gate, venting out in a single brain.

"Okay, you won’t be pretty if you cry again. Starting today, I won’t let you be alone."

Holding Lancome, who was crying and crying, Odin helped her Wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, he gently hugged him and walked towards the castle.

Now only the most intense way can fill the empty woman in front of her.

...

"Hmm~"

After a satisfying convulsion, Lancome limps weakly on Odin, not wanting to come down.

"How long will you leave."

"en? Will you not go with me."

"I want to follow you, but I can't let go Territory, as soon as I leave, they will die many people. I am very satisfied if you can come to me."

"This is not fair to you, go to me, you will have a better life , I can even seek a territory for you, you can also be a lord."

Lancome did not answer immediately, but lightly pressed against his chest, listening to the powerful heartbeat.

"I know that Lanche is very weak, and the nobles here do not have a good person. What they do the most is eating and drinking merrily, searching for the people.

But the more In this way, the less I can leave here, as soon as I leave, Lan Che is completely hopeless."

"Do you want to change Lan Che? But with the current situation, if you want to return to the previous national strength, It’s too difficult."

"No, I don’t have such a big goal. I just want Lan Che to have hope. That’s enough."

Her love for Odin, Just like her love for this piece of soil.

There is no high-low contrast at all.

Looking at the firm eyes, I couldn't say anything to the lips.

After a few days of understanding the situation, Odin was quite self-blame. He thought that Lancome would live a very good life, but he didn't think that even the most basic life would be unsustainable.

Next, he has to think about Lancome’s future plans and try to find the best of both worlds.

The overall climate zone where Lanche Duchy is located is not bad, even with the Yeze collar, so it’s more important to farm.

If in another two years, when these growers take root in this land, they will be able to pay the food tax.

Then relying on the Yeze leader to slowly develop, and to gather other refugees to grow, there is no problem in becoming the largest Earl of Lanche after a few years, but it will almost be over when it develops to this step.

The potential is too small, which is one of the reasons why he does not approve of Lancome staying here.

But Lancome has the intention to stay. He can't help but consider her ideas. As his own woman, it is his responsibility to solve problems.

Slowly enjoying lunch, Odin started talking.

"I heard you say that Lanche's upper class society is not good. As long as you have money, you can buy and sell knighthoods, right?"

"Well, it was like this before the war , I thought they would learn their lesson after the war, didn't expect more and more."

"Maybe it is the last madness. Lanche has reduced the country by half, and it is likely to be under the review of the next round of the Supreme League. Can't keep Duchy's qualifications."

"There is such a thing?"

After all, Lancome's level of contact is not as good as Odin, so she is not clear about some things.

"Of course, otherwise you can build a country casually."

"What will happen after being disqualified, will other countries come to grab it?"

"That's not enough. The main thing is to deprive Lanche of the bloodline of the royal family, remove the qualification to control the country, and then give Lanche a buffer period of several decades.

At this time, if someone can lead Lanche To re-emerge and restore a prosperous economy, then Lanche Duchy will be retained, and the Supreme League will be appointed as the new king and establish a new royal family."

"If it fails to recover."

" Then Waiting to be divided by the nations, there is no such country as Lanche in Human Race from now on."

Odin said in a serious tone.

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