“As for the color cards, I’m afraid all abilities will be substantially improved.”

Esde’s eyelids twitched and she was almost tempted… No, since she had made up her mind, she would never use Ash no matter what.

[Acede: It is indeed a colored card, but it doesn’t matter. It is the same to me. I will not use it. This is also to create a fair environment for everyone. ]

[Felice: You are lying to the Mother Goddess of Life! This is a colorful card, how could you not use it? ]

Cai Ka, if she can recruit her, wouldn’t she be able to directly open up the second main line and counterattack from the bottom to become the first?

[Weinei: That’s right, you lied to the Mother Goddess of Life! ]

My prince, woo woo woo~

[Acede: I never lie… If you don’t believe me, I won’t shut down the simulation sharing. You can come and watch it anytime after you finish. ]

As soon as these words came out, the three princesses became angry at the same time.

What do you mean?

Are you saying that we will all die quickly without Ash’s help, and you are the best?

Okay, okay, fair competition, right? Who’s afraid of who?

Irelia didn’t say anything. After all, she was the queen walking in front of everyone and almost became the empress. How could she, who was in her fully awakened form, tolerate such provocation?

Bang! The game begins, sister Yasuna, brother Kavi, help me!

Vene and Phyllis also started the game at the same time, and decided to slap the arrogant Ice Queen hard and tell her who is the king of the game.

……

Yaxiu is still researching the national war function and points module.

Regarding the invitations sent by the four princesses at the same time, he did not hesitate much and directly chose Esde.

He had originally planned to develop in free mode after completing the main storyline. Now there are two lines left. The Kingdom of Extreme Ice is difficult to conquer because it is a female-dominated country. Ash had previously thought about what to do if Esde did not accept his surrender. Now, the biggest problem in the conquest has been solved.

As for Phyllis’s route, it shouldn’t be difficult to follow. Maybe he could get through it by himself this time, saving him a simulation.

“I see… The National War Mode is equivalent to an advanced gameplay of the main quest, with many details optimized.”

The national war mode is the main gameplay of the second stage, because the goal of the second stage is to build an empire, that is to take the route of hegemony, at least huge wars will be set off on the continental territories of the major kingdoms, like the previous war between the Purple Spirit Kingdom and the Ten-Nation Coalition.

Win the battle and build an empire.

If you lose, just quit.

However, what is different from before is that the national war module has refined a lot of data, such as the impact of strategic resources, people’s livelihood, population, economy, etc. on the war. Years of warfare will lead to a decrease in various data, the people of the territory will become “war-weary”, and the army will have an irreversible morale reduction buff, etc.

After all, a country’s resources are limited and it is impossible to support unlimited wars. These resources will be integrated into the national strength value. When the national strength is below a certain standard, various debuffs will appear, which will have a huge adverse impact on the war situation.

This means that during the national war, players can no longer do whatever they want like the Purple Spirit Kingdom did before, where they can fight without restrictions as long as they have resources and people. However, this actually applies to hostile countries as well. When a country’s national strength is destroyed, it is basically equivalent to victory in the war. The same is true for the Holy Court. In addition to the national strength value, there is also a faith value.

The faith value represents the current state of the continent’s faith in the Holy See, or more specifically, the faith in the Mother Goddess of Life. This can greatly affect the Holy See’s position on the continent. When the faith value collapses, the Holy See’s ruling position is almost over.

There are still many details to be learned after entering the national war mode, but in general it is a more intuitive way to determine the success or failure of the war and the direction of victory.

Ash was not in a hurry, after all, the Kingdom of Extreme Ice was still in the first main storyline stage.

The points module is quite simple, which is equivalent to an advanced version of the previous points function. In addition to buying gift skins and other meaningless things, it also has functions for improving attribute points, skill points, expansion packs, etc.

It is equivalent to directly improving your strength.

From this point of view, points are quite important, but only princesses have them. Well, it’s good to improve the abilities of those women… They should have quite a few points.

“Almost done, let’s get through the first stage first.”

Ash closed the information introduction and recalled the situation of the Ice Queen in the game.

The advantage of this woman’s ascension to the throne is that she has no rival for the crown prince, and as the only heir to the kingdom, she does not have to worry about competing with other princes and princesses for the throne.

But the disadvantage is that the succession to the throne of the Kingdom of Extreme Ice is conditional and requires completing the “trial”.

The details of the trial mission are unclear, but it is said to be very difficult. In any case, there was a lot of demand from players at the beginning, because in addition to completing the mission itself, one must also be careful of obstruction from other forces.

Although the Princess of Arctic Ice is the only heir, the overall competitive environment in the North dictates that even the succession to the throne has to be fought for. There is no threat from other princes and princesses, but there are other factions in the kingdom who want to be king. As long as you have the ability to ascend to the throne, there are many cases of overthrowing the royal family and becoming queen yourself in the history of the Arctic Ice Kingdom.

The Kingdom of Arctic Ice also developed under this brutal competition model. In terms of the quality and discipline of its soldiers, it was better than the other three countries overall. However, due to the chaos in the north and limited development, its national strength was not outstanding.

chaos.

This is what Ash is most concerned about.

Chaos means that it is difficult to establish a regular administrative system and to efficiently implement policy plans with the core concept of “long-term flow of water”. Therefore, if the country is to develop, it is necessary to eliminate this chaos.

Open up the wasteland! Sweep! Unify the race!

Orcs? Slaves! Conquer! Kill!

Nomadic? Just grab them and use them as productive forces!

It just so happened that Ash didn’t have a good impression of those wild monkeys that babbled.

As I thought about this, a message popped up on the interface——

[The Ice Queen appoints you as Lord Mokaz. ]

“Ok?”

Ash opened the strategic map and found that Mokaz was a small village on the eastern border of the Arctic Ice Country.

He was appointed as the local lord with the rank of knight.

It is equivalent to the lowest level of nobility, or even not that, just having a territory, and a higher status than ordinary knights.

Yaxiu was a little puzzled. What was going on? Was he sent to the frontier right from the start?

“I see. Is this the biggest difficulty in the so-called online strategy? Choosing a camp is just the beginning.”

·‰转.＄②QＵｎ：29〗∷4°〃0°4→35→6≥？4＄稍稍思索，亚修又不觉得意外，极冰王女本来就是强势的女尊思想者，自尊心不会允许他的权势凌驾于对方之上。

As for why the four princesses were competing with each other, Ash guessed that as players different from him, the princesses should have some way to share simulation information. Otherwise, he had never had any contact with Esde, so why would the other party invite him?

Oh yes, with Esde’s strong character, he probably has already regarded the princesses of various countries as competitors, so eliminating the opponent’s thighs is naturally the best means of competition.

“This woman can really do it.”

The scene changed, and Ash’s territory was already shown on the map.

It is well known that the North is a place with scarce resources, and this is even more so on the borders of northern countries.

The small village of Mokazi has a total population of just over a hundred people and almost no economic resources, only a few wheat fields.

In this situation, it is equivalent to telling Ash, you just sit here and wait for death, let me be the C this time.

Although he was also exiled to the frontier, the old king gave him a large number of soldiers and made him the lord of a border city, with earl-level treatment.

Ash shook his head secretly. No wonder the friend who recommended this game to him told him that he must fight Esde in this line and then ravage him severely…because that guy couldn’t be beaten and came to him for help to vent his anger.

[In October 1777, you were arranged by Esde to settle in Mokaz and become a kingdom knight.]

The start of the simulation is synchronized with the real situation, so now he has already enrolled in school and become a disciple.

He is also a powerful third-rank swordsman, the creator of the Khorne faith, the great Khorne pope, the god of war of the Purple Spirit Kingdom, the prince…

“It’s not bad.”

Ash controlled the character to walk into the village and began the road to rural revitalization.

—-Reality—-

While Ash was operating the simulation, the battle in Mika Town ended smoothly. Facts proved that this group of so-called brave and warlike nomadic soldiers were only capable of bullying the Kazakh garrison. They were stronger than the ordinary regular army of the kingdom, but far inferior to the Royal Cavalry Guards.

Their biggest weaknesses lie in their lack of discipline and equipment. They have no tactics in their offensive style, and their equipment consists basically of weapons, including scimitars and bows and arrows. They have very little armor, and their equipment is not even as much as the group of bandits that Ash cleared out.

The reason is, on the one hand, poverty, and on the other hand, it is a problem of concept. The brave nomadic people do not need any extra external things!

If the nomadic soldiers have good equipment, then even if their strength cannot reach the level of the Crooked Horse, it will not be much different. After all, they do have sufficient experience in combat.

Of course, it is not easy for nomadic soldiers to obtain good equipment, just like orcs. The weapons and equipment in border countries are strictly controlled because of the “Alliance and Mutual Assistance Treaty”. This is even more so in places like Avalon. The equipment he used to arm Khorne’s guards was secretly obtained by Herlans using his identity as a count.

Because there are only more than a thousand people, the impact is actually not big, and even if others know about it, they won’t say anything.

But if they mass-produce or purchase high-quality equipment, it will attract attention. For example, the nobles of the Avalon royal family will not allow it. The border areas can be attacked and slaughtered by orcs, but they must not buy equipment, because doing so will violate the contract and will result in sanctions from the Holy See and others, threatening their interests.

What does the life and death of ordinary people have to do with those nobles?

They just need to ensure their own interests.

at this time.

Three thousand nomadic soldiers were slaughtered, and the town of Mika was almost completely destroyed. More than half of the three thousand townspeople died, and the houses were destroyed. The town was full of corpses and blood.

Rebuilding the town is meaningless and a waste of manpower and resources. There are many places like Mika Town on the border. They were destroyed and then slowly rebuilt. The economy cannot develop at all and the townspeople can only barely make a living. Yaxiu simply selected the remaining townspeople, took some to the mines, and took some to Kazakhstan to develop the economy.

After the nomadic soldiers and bandits were cleared out, the public security in the Kazakh territory improved and the population will definitely increase. People will gather quickly in places with good security on the border. As long as the public security is maintained stable, Ash is sure that the population will double within a month… Well, of course, some other means are needed.

For example, propaganda, conquering the surrounding areas by force, etc.

Ash’s current plan is to first build up the economic and population base, and then increase the number of troops and store food, and expand to the edges.

Attacking Avalon’s own territory is called rebellion, but attacking outside is called territorial expansion.

Avalon is a country without a king, so other situations are easy to deal with, but rebellion is the most sensitive. Everyone knows that you are eyeing the throne, and they will definitely send troops to attack you first. Moreover, Ash also has to consider the relationship with Letitia. After he has a certain strength, he will test Letitia’s strength and see what his attitude towards Avalon is. If he doesn’t care, then Ash will not be polite.

Royal obstruction?

Just kill, kill, kill!

Everyone’s soy milk was wasted!

“The neighboring country of the Principality of Avalon is… the Principality of Varda.”

Ash used the simulation to open the strategic map and took a look. The joy of dual-line operation is information sharing. He can use the simulated game mechanism to synchronize it with reality, such as this strategic map.

The map is editable and can simply show the status of each country.

The Principality of Varda is a small border country, an ordinary country, not very powerful. The country’s regular army is only about 40,000 to 50,000 people, and each territory has a few thousand people. Their combat effectiveness is poor, and basically Khorne’s personal guards can easily defeat them.

“Sir, was it successful?”

Return to Kazakhstan.

Herlans came over immediately, looking nervous but also somewhat happy. Seeing Ash coming back meant that the bandit suppression mission had been resolved.

“Success.” Yaxiu nodded slightly. “Hellans, you should issue a public notice. The tax amount for the original citizens of the territory will remain unchanged, but starting from ten days, the tax amount for those who register as Kazakh citizens will increase by 10%, 20% after half a month, and 40% after one month.”

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Herlans was stunned: “Sir, our territory has few people to begin with, and if we suddenly increase the tax so much, it will be even less likely for outsiders to come.”

“I didn’t know how to do it before, but I will know how to do it in the future.” Ash raised the corner of his mouth.

Herrance couldn’t understand.

But he still did as Ash said.

After he left, Ash called Helen over.

“I have two tasks for you.” Ash spread out a map of Avalon, pointed to the area around Kazakh City and said, “Take your people and develop the surrounding areas. One task is to strengthen the Cult of Khorne and recruit believers. The other task is to bring back something.”

Helen tilted her head slightly: “My Lord, whose are you going to rob?”

The area in Ash’s circle is too big, and we can’t have it all to ourselves.

“What do you mean by robbing? This is called taking back what originally belonged to us. We just temporarily put it in their hands.” Ash corrected, “As for the target, we take what belongs to whoever has money. It’s meaningless to take what belongs to the poor. It’s a waste of time, you know? The key is two words, efficiency. The bigger the noise, the better. Let’s take action.”

“Yes sir, efficiently executed.”

Helen saw Ash lowering his head to study the map seriously and ignored her. She waited for a while before walking out of the hall.

—-simulation—-

[In November 1777, under your management, the security of Mokazi Village improved, and vagrants from nearby areas came here to visit. The population reached 11, and there were guards in the village.]

[Detailed data of Mokazi Village (click to view)]

Two-wire operation on the analog interface.

After Ash’s management, Mokaz Village got through the initial awkward period and gradually got on the right track.

The time comparison between the game and reality is that half a year equals one day. When Ash was dealing with the affairs of Kazakh City, a month had passed in the game.

As we all know, any game is difficult to develop in the early stages. The village of Mokaz had just experienced an attack by nomads not long ago. Although the attackers were finally repelled, all the local knights and guards died.

The attacks of nomads are different from those of orcs. The latter focus on stealing food and may leave after stealing it, but nomads burn, kill, rob, and loot, and some nomadic soldiers even enjoy killing. They have a very high hatred for the Arctic Ice Kingdom.

However, after a war a hundred years ago, the Tahakan, the largest nomadic tribe in the North, surrendered to the Arctic Ice Kingdom, and the overall situation in the North became headed by the Arctic Ice Kingdom. But as time passed, the Tahakan began to refuse to accept the rule of the Arctic Ice Kingdom, and nomadic tribes across the North also began various provocations against the kingdom, including looting surrounding towns.