[Phyllis: The point is not the marriage itself, but the binding of Ash’s card. Besides, I think Ash is pretty good. He is loyal, capable, and good-looking.] 3

[Acede: I don’t know what you’re thinking, but at least I won’t do such a thing. No matter what, I won’t use myself as a bargaining chip to get Ash’s help.]④

[Phyllis: Yes, yes, you are right. It must be because there is too much snow in your northern border that your mouth has been frozen.]④

As he was saying this.

New simulation message pops up——

[In June 1780, Margarion announced her abdication and passed the throne to Esder. Considering Esder’s young age and limited ability, she appointed Ash as regent to coordinate military and political affairs.]

“????????”

After seeing this news, Esde could no longer hold back!

[Phyllis: Hahahahahaha! Esde, I will die of laughter here sooner or later! ]

Queen, now.

The result is no rights!

Margarion directly let Ash be the regent and coordinate military and political affairs, which is equivalent to giving Esde only the position of queen but not giving her any power!

If Esde had come to power through his own abilities and had many supporters, the situation would naturally be different. Even if Ash wanted to interfere, some ministers would have jumped out to oppose him.

But now.

Esde’s approval rating is not high, and his majesty is far less than that of Margarion, who killed thousands of iron-blooded cavalry with one sword. Coupled with Ash’s performance, this led to the fact that a man became regent, which was originally impossible to happen in the Arctic Ice Kingdom, a country dominated by women, actually happened.

but.

Esde couldn’t understand.

Hadn’t her mother arranged everything for her?

Whether it’s winning over Ash or getting married and having kids, no, mother, you did all this for me, right? ? It’s for me, right? ? ?

Esde was doubtful now.

If you really think she’s incompetent, then wouldn’t it be better if she was passed on so quickly from the beginning? You gave birth to a child pretty quickly!

Esde couldn’t figure it out, so he went straight to Margarian to ask for clarification.

[‘Esde, my daughter, since you said Ash is absolutely loyal, then why should you worry about my arrangements? If he comes to assist you in managing the Ice Kingdom, you don’t have to worry about the emergence of a second Amabel.’]

[‘When the snow and wind in the north stop, I hope that one day I can see the flags of the empire planted in every corner of the north, and the orcs and nomads will surrender. Esde, you are a smart child, you should know what to do to benefit the kingdom. ‘]

Esde was silent.

[In June 1780, Esde became the Queen of Ice.]

[The first main storyline has been cleared, and the save file has been recorded in the story mode. 】

[It is detected that the current simulation has not ended. Do you want to continue? ]

Esde hesitated for a long time. She wanted to click end and start the next simulation directly, but it came to this point. As the queen, she had to familiarize herself with it and get more information.

“Ash is still my subordinate anyway. Once I build up my own power, I won’t have to rely on him anymore.”

＞⑼℃⒎≌～儛】〉五~—丝「亿妻兒内↑° 群″：→’ Thinking of this, Esde chose to continue the simulation.

[In July 1780, affected by the cold wave in the first half of the year, a large-scale famine occurred in the northeastern region of the kingdom. The livelihood of people in Kai City, Lovia City, Starry Night City and other areas has been greatly reduced. Please deal with it in time. ]

There is a famine.

Esde was not surprised. The cold wave in the first half of this year was very severe and had affected normal life. Otherwise, the orcs would not have attacked so crazily.

There was already a shortage of food in the North, and the country had been fighting with orcs and nomadic peoples, and there was also a civil war, which had a great impact on the economy and people’s livelihood.

Esde thought for a moment and decided to transfer food from the royal city for rescue.

【Ash rejected your policy.】

Esde: “…”

Damn it, what on earth does this guy want to do?

You are my subordinate, but you deny my decision without consulting me?

What made Esde even more angry was that not a single minister in the court stood up to speak for her on this matter.

[In July 1780, Asher appointed Lacras as the commander-in-chief and led 7 troops to march towards the Principality of Amuse.]

Esde’s eyelids twitched.

The Principality of Amus, the eastern neighbor of the Arctic Ice Kingdom, is rich in land resources and is a well-known grain producer in the North. Although its territory is not large, its overall national strength is very strong.

Ash’s move was obviously an attempt to resolve the internal conflicts in the kingdom through war. He wanted to learn from the orcs’ way of stealing food and seize food from the Principality of Amus.

[‘The land of the North belongs to the capable! ‘——Ash]

As it turned out, Ash’s decision was correct.

In the North, it’s a place where you fight me and I fight you, and the winner takes all.

Moreover, the cold wave in the north not only affects the Arctic Ice Kingdom, but also causes problems in other places. Everyone is in a hurry right now, and it is the best time to send troops.

If you want to survive in the North, you can’t just rely on managing your own country. If you are always in a tense state of robbing here to patch up another, a natural disaster may destroy everything.

Esde dispatched food aid, but it only treated the symptoms and not the root cause. If you want to solve the food problem fundamentally, it is very simple, just have more food.

So, where can we get food?

The answer is obvious.

[At the end of July 1780, Lacras broke through the border of the Principality of Amuse. ]

[In early August, the Principality of Amous assembled 8 troops to stop Lacras, and a battle took place at the Atephis Prairie. Two days later, the Amous army was defeated, with more than half of them killed or wounded.]

“How can it be?!”

Esde was stunned.

She admitted that Lacras was a very capable commander, but with only 30,000 troops attacking Amu’s 50,000 troops, he won in just two days?

And isn’t this casualty ratio a bit too scary?

The Amus army was also famously powerful in the North. Otherwise, the granary they were guarding would have been looted by nomadic tribes and orcs long ago.

“No, these are not the Kingdom’s troops.”

Esde clicked on the army information and found that the 30,000 people led by Lacras were basically a combination of Iron Pagodas and Axe Soldiers. She had seen the power of the Iron Pagodas, so she knew that the Amus army would be difficult to resist.

But the army that Ash has trained is not just 40,000, where did so many come from?

And even if it is an iron pagoda, it shouldn’t be pushed so fast.

Then Esde discovered that among the main force of the Iron Pagoda led by Lakras, there was a team of one thousand people, which was obviously different from the ordinary Iron Pagoda.

These one thousand men rushed onto the battlefield, cutting through the enemy’s formation like a sharp knife, making the Amus army completely unable to resist.

Could it be the Imperial Guards?

[At the end of August 1780, Lacras defeated Amous’ army again, killing more than 8 enemy soldiers.]

【Lacras arrives at the royal city of Amus.】

[In the same month, King Amus announced his surrender and submitted to the Ice Kingdom.]

It took more than a month to conquer a principality!

The news of the surrender of the Principality of Amus caused extremely high emotions within the Kingdom of Ice.

And this is just the beginning!

[In September 1780, Yaxiu appointed Camille as the commander-in-chief and led 9 troops to attack the Principality of Desibia.]

[Ash appoints Alice as the commander-in-chief and leads 30,000 troops to attack the Principality of Ludia. ]

[Ash appoints Ayima as the commander-in-chief and leads 30,000 troops to attack the Principality of Atesi.]

【…】

【…】

Strategic messages popped up one after another, leaving Esde stunned.

[‘This world can only have one color. From this moment on, the North will move towards an era of great unification! ‘——Ash]

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Volume 97: Chapter 87 Chapter Esde: Father, I will fight the Holy See? Ash: We will win [ words for monthly votes]

[Phyllis: Wow! The North is unified! Can we really see a scene like this? ]

Compared to the silent Esde, Phyllis seemed particularly excited.

The unification of the North is not only about solving the problems of orcs and nomadic peoples, but also about dealing with so many surrounding countries, large and small. It is by no means an easy task.

Just look at the fact that the Purple Spirit Kingdom wanted to establish an empire in the first place. Not to mention the interference of so many countries in the Southern Continent, the Holy Court alone would not sit idly by.

However, the difference between the North and the South Continent is that the biggest threats are the orcs and nomads, and both sides have very bad relations with the Holy See. As for the remaining small countries, due to the harsh environment in the North, they don’t care much about faith.

After all, faith cannot be eaten as a potato. If faith in the Mother Goddess of Life can protect everyone from wind and rain, there is no need for the Holy See to promote it, and churches will flourish throughout the entire northern border.

Therefore, if Asia really wants to pursue hegemony, it will be very difficult and costly for the Holy See to intervene.

But at the same time, the tough people of the North will not sit idly by and watch the Arctic Ice Kingdom grow stronger.

So when Amus was breached and the Arctic Army was spreading everywhere, all countries entered the first level of combat readiness, some joined forces and some deployed defenses.

The Principality of Amuse was caught off guard, but its record of breaking the country for more than a month is still shocking. The Kingdom of Extreme Ice was excited, and so were other countries. But after Extreme Ice took over Amuse, it had a granary, so it really had something to cheer for, while other countries were just empty slogans, so their states were naturally different.

Esde took a look and found that the impact of the cold wave covered most of the northern border, but Amius itself was located in a relatively southern location, so this year’s grain production was not much less. In this case, even if the Arctic Ice Kingdom did not send troops, other countries would sooner or later not be able to hold back.

But now Jibing has taken the initiative and captured Amus first, and used it as a stable supply before launching the invasion war. The effect is different.

Even if other countries wanted to resist the attack of Jibing, how could they fight without food? Yaxiu sent troops quickly, and by the time other countries reacted and stored food and sent troops, Jibing’s army had already crossed the border and reached the royal city.

“I should have thought that he would not be content with the status quo.”

Esde breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, she found that there was a big gap between her and Ash’s strategic thinking. When faced with the cold wave, her first reaction was to dispatch supplies for relief, while Ash’s first reaction was to take advantage of the cold wave to expand his territory.

Moreover, they captured the country of Amus in the first place, quickly resolved the food crisis, and used the victory of the war to mobilize domestic sentiment, greatly boosting the fighting spirit of the people of Jibing, who were a fighting nation.

[Transfer②:儿∶∽jiu…4０№…④3￡∧５熘If the attack on Amus had not been so smooth, Ash’s subsequent plan to send troops would definitely be blocked. The kingdom’s nobles would never let Ash do whatever he wanted. The problem was that it only took more than a month to conquer the country. This miraculous victory gave the Arctic nobles an illusion.

During this process, Ash didn’t even go into battle himself. Esde knew very well how much influence Ash’s abilities would have on the war, but now he only sent out Lacras. This shows that Ash had already laid out a blueprint in his mind and could be said to be sure of victory.

Facts have proved that this is indeed the case.

After the Principality of Amus was captured, the four subsequent attack lines achieved successive successes.

At this moment, Esde finally realized that Ash was far ahead of her in terms of strategy, tactics, and thinking.

[‘The source of all fear comes from insufficient firepower, Esde, my daughter, humans are creatures that are good at creating miracles. Courage, faith, and will, these will become the power in our hands, and the army will twist these invisible forces into a ball and then hit our opponents hard. ‘——Ash]

Esde looked at Ash’s narration on the interface. This was a real-time linkage mode. There was a war going on at the front line, and she and Ash were both observing and could communicate directly.

However, when Esde saw the four big words “My Daughter”, he felt uncomfortable no matter how he looked at it.

You are too immersed in the role!

[‘Ash, I respect your ability, but please don’t call me your daughter anymore! ‘——Acede]

[‘Acede, do not be disrespectful to your father.’ – Margarian]

Esde: “…”

Why did it become like this? Mother…you were not like this before.

Esde just couldn’t understand, could his mother really fall in love with Ash so wholeheartedly?

Isn’t this just ‘playing along’?

Esde admitted that Ash was charming. At least in the Arctic Ice Kingdom, people like Ash were definitely the target of all the nobles. But her mother was equally outstanding. She had always wanted to be like her or even surpass her since she was a child. So it was difficult for Esde to accept that the great mother in her mind would scold her for a man.

Opening the list of subordinates, Ash is still her subordinate…although this subordinate is a little bit out of control now.

After all, it was because of her own lack of ability that she was unable to secure her throne.

“Perhaps I can learn from him, improve my character’s abilities, and then suppress him. After all, he is still my subordinate.”

Esde’s mind suddenly became active. Vene, Irelia, and Felice all wanted Ash to lead them to expand their territory, but she didn’t want that. She wanted to become a respected queen. So, why couldn’t she learn from Ash, learn all his skills, and improve the ability of her character card?