After inquiring, Ash found out that Tahagan had not paid tribute to the Arctic Ice Kingdom for three years. The mission of this year’s Arctic Ice Queen’s trial was to resolve the issues of the Tahagan tribe.

Or let them continue to pay tribute.

Or just beat him until he surrenders.

In Ash’s opinion, this is definitely a rebellious act. He is still dreaming of others surrendering and paying tribute. How boring! I want rivers of blood to flow!

He didn’t know what Esde was thinking. Anyway, he hadn’t received any news about the war between the Arctic Ice Kingdom and Tahaqqan so far. Of course, it was possible that there were simulated wars in the previous few times, but judging from the situation, they ended in failure.

The biggest threat to the North is the orcs and nomads, but for Ash, the female-dominated kingdom system itself is the big problem.

As for the guards for the ten villages he recruited, they were all female soldiers. It was not because he did not want to recruit male soldiers, but because only women applied after the conscription order was issued, and because he was a man, very few people came to apply.

Forced conscription is not an option either. Ash discovered that the people of the Arctic Ice Country have very bad tempers. Perhaps this is a continuation of the Northern Territory. What he can be sure of is that if forced conscription is implemented at this stage, the stability will definitely explode. By then, when Mokaz is lost, his simulation will be even more troublesome.

The good news is that the core idea of ​​Khorne’s faith seems to be highly compatible with the people of the Land of Extreme Ice. From the time of conscription to now, ten female soldiers have completely become his believers. These ten female soldiers then go on to recruit more people, saying things like ‘Lord Ash is mighty and powerful, with great endurance’. Word spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and the situation immediately improved.

[The number of Mokaz guards has increased, and the current number is thirty. ]

“This is also the easy mode.”

Ash smiled slightly as he watched the public sentiment in the territory increase rapidly.

The main reason is that the previous simulations laid the foundation, otherwise it would not have been so smooth. No matter whether they are men or women, they are all believers, and it only matters if they have enough fighting power.

The only thing that makes Ash unhappy is that until now when he announced the conscription, it is still women who come. The men are all at home cooking and taking care of the children. What the hell do you have?

Although, the physical fitness of the female soldiers was really good, and they were as tough as the nomadic soldiers. They were really useful, even better than the regular army of the Purple Spirit Kingdom. So Ash reluctantly accepted the fact that they were all female soldiers.

[In December, orcs appeared on the border. The guards discovered a group of fifty orcs wandering around the village.]

December is the peak period of the orcs’ war for food. Fighting had already started in other places, but Mokaz Village was a little remote, so the orcs only approached it now.

“Only fifty people?”

Ash touched his chin. He did not underestimate the orcs because of their small number. In terms of combat power alone, the orcs’ strength after frenzy was stronger than that of the elves and the sea people. He only had thirty militiamen. Although most of the orcs who came to rob food were trash, they came in waves. If all thirty people were killed, he would be left alone.

However, he found that the morale of the guards was very high. With thirty people against fifty, they were not afraid at all.

This is probably the difference between soldiers in the Arctic Ice Kingdom and those in other places. Normally, the people in border areas are tough and the soldiers should have stronger combat effectiveness. However, on the contrary, on the Rhea continent, the border nobles have no desire to fight and only want to make money. Their passivity and laziness have led to most of the soldiers being weak.

The polar ice forms this situation due to living environment problems.

The difference is that the ones with strong fighting will are women, while men are still at home cooking.

[Guard Captain Norma proposed to take the initiative to attack. ]

Looking at the message on the interface, Ash did not agree immediately. He opened the Eye of the God of War and saw that fifty orcs were wandering south of the Mokaz village, seemingly looking for an opportunity to attack.

Ash set out with thirty guards.

We ambushed the orcs on their way when they decided to attack, and it was a great ambush.

[Your team defeated the orcs, killed fifty orc warriors, and killed eight.]

Among the eight people, six died, two were seriously injured, and some were slightly injured and not in serious condition.

“The orcs are still too aggressive. We can’t do this without equipment.”

Ash frowned slightly. Eight of them were killed in this wave, even under ambush and with various buffs. His soldiers were not afraid of death, and the orcs were not afraid of death either. They would bite you even after they died. This kind of opponent was very annoying.

[You led the team to defeat the orc attack. The villagers of Mokaz praised your bravery. Your reputation and stability increased significantly. ]

“Sure enough, the easiest way to conquer someone is to show off your muscles.”

Seeing that all the values ​​had improved to a good range, Ash quickly performed the reverse operation.

[You promulgate a new tax plan, the tax amount increases by 20%, public sentiment declines, and stability decreases. ]

[You have enacted a policy of compulsory conscription, the number of guards has increased by twenty, public opinion has dropped, and stability has dropped. ]

[You collected next year’s taxes, and a small-scale riot broke out in the territory. ]

[The stability of your territory is at a low level, please deal with it in time. ]

“Is this a riot? Damn, unruly people.”

Ash was unhappy. The stability dropped too quickly. After just two waves of operations, the stability that had been improved dropped back instantly, and even dropped even more.

[Your territory has lost thirty people. ]

“Let’s go. It’s better to die outside.”

After taking a look at the information, Ash was too lazy to care and quickly used the newly collected money to buy weapons and equipment to arm the forty-two guards.

After putting on the equipment, the guard’s overall attributes suddenly improved significantly.

But after all, this is still a militia, and it will take time to improve. Ash glanced at the territory funds, and saw that there were only 2 gold coins left. He had never been such a poor lord.

“The cost of the primary bloodline strengthening potion is ten gold coins. It’s too expensive.”

Ten gold coins, how long will it take to collect taxes from this small village? The village is not a town, and the resources in the North are indeed scarce. There is almost no stable source of income. Everyone just farms and there is no mining.

With productivity so low, it is almost impossible to generate income.

Even if Ash has reform policies, he cannot cook without rice. In addition, with winter approaching, there will be threats from orcs and nomadic soldiers at any time, and he will not have extra time to farm.

This forces me to take another path.

After a little thought, Ash decided to leave the village behind and go hunting in the wild with forty-two guards.

[In January 1778, you attacked a nomadic tribe, killed twenty nomadic soldiers, and gained five gold coins.]

“Fuck, poor bastard!”

Most of the nomadic soldiers were cavalrymen, and if his troops didn’t launch an attack, the casualties would definitely be heavy. In the end, after all the hardships, he only got five gold coins?

Originally planning to exterminate the tribe, Ash gave up the idea and captured all the surviving nomads, selling them as slaves and earning two gold coins. Then he ambushed the slave trader, took the slaves back and accepted the fifty gold coins that dropped from him.

[Your team is wanted by the Lord of Rivia.]

“Oh~ you’re quite responsible.”

The city of Rivia, the border viscount town to which the village of Mokaz belongs, has only 500 soldiers. Ash had just killed the slave trader in the town, but was immediately wanted. This efficiency would be impossible in other places outside the North.

However, the other party did not know about Ash’s situation and thought he was just an ordinary bandit killing people and looting, or even a nomadic soldier, so Ash immediately ran away with his men without attracting much attention.

Although he looked down on a mere viscount, there was nothing he could do as he was just a small knight at the moment.

There are many cities on the border anyway, so if it doesn’t work here, we can just move to another place.

He gave up his plan to continue attacking the nomadic soldiers and instead started ambushing wealthy businessmen.

The combat effectiveness of the nomadic soldiers is still too strong. The benefits and risks of attacking them are not proportional at all. Although it is somewhat unethical for a knight to do banditry, but… I don’t have it anyway.

Ash doesn’t care. The world is in chaos. If he doesn’t do this, it will take who knows how many years for development to take place.

[In January 1778, the Ice Queen Esde returned to the kingdom from the academy to participate in the Crown Prince Trial Mission.]

“Ok?”

Upon seeing the news, Ash raised his eyebrows slightly.

If I remember correctly, Esde should not have left the academy so quickly in the previous few times. He should have waited at least until the end of the Freshman Challenge in March, but it is only January now.

You know, there are many descendants of nobles from the Arctic Ice Kingdom in the academy. Winning them over will be of great help in testing Esde… Unless, this woman has already succeeded in winning them over?

Ash wanted to see how far Esde could go. If he could clear the first stage of the main storyline by himself, then he wouldn’t have to worry and could just wait for the next game and take off after unlocking the free mode.

[In the same month, Princess Esde made a public speech, saying that after she came to power, she would completely resolve the conflicts between the kingdom and the nomadic peoples, resolve the threat of the orcs in the north, and lead the kingdom to expand its territory and unify the north.]

[Current support rate of Esder: 77%]

“This woman is good, she has guts and is much more capable than Wei Nei.”

To be honest, Ash admires talents like Esde… Of course, this is on the premise that he is his subordinate. If he is an enemy, he will not hesitate to twist his head off.

“Looks like I can lie down this time.”

In the first few months of the simulation, the support rate of 77% was enough to prove Esde’s ability. Seeing this, Ash immediately felt relieved and focused on jungle development, treating this game as an entertainment game.

[In February 1778, under your management, the population of Mokaz reached 2 people and the number of guards reached .]

One thousand people cannot support an army of two hundred people. Fortunately, Ash is good at borrowing money. As the number of troops increases, his ability to snowball becomes stronger and stronger.

Not only that, the advantage of developing from a small force is that he has complete control. Up to now, one thousand people in Mokaz have been brainwashed by him and become believers of Khorne.

If the game starts in a town, it would be impossible to control thousands or even tens of thousands of people at the beginning.

[In March 1778, Lord Mara of Rivia expressed her admiration for you and wanted to marry you. Do you agree? ]

“What the hell?”

Ash chose to refuse without hesitation.

[In March, Viscount Mara led 3 soldiers to the village of Mokaz and brought a ‘bride price’ worth gold coins.]

[You thought about it for a long time and agreed to her proposal. That night, Viscount Mara entered your room. You ordered him to be subdued, and then led your troops to attack the army stationed in Mokaz Village, killing 120 soldiers.]

“What are you thinking, bitch?”

You, a viscount, dare to marry me?

Go ask Queen Irelia and Queen Venae to see if I agree with them?

Ash brainwashed him with Khorne without hesitation.

I have to say, it makes sense to say that women in the Kingdom of Extreme Ice are good at fighting. Although Viscount Mara is arrogant and extravagant, and keeps more than a dozen men in the City Lord’s Mansion, her personal strength and will are very strong. She is not like other nobles in the territory who are weak after partying all day and can only rely on their subordinates to fight. They will pack up and run away immediately if something goes wrong.

Having said that, although Ash admired it, he had no interest in the bus, and didn’t even have the idea of ​​teaching it.

After the brainwashing was successful, he directly controlled the city of Rivia and asked Mara to transfer the title of nobility to him.

The inheritance of titles below the earl is the same in all countries, and hereditary titles can be bought and sold directly, which is very chaotic.

However, the fact that a man like Ash became a viscount still caused quite a stir, and riots broke out in the city of Rivia.

Yaxiu was too lazy to pay attention and gave an order to send troops to suppress the rebellion. The six hundred female soldiers implemented an iron-blooded policy and suppressed the riot in an instant.

“It’s time to speed up next.”

With the town, the subsequent development will be much more comfortable.

Open up wasteland, sweep away enemies, and unify the race!

Anyone who disobeys will be killed, killed, killed!

Before he could show off his skills, new messages popped up one after another –

[In March 1778, Princess Esde was on a diplomatic mission to the Tahagan tribe. They were attacked on the way. Esde led her army to break through the siege and returned to the royal city after half a month of fighting.]

[In the same month, Tahagan unilaterally announced the tearing up of the “Peace Treaty”, refused to pay tribute to the Arctic Ice Kingdom, and sent 30,000 troops to station on the border. ]

[In the same month, nomadic tribes in the north rioted and continued to fight with the Ice Kingdom.]

[In early April, Esde personally led 4 troops to fight with the Tahagan tribe in the Atephis grasslands, and the war between the Arctic Ice Kingdom and the Tahagan tribe broke out.]

[In mid-April, the orc army attacked the Ice Kingdom and joined forces with Tahakan’s army. Esde led his army to fight, but was defeated and fled to Sol City. More than 4 soldiers were killed or wounded.]

[Ace’s support rate has dropped, and the current support rate is 60%. 】

The corner of Ash’s mouth twitched slightly: “Md, I thought he was a king, but he turned out to be a bronze???”

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Inside the college.

Esde stared at the simulation interface in front of him, frowning slightly, but he did not feel upset because of the temporary failure.

“This time the orcs actually teamed up with the nomads. This has never happened before. Could something have caused a change?”

After several simulations, Esde did not do nothing. She summarized the experience of previous failures and seized the advantage at the beginning this time. Her support rate increased very quickly, so she implemented the plan to return home ahead of schedule… Is it because of this?

This was not the first time she had been sent as an envoy to the Tahagan tribe. She had done so in the last simulation, but the negotiations were not concluded. It was only after a while that Tahagan broke off relations with her. This time she came earlier, and it was obvious that something new had happened.

Esde opened the strategic map and his eyes fell on the southeastern plate of the Arctic Ice Kingdom. There was a large piece of territory marked with the name of the owner – ‘Amabel Basque’.

Grand Duke Amabel, the most powerful duke in the Kingdom of Extreme Ice, is also the biggest stumbling block in her path to the throne of queen.