According to conservative estimates, this wave will allow Kazakhstan’s population to break through the 100,000 mark. In the long run, it will reach 150,000. After that, it will have to rely on other aspects to attract people.

Having too many people is not always a good thing.

Because it will be troublesome to manage.

Just like now, even if the policies of Kazakh City can be implemented step by step, there will definitely be problems if he is not there, because implementation from above and execution from below are two different things, and Herlans’ ability is not enough to change this situation.

So, he needs talent.

It’s a pity that the entire Kazakh city is now full of idiots. If you digitize the character cards in the game, you will see a large area of ​​white clouds and very few blue skies.

“I don’t know what the situation is like with Witt.”

Ash muttered to himself.

Amos will definitely not be found in a short time, and Jessica is difficult to win over, so the most promising person is Nawitt. However, he is far away in the Purple Spirit Kingdom, so whether he is willing to come over is still a question.

Ash thought about it and realized that his vacation would be over in less than half a month, and he would have to go back to the academy by then. So what should he do in Kazakhstan City?

at this time.

A guard suddenly came in and reported—

“Master Ash, there is someone named Asuna outside who wants to see you.”

“…what?”

Ash was stunned.

…

Two days ago, Irelia’s side.

[In August 1778, you were appointed crown prince by the Purple Spirit Kingdom.]

“Phew! Success.”

Looking at the information on the screen, Irelia didn’t feel very excited, but just breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she did not have the help of Ash in this simulation, she relied on her experience to maximize her advantage at the beginning and found several relics. Basically, she defeated the Kawi faction with a strong wave and determined the position of the crown prince.

However, the main reason why it was so smooth was that there was no factional strife in the Purple Spirit Kingdom, and whoever could become the crown prince depended on their own abilities. Originally, Kawi, the God of War of the South China Sea, had a considerable advantage, but Irelia relied on the experience of the last simulation and fought several crushing battles with the elves and the sea people, directly destroying Kawi’s only advantage.

The old king was just feeling happy, when Irelia came to him with three relics in her hands, vowing to restore the glory of the ancient country. The old king jumped for joy, and it was almost a medical miracle that cured his illness of many years.

“Next, it’s time to accelerate development.”

After becoming the crown prince, Irelia did not rush to send troops against the elves or the sea tribe. The elves were very strong, and they were able to defeat them in the last game because of Ash. No matter who they fight against this time, they must first store food and troops and develop the economy.

She planned to reform the Zi Ling Kingdom’s military, retaining the title of Royal Cavalry Guards, but optimizing the military, moving closer to the Iron Pagoda. Secondly, she would focus on developing mounted archers, combining the mobility of light cavalry with the long-range attacks of archers, focusing on raids and harassment warfare.

In addition, we must develop maritime combat capabilities, train the navy, and improve shipbuilding technology.

The sea tribes must definitely be fought, and they must be given priority and focused consideration, because there are abundant resources at sea. At a time when countries do not pay much attention to maritime development, if the Zi Ling Kingdom can have priority and exclusive access to maritime resources, it will be of great benefit to its future development.

Of course the elves must be fought, but if they are fought first, even if the Elf Kingdom is captured, they will still go back to the old path. Without Yashu, the coalition forces of the ten nations will immediately seize the elven territory, and the Purple Spirit Kingdom will then be nothing but a scapegoat for others.

Irelia formulated a series of detailed plans, but the premise for the implementation of all plans was to store food, station troops, and develop the economy and population.

Once she officially takes the throne, the national war function will be enabled, and the impact of these data will become particularly important. Not to mention directly clearing the second stage main line, even if it is just to get more points, strengthen attributes and skills, and slowly accumulate advantages… Irelia feels that if there is no Ash, this should be the correct way to play the game. I’m afraid the other princesses also plan to do so.

Although Ferris looks carefree, he is actually meticulous and competitive. He will give his all even without Ash.

As for Vine and Irelia, I am still unsure for now, but the points advantage is huge, and the version update has made it so obvious, there is no reason for the opponent not to take advantage of it.

Therefore, when it comes to utilizing points, the only way to widen the gap is to obtain as many points as possible.

at this time.

The maid came outside the room and informed her that Yasuna was here.

Irelia quickly gathered her thoughts, left the room and went downstairs.

After so many simulations, although she couldn’t perform dual-line operations as accurately as Ash, she could still handle real-life things when nothing big happened. For example, before going to bed every night, she would deliberately put her game character in a slightly idle state.

But if we encounter a large-scale battle or emergency, we will have to stay up late.

“Asuna, why are you here?”

Irelia walked into the hall and saw Yasuna sitting on the sofa drinking the black tea poured for her by the maid.

“Sister Irelia.” Yasna stood up and bowed politely, “I’m here to say goodbye.”

“you are leaving?”

Irelia nodded slightly. Jasna had been staying in the library these days and was living in a place arranged by the academy. She originally wanted the latter to stay here, but Jasna refused on the grounds that he wanted to spend more time in the library. It happened that the new simulation was started, so Irelia did not force it.

She had someone pay attention to her these days and found that Yasuna was indeed reading in the library every day, and she did not perform any simulated operations like her. Looking at Yasuna’s appearance at this moment, Irelia was sure that her sister was not a game player.

She felt relieved at the thought.

Although she would not give up even if a sisterly quarrel really happened, Irelia still did not want to ruin her relationship with Jasna if possible.

“Go straight back?”

she asked.

“Yes, I have seen a lot of useful things in the library these days. I have achieved the purpose of coming here, so I won’t waste time.” Yasna smiled and said, “I don’t like the atmosphere in this academy very much.”

“Too.”

Irelia understood that her sister had never liked fighting since she was a child, nor did she like those places where nobles made friends and interacted with each other. She had always refused to attend noble banquets. For example, the Central Holy Spirit College was a college on the surface, but in fact it was a microcosm of international relations and a stage for struggle.

It’s normal that Yasuna doesn’t like it.

“Then be careful on the road. I’ll come back to see you when I’m done with things here.”

“Don’t worry.” Yasuna smiled. “Sister, just focus on your own business. I don’t have anything else to do anyway…Okay, I have to go first.”

“Are you leaving now?”

“Well, I have some things to do.”

Looking at Yasuna who had just arrived and left immediately, Irelia sighed softly. They used to have a very good sisterly relationship, but now they are in the competition for the King’s Selection. After all, they don’t have much time to spend with Yasuna. Even the best sisters will become strangers.

I’ll have a good chat with Yasuna after the royal election is over.

—-simulation—-

[In mid-September 1778, you and Lacras went to the city of Grandin to attend Marquis Heidi’s birthday party. The latter showed an extremely enthusiastic attitude towards Lacras’s arrival, but looked at you coldly.]

“Tsk, you stinky woman.”

Ash controls the character to advance the simulation, and then deals with real problems at the same time.

To be honest, he was quite surprised by Asuna’s sudden visit. After all, he and Asuna seemed to have only met in simulations, right? Originally, Ash thought Asuna was also one of the simulation players, but the latter just came here from the academy on the pretext of “looking for talents for her sister”.

He asked someone to investigate immediately. The carriage that Yasna was riding in was indeed from the Central Holy Spirit College. This woman was really brave. She dared to come to this chaotic border alone? Woman, don’t you know how beautiful you are and how good your figure is?

I have to say that Asuna’s appearance is not inferior to Irelia at all. The two look 70% alike, and their figures are the standard of galgame heroines, with proud curves and beautiful breasts. The difference is that Asuna is more quiet, while Irelia is a military general and a female knight.

The experiences the two brought him were different.

And Yasna has a high talent for magic. Although she is a few months younger than Irelia, she is already a true fourth-level magician.

“It may take me some time to go back.” Ash diverted his attention away from the simulation interface and maintained a normal state. Outsiders could not tell that he was actually operating on two lines.

“Are you going to develop here?” Yasna blinked. “If you don’t mind, can I stay here and take a look? I have also learned some things related to city management. If you are too busy, I can help you.”

Ash was suspicious: “Isn’t Your Highness Asuna in a hurry to go back?”

“Don’t worry, my sister just asked me to find someone, she didn’t ask you to go back immediately.” Yasna kept smiling, “Besides, managing a city seems to be fun, I want to try it too.”

“Play…play.”

Ash tried to analyze Asuna’s thoughts from her expression, but apart from her innocent look, there was nothing special about it. Was she a player?

As for Yasuna’s claim that she was looking for someone for her sister, Ash didn’t completely believe it. Then he observed her and she didn’t seem to be simulating playing games. This was very strange. If she really wanted to find someone, it shouldn’t be her sister who came, right? Ash was cautious, but he didn’t care too much because he was sure that Yasuna would not harm him. He knew Yasuna too well. He could say that he knew her completely, inside and out.

Since we are here, we might as well let Yasna stay here. This quiet princess is very capable. Although her command value is not high, her political and intellectual abilities are quite high, almost at the gold card level. Her presence just makes up for the shortage of manpower in Kazakhstan City.

While Yasuna was getting information about the city, Ash focused on the simulation content.

Heidi is very powerful, a genuine sixth-order warrior. The prerequisite for controlling her is to subdue her. Apart from force, the easiest way is of course through potions.

It is naturally impossible for ordinary people to make Heidi drink something handed to her, but this is not difficult for Lacras.

[You attended the banquet hosted by Marquis Heidi. You are a personal guard of Lacras.]

The banquet hall was magnificent and extremely luxurious. The guests invited were all nobles from the Gulandin territory, as well as the dignitaries of the Amabel faction who had come specially from the royal city.

And they are all women.

It’s not that there are no male nobles, but Heidi excluded them from the invitation list.

In the absence of the opposite sex, some of the heroic and icy aristocratic women dressed very coolly to please Heidi. In the North, which is known for its coldness, it was really difficult for them to wear only a few pieces of cloth.

This resulted in the atmosphere in the entire hall appearing somewhat ‘enchanting’.

[You have been favored by Count Kamla, and she invites you to her mansion tonight. ]

[You are favored by Count Dorothy, and she invites you to her mansion tonight. ]

【You have been…】

【…】

【…】

Watching the messages pop up one after another, Ash cursed inwardly, “Have I entered the Spider Cave?”

However, due to Lakras’s identity, these nobles did not use force on him. They just gave him a clear warning and then left.

[After the banquet, Lacras was invited by the Marquis of the Undersea.]

In the decorated room, the natural part of the noble banquet is to have a good rest and use the warm bodies to reward the day’s fatigue.

Ash’s perspective was strange. He could see Heidi and Lacras enter the room, but he couldn’t see the specific situation. However, new message about the simulation progress popped up soon.

【Lacras controls Heidi.】

“It’s done.”

Ash smiled slightly.

Heidi’s defensiveness towards Lacras can be said to be negative, because the latter is Amabel’s right-hand man, and everyone knows that Lacras will not betray the Iron-Blooded Grand Duke.

Not to mention, in terms of personal XP, Heidi has been coveting Lacras for a long time.

The scene changes.

In a dim dungeon, Marquis Heidi woke up after the effect of the drug wore off and found himself chained and lying on a haystack.

Ash stood in front of her.

“Are you the guard of Laklas?” Heidi struggled for a few times and immediately showed an angry look: “What do you want to do? I order you to let me go immediately! Where is Laklas? Where is she!?”

Ash bowed slightly: “Dear Marquis, Lacras is not here. Now is the time for me to question you. If you can choose to cooperate well, I promise…”

“Bah!” Heidi said with disdain, “Who the hell are you? You’re not qualified to order me around? Lowly men should just go sweep the trash in the stable!”

“Ah… well, it seems like what Lacras said, it’s really hard to communicate.”

“You lowly man, where is Lacras? I want to see her! What’s the point of locking me up here? Did she betray the Grand Duke? This is impossible! She should know the consequences of betrayal, and she would never dare to do that!”

Heidi stared at Ash angrily, “You bastard, what did you do to Lacras?!”

Ash nodded slightly: “Very good, you have wasted my limited patience, so the next person I will talk to will be them…”

As he said this he clapped his hands.

Two burly beastmen immediately walked in from outside the dungeon.

It is very easy to find two orc warriors in this place in the North.

Heidi’s face changed drastically and she screamed, “What are you doing!!!”

[You asked two orc warriors to entertain Heidi.]

What would it feel like when a person who hates men the most is entertained by two beastmen?

In fact, psychological resistance doesn’t mean anything. Sometimes, if you don’t try, how do you know that the person you like is not a man?

【Heidi has become your follower. 】

On the path of faith, what Heidi opened was not Khorne but Slaanesh.

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