People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

In the Governor's Mansion, Lothar took off his armor and hung it on the armor stand. He rubbed his stiff cheeks helplessly.

During today's coronation ceremony, he kept a serious face, as if he had really become the Holy Son who came to the world, and his every move had to be orderly. If he continued like this, he felt like he was almost turning into a sculpture.

Jeanne walked in and dug out a bottle of wine and a pair of crystal wine glasses from under the table: "You performed well today. When you were the Sun King, were you as majestic as you are now."

"It's much more majestic than now."

Lothar sighed with emotion: "When I was crowned for the second time, the archbishop had to bow to me."

In the world of simulated war, he and Jeanne restored the ruined building and saved France, which was on the verge of becoming a vassal of Britain. It was only with this prestige that he could complete the centralization of power. The decree did not leave the Île-de-France and became "I am the country."

And now, although he seems to be popular, in fact, there are many people who are dissatisfied with him. Although he is the most powerful prince in the Crusaders, he is just a general among the dwarfs.

If Emperor Henry, King Philip, or King Richard the Lion-Hearted had led an army to land at Damietta at this time, he was quite sure that his authority would immediately be reduced to less than one-third of what it is now.

Lothar opened his hands, and silver light emerged between his palms.

The light became more and more brilliant, until it turned into a solid substance - a simple silver spear, which didn't look like anything special.

This is his exclusive Noble Phantasm "The Duke's New Gun".

"What is this, a new weapon?"

Jeanne asked curiously.

Of course a gun is a weapon, but this silver spear not only looks nothing special, but also feels like an ordinary ordinary weapon - if Jeanne hadn't seen its mysterious... In terms of appearance.

"Ah."

Jeanne was full of curiosity and said: "So this is... reserved charm? Amazing! Even I can't detect anything special. This spear may become an unexpected weapon! Let's go to the competition field to try it?"

Although the power of the holy spear was huge, in Jeanna's opinion, the momentum was too great and it could not produce the unexpected effect that Cellinina had.

Lothar smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I can't try it. It's just a fire stick now. It's not that you can't feel the specialness, but it really has nothing special at all."

Lothar informed Jeanne of the conditions for using the Duke's new gun.

Jeanne was speechless for a while.

The castles and villages in the Damietta area, including mills, manors and other properties, are more than enough to entrust hundreds of knights, several barons, and counts.

This province alone, a third of Lower Egypt, supported a population equal to that of the entire kingdom of Jerusalem.

But everything is most afraid of an average.

Just like Bangladesh in later generations, a delta supported nearly [-] million people, and the fertility of its land is evident.

But how can the hundreds of millions of people living up there be called wealthy?
Although the Nile Delta is fertile soil, the same is true. No matter how fertile the soil is, the living conditions of the lower class civilians are not much better.

Therefore, it is impossible for the average living standard of the population to improve in the short term.

The same is true for the stability of a territory. The more it expands, the more rebel forces there will be and the conflicts will become more acute, which must be alleviated through long-term governance.

In addition, the population structure of Egypt is very complex. The two largest components are Saracens and Copts. In addition, there are Greeks, Nubians (that is, the Kingdom of Makuria in the south), Bedu Because of people, and the Jews.

If Lothar's conquest goes smoothly, a large number of Franks will be added in the future. With such a complex ethnic composition, it is almost impossible to avoid chaos.

The only thing that can be improved in the short term is the territorial area.

The Duke's new gun in Lothar's hand gradually dimmed, became transparent, and disappeared.

Although it is a precious artifact, in a short period of time, it can only be used as a decoration.

There was a burst of deliberate footsteps outside the door.

"It seems that Cellinina is back."

Lothar stood up with a smile.Since the journey was not very urgent, even though she had traveled a long distance this time, Cellinina was in pretty good condition, and she was not in a bad state.

After she said hello to Jeanne and Lothar respectively, she talked about the gains of this trip.

The mature Tree of Life, after being fused with the broken staff of Osiris, has grown taller again. In addition, its combat power has also been greatly increased. It can perform some magical arts in the field of life and fertility. Compared with those totem gods that have existed for hundreds of years, , not much different.

The Tree of Life's combat capability has increased significantly, which means that Lothar has been worried that the Tree of Life will be coveted and attacked by others, and he can breathe a sigh of relief.

Coupled with the communication crest that Lothar left to old Leonard, the rear is basically safe.

Perhaps in other places, the Tree of Life is not considered such a great divine object, but in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula and Egypt, its value is far beyond what any other artifact can compare to.

Fortunately, due to the limited information transmission in this era and the fact that there are legends everywhere that are difficult to distinguish between true and false, the Tree of Life has not encountered too much covetation.

Cellinina took off the package from her shoulders.

"These are the leaves closest to the heart of the tree of life. They were specially asked for me to bring them to you."

Pieces of green oak leaves with soft serrations exude a refreshing fragrance.

Cellinina spoke slowly: "It told me that if I use it according to the preparation method of Lazarus potion, and the auxiliary ingredients remain unchanged, the effect of the medicine is enough to bring a dying person back to life."

"But if it's Extraordinary people like us, the effect may be much worse, but it should be enough to save lives."

Lothar immediately said solemnly: "Jeanna, please make a trip and give this bag of leaves to Urdin."

He paused slightly and then said: "Take out one-fifth and give it to Fulin. She has also been researching the field of life recently. Giving her a part may produce unexpected results."

Ever since it gained divinity, the Tree of Life, which was vaguely regarded as a totem god, had long been able to communicate with them normally.

Cellinina added: "There is also an acorn. The Tree of Life asks you to eat it as soon as possible."

She spread her hand, and in her hand was a brown nut that the little squirrel was searching for in the Ice Age.

"The tree of life says that it will produce an acorn like this every year from now on."

Lothar didn't hesitate, peeled off the shell and stuffed the pulp into her mouth.

"what about the taste?"

Cellinina's eyes were full of curiosity.

"It is nothing special."

Lothar suppressed the excitement that rose unconsciously in her heart. How could it be nothing special?

The acorns of the Tree of Life did not have any of the bitterness of ordinary acorns. They tasted soft, sweet and delicious, with the unique aroma of nutty foods, but they did not make people feel greasy. They were definitely the most delicious things he had ever tasted. .

It's just that Chelinina is a greedy little girl, which is absolutely impossible to say.

He swallowed the chewed pulp with some reluctance.

Immediately afterwards, I felt a warm current rising in my stomach, and my whole body felt like I was soaking in a warm bathtub, which made people have the urge to close my eyes and indulge in it.

"You've worked hard these past two days. Go take a hot bath. Remember to come see me after you're done. I have something to ask you."

What Lothar wanted to ask was about Valentin, the princess of the Saluzzo family.

"it is good."

Chelinina bowed slightly and left immediately.

Lothar then breathed a long sigh of relief. If Chelinina stayed any longer, he would probably make some strange noises. After the acorn of life entered his stomach, a warm feeling of comfort rose up in his whole body. feel.