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Chapter 917 Ian: I think it's a bit too extreme (ask for a monthly ticket!)
As time went by, the entire Terra continent knew that Feiyan sent out the demon army. After achieving certain results in the western region, it finally ran into a wall in Nanling and was taken away by the dragon king to take away the dragon of the abyss.

When many people got this news, their first thought was not to laugh at the failure of Flameland, or to be wary of the empire's trump card, but to look at the sky with cautious eyes.

Dragon Island.

From the Lost Era to the present, and even in the pre-Era Civilization Era, the figure of Dragon Island has always existed, hidden behind the history of civilization.

The ancient true dragon kings have been overlooking all things in the world. The wars, massacres and ugliness in the world cannot move them. Only a few crimes and natural disasters that can destroy all things can make them take action to punish and calm down.

And this time, did Fei Yandi violate the bottom line that no one knew?

No.It seems not.

The keen country has noticed that the dragon kings only took away the dragon of the abyss this time. They did not punish Feiyandi, nor did they reprimand Feiyandi's demonic technology-as in the past, as long as it is developed by humans, No matter how inhumane it is, the dragon will not care about it.

Just like humans create poison enough to kill themselves on this land, they don't care about it. In the eyes of the Dragon King, demon technology may be the same as those extremely polluting industrial production facilities.

But... using a certain method to create a real dragon for his own use... or using those magical fires, he will be attacked by the Dragon King.

That is the real bottom line of Long Island.

Then, things get interesting.

Everyone has seen the destructive power of the demon army.It is true that Fei Yandi was shot as a young bird, but the defense line of the western border of the empire was torn apart in an instant, and the fact that the entire province was reduced to hell on earth is a fact-this is something that conventional troops cannot do in a few years, the devil The Legion did it in just a month when it was still immature.

The defects and loopholes exposed by the demon army on the battlefield, as well as the advantages and strengths displayed, will become the food of the nations, making them more intensively improve their technologies.

But that's all for later.

Now, everyone, no matter if they are imperial people or foreigners, whether they are the suffering people in the western region or the residents of the South Ridge and the Central Plains who have been frightened for a long time... everyone wants to see one thing.

That is the Empire Strikes Back.

——At this critical turning point, what will the Empire do?
Ian was curious about that too.

Terra 775, January 7st.

Nine days after the victory in the Nanling Defense Battle.

In the past nine days, the production activities in Nanling have returned to normal. Although most of the settlements in the Golden Plain have been completely destroyed and the ecology has also been severely damaged, with the development of the Nanling area in recent days, the western hills and the northwest Many brand new towns have appeared in the mountainous areas of the country.

The refugees from the Golden Plain are now resettled there, being absorbed by the city circles around the Silver Peak Territory and Nauman City—although not everything needs to be done after the war, there are indeed some jobs that need people to do.

At the same time, they don't need to worry about not having a bite to eat, because this is a good opportunity for Earl Yinfeng to win people's hearts.

Cheap canned food and relief porridge distributed in the name of Spiritualism, as well as armed priests of Spirituality, ensured the order of the refugee camp and the stability of food distribution. Under inspection, even if someone is dying of hunger, they will never dare to snatch food from others.

Ian was not quick to feed the group of refugees.He has repeatedly stated that the food reserves are not enough, and the Yinfeng leader needs to mobilize food from various chambers of commerce. Taking this opportunity, he successfully managed to temporarily unite all chambers of commerce in Nanling under the banner of the "Nanling Wartime Material Allocation Center" and manage and control food. Price and distribution.

After ensuring that the refugees were starving for a few days, he began to selectively distribute food to those women, children and the elderly who needed food most.

No reason.It is because refugees appreciate food only if they have been hungry—otherwise, they may pick and choose, thinking that this is not delicious, and that this is not fresh.

Ian won't really use stale food to fool these refugees who will be absorbed into the Silver Peak Territory in the future, but he definitely doesn't want to absorb some uncles who can't even 'thank you'.

And after the war, the control of Nanling's military factory... Of course, it was not returned.

To be honest, everyone thought that Ian would not return the military factory after he took it, so they resisted in every possible way, which delayed the mechanized refitting time of the 3000th Legion, resulting in at least two or [-] more casualties. Now Ian He has already mastered the factory, how could he go back.

This is called imagining.

Up to now, under the control of the Heart of Terra, including the military industry, the industrial production of the entire South Ridge has been coordinated to a near-perfect level - from mining in the mountainous mining area, to refining, to producing finished products and Sales, this series of production chains have been mastered and optimized by Ian.

In the past, it was absolutely impossible for the nobles in Nanling to do this kind of thing, because everyone was focusing on their own convenience, but under the pressure of Flaming Land and Ian's violence, they had to change their production mode, The entire territory serves the production of the entire Nanling Province.

To put it simply, Nanling in the past was a loose alliance of small and medium-sized nobles. Although they were all members of the empire in name, they were actually managed in a mess.

And Ian tempered them with war, took back many rights of the local small and medium-sized nobles, and even forcibly deprived them of their freedom of production - whatever Nanling needs them to produce, they must produce, this is the so-called Nanling Planned economy.

Although it sounds unfree, this is a more advanced production model.You can't engage in a pre-industrial primitive market economy in the Terra world, right?This is somewhat...

In this regard, Marquis Barton, the eldest brother of the Nanling nobles, received many crying letters from the nobles.

Many Nanling nobles burst into tears, crying about Ian's hateful face - he is a dictator who takes advantage of the imperial war to gather all the power in his own hands, sir, you must not be fooled by this demon with a gorgeous shell!

"Ian, what do you think should be done?"

In this regard, the Marquis of Barton, who was being squeezed by Ian's shoulders, casually put the envelope aside: "They will jointly sue the Hall of Nobles for your ultra vires, saying that you have violated the autonomy of the imperial nobles."

"I'm leaving for the Western Territory this afternoon, and I'll meet Earl Sparling, the head of the Imperial Nobility Hall. He will definitely understand me."

While rubbing the Marquis's shoulder, Ian didn't care about the cries of these little nobles: "They should thank me for helping them make money-just with their production mode, it will be a small handicraft workshop in another 100 years. There may be any competition."

"But in my hands, whether it's military rations or beverages, military drones or various new types of artillery...all of them will shine in the current all-out war."

"They can get a share instead of being killed by me, so they should be grateful to Dade."

"You've turned back your viciousness."

The Marquis of Barton commented: "I thought you would kill a group of people like before the war started-these people will itch if they don't kill a few, just kill more."

"You're a little too extreme."

Ian shook his head: "Before the war started, it was a last resort. The Nanling Defense War has ended, and the front line has been pushed back to the west. Keep these nobles and let them do whatever they want... The citizens will realize that they are comfortable under my control. It’s still comfortable to be managed by those little nobles.”

If there is no bad, there will be no good. Without these short-sighted and self-willed little nobles, how could Ian gain his reputation in front of the residents of Nanling?
The most important thing in the struggle is to find the enemy - no matter when there are enemies and contrasts, it is the best way to maintain authority.

Not to mention, with Ian's current reputation, it would be a bit of a loss to deal with those little nobles himself.

During the nine days of publicity and precipitation, Ian Yu Nanling's reputation can basically be said to be a true god in the world.

Ian went to a certain place to express his condolences. Basically, all the active people in a certain place would come to cheer and greet them in person, and those who could not move would pass on their backs. Everyone was proud to touch Ian. Ian smiled and shook hands with someone , they can not wash their hands for a week and show off to others.

When Ian speaks, they cheer.Ian appealed, and they agreed. Ian said how to develop Nanling, and everyone unswervingly implemented it.

No one disobeys—a hero who can summon fire from the sky and defeat the fourth-level demon in a live broadcast battle, a well-deserved ruler of Nanling with an iron fist, and the pioneer of a new type of warfare... What, you are not convinced?
Everyone is so convinced that sometimes they feel like giving up thinking. Some people even asked Ian some developmental questions based on reason. Ian himself thought it was nothing. After thinking about it and preparing to answer seriously, the result was fanatical The people almost beat up the man who asked the question.

What!How dare you question Lord Ian's decision?I see you are a bit like a flying flame spy!
"Almost got it."

Ian felt that these people were obviously a bit extreme, but there was nothing he could do about it. Human beings were like this. In the final analysis, it was the fault of his charisma, astonishing wisdom and record. He didn't blame these people.

Now Ian's prestige is so terrifying.It can even be said that Ian came to Nauman City to chat with the Marquis of Barton, but he actually couldn't bear the consequences of excessive prestige and charm.

Let the people of Nanling calm down first.

It was also because Ian's prestige was so high, otherwise, how could these nobles just cry to the Noble Hall and the Marquis of Barton instead of confronting him head-on like Baron Issa?

Because none of his subordinates dared to be an enemy of Ian, no matter how hard they struggled, they were nothing more than frogs in a pot, slowly being boiled to death by warm water.

"In the new era, the Nanling nobles need to embrace a new order."

While chatting and laughing, Ian and the Marquis of Barton determined the future operation system of the Nanling nobles, which is also the 'trophy' after the war.

After all, in this great battle against the demon army, most of the Nanling nobles did not play any role, and it can even be said that they played a negative role, so their rights and interests would be naturally reduced.

And those who have made contributions, such as Elder Manya and Viscount Grant, can get more things.

Elder Manya is now a member of Chongling Sect and Yinfeng Leader, and his harvest is Ian's harvest, as are Yadbert and Xiou, and after Viscount Grant became the third energy level, he took Now comes the astonishing feat of 'joining hands to kill the fourth level monster'.

Now Ian and the Marquis of Barton are joining forces for him. Based on the achievements of the Grant family in developing the southernmost tip of the South Ridge over the years, perhaps after a while, the entire Great Sequoia Forest and the islands in the South China Sea will become part of the Marquis of Grant.

This is also the glory and future promised by Inaiga II to the Grant family decades ago...it will become reality.

By the hands of Ian.

"Next, it's time to go."

Standing up, the Marquis of Barton looked 20 years younger at the moment because he survived the surprise attack of the Flying Flame Land—he was very satisfied with his vision of choosing Ian. A good result is to last for half an hour and then be swept away by the opponent.

And now?Both he and Ian have been rewarded by the empire. If there is no accident, there is no problem with a Golden Xi medal for each person. Taking advantage of this momentum, he himself cannot become the fourth energy level, but his son is also Grandson, as long as he continues to follow Ian, he will have no problem becoming the fourth energy level.

And now, they have even entered the high-level decision-making levels of the empire... they can go to the western border and participate in the prelude to the next imperial counter-offensive.

The Marquis of Barton himself knew the details of the counterattack, but he couldn't tell Ian.

He believed that even a prophet would be amazed by this.

Soon, an empty boat came to the lifting platform behind the governor's mansion, and the two boarded the empty boat to the west.

Looking down on the earth from the sky, it can only be said to be a mess.

The land where the demons marched was always scorched earth, and at best it was barren. There were large yellow-green long grasslands on the original golden plain, but now only large gray-yellow rock layers can be seen.

As for the Golden Plain further west, at the junction of the two major provinces, around the Dihurricane Bridge, order has been restored.

The fortress that was originally bewitched by the bewilderment is nearby.

What Ian thought was that if the demon army retreated in embarrassment after being attacked by the sky fire, it happened to be here to say 'The demon army is destroyed here! 'It's a good show, but who knows that the demon's fighting spirit is so strong, he can actually achieve a fantastic record of 100% battle damage without retreating, and the general's death knell even fought to the last moment.

Oh, this is a fantasy world, that's okay.

And after seeing this airship from Nanling with the coat of arms of the Governor and Silver Peak on it, the fortress on the ground also hoisted the imperial flag to pay tribute—they didn’t know that it was Ian who commanded Huo Xin to save their lives, But they knew that if the Yinfeng leader hadn't led the Nanling Allied Forces to win a big victory and wiped out the demon army locally, then their result would have become the nourishment for the demons to recover.

There are many such fortresses along the way, and they also raised their flags to pay tribute.

Whether Ian and others saw it or not, they thanked Ian, the "Hero of South Ridge" from the bottom of their hearts.

And such heroes have appeared in all major battlefields of the empire recently.

On the front line of the Fortress of the North, Claire Ellen, the eldest son of the Ellen family, performed extremely well in the defense of the Steel Hammer level. This brother of Isengard showed amazing ability and popularity, and artificially created landslides , led the coalition forces of northern nobles to wipe out the Seventh Special Armored Brigade of Junlingbao.

In the eastern plains, Governor Bai Ji’s No.20 seventh-generation descendant (Ice Wind Butterfly was born faster) Frost went deep into the enemy’s rear, positioned the preparation point of the mobile fleet of the Royal Court of Heaven, and led the artillery attack by himself, severely damaging the Royal Court of Heaven a mobile fleet.

In the western region, there are many imperial soldiers who stand firm under the demonic attack—some of them are local sublimators who replaced the fleeing local nobles and led the people to resist tenaciously, and some are local nobles who took the lead and stood firm on the territory.

In general, each one is a hero template, each one has extraordinary courage and courage, and each has extraordinary results.

But even so, Ian's record is the most terrifying among all people - while others are still resisting, confronting, or annihilating a few conventional troops, Ian has already wiped out one-third of them An army of demons.

In this regard, Ian's view is very simple.

These people are indeed genuine... It can even be said that they all made meritorious service by virtue of their own abilities.

But the empire's fanatical propaganda is undoubtedly a move that has been planned long ago!

In the first two months, the empire suffered a full-scale offensive, and all major provinces were attacked by all parties. For a while, the whole country seemed to be in a dark moment.

And just when people hope for heroes and long for heroes to appear, heroes appear.

These heroes... including Ian himself, are definitely people who can pass the audit and are truly 'loyal' to the empire.At least the people of the empire thought so.

If it was Ian before, he might not be able to notice... But Ian, who has become a goblin, is extremely keenly aware that the virtual world of the entire empire is slowly changing.

A change directed by someone's plan.

Based on Ian's research on Void Realm, he can only see the changes, but he can't see what the changes represent.In fact, Ian's level is already the highest among the people in Terra, and the only people who want to go higher are the people from the Capital of Knowledge and the Fairy Dragon Island.

Speaking of this, Ian thought that the mentor Dongyu hadn't left after helping to move the goblin lair in the South China Sea to the top of the snow... and he also had conjectures about the spiritual powers such as "Reincarnation of the End" and wanted to have a relationship with the goblins. Have a nice chat.

When the time comes, let's have a chat with it together with the 'Empire Void Change'.

"War produces change, and change produces suffering. Suffering creates heroes, and heroes lead the trend of thought."

With such thoughts in mind, Ian whispered to himself: "Marquis Barton, don't you think that people who do this are simply too arrogant?"

"You are not qualified to say Your Majesty."

The Marquis of Barton lowered his eyes. He could understand what Ian said, and he didn't want to hide it from the other party: "Although I don't know what His Majesty is going to do... But at least, the imperial people are awake now."

"It's like the current Nanling people are so fanatically pinning their hopes on you, and have an unforgettable hatred for Feiyandi that will never be forgotten-isn't this a good thing? Many of your reforms, many changes, must be built on such soil."

"Ian. The late emperor said that he didn't want to sacrifice anyone. He wanted to grasp the tide of the times with his own hands... You know the result."

Ian can only sigh.

Everything that Inaika II has done has indeed pointed out a way for the latecomers. All the reforms he made can be pushed to the guidance of Inaika II. In this way, people like Master Goser will help him , recognize yourself.

However, his failure also caused Ian's predicament today.

That is, almost everyone is not optimistic about the values ​​and choices represented by Inaiga II.

Because, it failed.It has proven difficult to achieve.It proves that the people, apart from their support, cannot help the king through difficulties.

Therefore, the kings of Terra became more self-willed and more focused on the result rather than the process.

After all, this is a different world from Earth.

With such a sigh, Ian's will became more determined.

Up to now, he has walked on his own path, he is not Inaiga II, and he is not Axel the Defender—the leader he wants to be, the society he wants to create, and everyone in Terra are absolutely different. same.

The Marquis of Baton stared silently at the profile of the young lord in front of him, and sighed slightly.

soon.

The airship rowed across the sky and the earth, and Ian and the Marquis of Barton came to the west.

And the very first time Ian arrived in the western region, he noticed that there was an extra city where he and others were going.

A city of multi-riveted turrets armed to the teeth on a super-giant black platform!

It was also at this time... When Ian was still overlooking this strange steel city that suddenly appeared in the western region with great interest, a sound like thunder exploded from the core of the city .

Immediately afterwards, driven by the blue inscription circuit that flowed through the entire city, amidst the rumbling thunder, and under Ian's wide-eyed, unbelievable gaze, it began to move... Or, to put it another way, It starts to levitate!
hum-

泰拉775年，7月24日，7点35分。

As the setting sun was slowly setting, a black city rose slowly above the earth.

Heralded the advent of a new era of warfare.

(End of this chapter)