From Wild Mage to Wizard King

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To be frank, before the green tide destroyed everything she had, Odin was one of the top feudal nobles in Donnar.

After all, Odin was born in the royal family and received royal education since childhood.

Growing up in this environment and with this education, Odin naturally would not have any opinions on aristocratic politics.

It has always been like this since the establishment of the Central Kingdom.

The nobles are high above, and the lowly people at the bottom only need to be obedient and obey the leadership of the nobles.

As for whether the leadership of the nobles is good or not, it depends on the ideas of the nobles in power.

Even Odin, just because he really yearns for the traditional Donnar chivalry, usually treats the civilians under his rule a little better.

But, that's all, her mind is still marinated by this ancient and decadent aristocratic hierarchy.

At most, she would occasionally show kindness, exempt the civilians from taxes and labor, and occasionally give them some food to help the civilians.

Other than that, the former Odin was actually no different from a relatively mild noble.

If some civilians violated the rules of the nobles and appeared in their own rivers and forests to steal and poach.

If Odin was in a good mood, he would let them go. If he was in a bad mood, he would beat them up, confiscate their gains, and throw them out directly.

Of course, although Odin was kind and would not choose to kill people because of these things, it also depended on the civilians' good luck to fall into her hands.

If they fell into the hands of her servants, the servants would kill them on the spot, and Odin would not say much.

Odin usually didn't pay much attention to these trivial matters, so most of the civilians who broke into Odin's territory and were discovered basically died at the hands of her servants.

Although Odin knew these, even if Odin knew them, he would at most say a few words, asking the servants not to be so barbaric and be a little gentle.

As for the servants who turned a deaf ear to Odin's advice and completely ignored it, Odin would not really punish his servants for these things.

The education and environment that Odin received made him not take ordinary civilians seriously.

After all, in the duel tradition of Donnar, the decision of various matters, big and small, is made.

From the conflicts between the lower-class people to the struggles between countries, the knights are the only ones in the absolute leadership position, and there is no place for civilians.

Therefore, in the traditional concept of Donnar, civilians are just ordinary commodities that can be transferred and bought and sold at will. At most, they are treated slightly better than slaves. If they are a little luckier, they will not be slaughtered at will.

After all, although the glory and chivalry of Donnar have been declining for several centuries after the deeds of those great knights, they have been retained a little bit. Therefore, the knights and nobles of Donnar still have a little face and will not attack civilians at will.

Of course, this is limited to large towns. If it is just some small villages with not many people, then they can only pray that no knight noble will want to massacre the whole village for fun.

After all, as long as all the people are dead, it will not affect their face and reputation.

Odin is naturally well aware of this. She was invited to massacre the village for fun before. Several low-level noble knights planned to mark out a village as a hunting ground to see who killed more people.

But Odin at that time did not disdain to bully the weak. In addition, these rotten things were not done in her territory, but in their own territory. So although Odin did not participate in these activities, he did not say much.

After all, according to the noble tradition of Donnar, Odin, an heir who has not yet ascended to the throne, has no power to manage them.

Therefore, Odin only classified them as waste who bullies the weak and fears the strong, and reduced contact with them.

This is not because Odin thinks their moral character is not good, but simply thinks that these guys who only know how to bully the weak and fear the strong are waste and are not qualified to be her subordinates.

In Odin's view at that time.

There was nothing wrong with aristocratic politics. After all, from ancient times to the present, under this aristocratic hierarchy, hadn't humans defeated one enemy after another and created one glorious country after another?

In this world where extraordinary people exist, this logic has always been running very smoothly. Even if some extraordinary people occasionally rise from the bottom, they will soon be absorbed and accepted by this effective order.

Although many nobles believe from the bottom that they are not of the same race as the untouchables at the bottom, once the untouchables are promoted to the fourth ring and leave the ranks of ordinary people, even the noble nobles who claim to be noble will regard them as the same class.

If the green tide had not swept across the entire Donnar and ruthlessly crushed the Donnar countries, Odin would have been beaten down from the lofty Knight Kingdom's only heir, and Odin might have become a wise monarch who treated civilians a little more gently.

But that's all. Her butt will always sit on the side of the nobles. Once civilians threaten her own practical interests, Odin will not hesitate to strike hard at civilians like traditional feudal monarchs.

However, this future is no longer possible. The green tide shattered Odin's identity and completely shattered her comfort zone.

The pride of being a knight prevented Odin from fleeing to the coalition army like others, and Odin chose to stay with the rebels.

It was precisely because of this decision that Odin, who was high above, truly realized the joys, sorrows, anger and happiness of the lower-class people for the first time.

Because the kingdom was shattered and she was separated from the family's arrangement, Odin could only rely on herself. She could not maintain the high quality of life in the past and could only continuously lower her quality of life.

Moreover, in order to recruit soldiers and expand the troops at hand, Odin had to invest all his only wealth in the construction of the army.

In addition, the Green Tide did not care about Odin's past identity. For the Green Tide, the high-ranking heirs of the kingdom were no different from ordinary people. They were all targets of attack.

Therefore, in the crazy attacks of the Green Tide and the difficult environment of the rebels, Odin also quickly matured.

She saw the other side of the civilians that was different from what the royal education said. They were not numb and emotionless beasts. They also had the joys, sorrows, anger and happiness of human beings, and they also knew the word loyalty.

Odin, who had all his money invested in the army and had no money to maintain his noble life, could only choose to live in the barracks. Therefore, she also witnessed the perseverance of the civilian soldiers under her command and the loyalty and determination of the civilian extraordinary people.

Although they are short-sighted and not very capable, they are no different from ordinary nobles. In fact, in some aspects, they are born in the common people and have more chivalry than some nobles.

After all, Odin is not a cold-blooded politician. She still has a trace of kindness in her heart. Therefore, in the years of fighting with them, Odin has also subtly completed the transformation.

From a steadfast feudal warrior who supports the monarchy to a firm and enlightened noble who integrates with the people.

In fact, the nobles who were similar to Odin in the border faction of the rebel army have basically become enlightened nobles.

If Roland had not come to this world, then the future Knight Kingdom in Donnar, which will take the lead in accepting the concepts of human rights and the rule of law, establish a constitutional monarchy, and even fast-forward to a republic, will be established by these enlightened nobles.

According to the history of the game, these enlightened nobles suffered heavy losses when the rebels were destroyed, including Odin's enlightened nobles in the mainland who died in the green tide. Only a few enlightened nobles who were lucky or led people to escape from Donnar survived.

However, with Roland's arrival, they naturally did not have such a tragic ending. Except for a few enlightened nobles who died before Roland came to Donnar, the rest were basically absorbed by Roland into the War Committee.

Although Roland knew their future, he did not completely trust them. He just wanted to unite all possible forces and win them over.

In fact, Roland originally planned to find a way to take action against them after the civil war and the Great Purge were over.

After all, the enlightened nobles are still nobles after all, and the future is the future, and the present is the present. Who knows if they are reliable now.

However, what Roland did not expect was that these enlightened nobles really thought it through and did not do anything to hinder them. When Roland took power, they were also very cooperative. Therefore, Roland hesitated for several days and still did not take action against them.

After all, it was a bit impolite for Roland to take action against them when they cooperated so well.

Anyway, the power was taken away by Roland, and the enlightened nobles accounted for a very small proportion of the War Committee, so they were unlikely to make any big moves.

As for the coalition forces in the south, Roland would never accept them.

If he accepted them, the proportion of nobles in the war committee would be much smaller.

Moreover, you know, there are many exiled royal families of the Donnar Knight Kingdom in the southern coalition forces. If they are absorbed, after the Green Copy is expelled and Donnar is taken, will Roland have to return their territory to them?

Although by doing so, Roland can get their recognition, become the legitimate emperor of the Central Kingdom, and establish a strong central government, and Roland can also place his confidants in various knight kingdoms, so that Roland can establish and rule a country with a stronger degree of centralization than the Central Kingdom at its peak.

However, Roland did not come to Donnar to be a stinking old guard.

Before Roland came, Donnar was an aristocracy. After Roland came, Donnar was still an aristocracy. Wouldn't Roland come in vain? At least there should be some progress.

Although the appointment bureaucracy has various shortcomings, it is better than aristocracy anyway.

Therefore, Roland would never accept the surrender of the exiled nobles and royal family of the United Army. They either leave or die.

Roland would never allow the War Council to become the new Central Kingdom.

Moreover, if the War Council recognized the composition of the United Army and peacefully unified the United Army, then what about the various traitorous treaties signed by Eleanor? It can't really be recognized, right?

Therefore, Roland had only one decision for the United Army, that is: unification by force.

As for the various traitorous treaties that Eleanor had signed, hum, that's none of the War Council's business.

Looking at Roland's face, Odin advised in a low voice.

"Chairman, the War Council is underpopulated now. Otherwise, give them a chance. Maybe they can be reformed?"

Roland glanced at him and said lightly.

"Reform them? We don't have so much energy to send people to reform them, and how can you guarantee that they can be reformed smoothly?"

"If they can't be reformed, do we have to kill them?"

"This"

Odin was a little speechless for a moment.

At the same time, Roland continued.

"Besides, they will not hand over their land and power. How can we transform them? Send people to supervise them and let them govern according to the Golden Law? Can you guarantee that they will absolutely obey?"

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Odin lowered his head and said nothing.

She understood the faces of the nobles of the Southern Alliance Army. After all, Odin was once one of them.

Therefore, listening to Roland's words, Odin also knew very well that they would never do it. Even if they agreed verbally, they would never really obey. They would definitely disobey in private, and even find reasons and excuses to kill or corrupt the people sent to supervise.

"If they fail to complete the transformation in the end and are dissatisfied with us and launch a rebellion, what should we do?"

"Even if we can suppress it, what about the people who died in the process of suppression? What about the people who were harmed during their transformation?"

Roland looked at Odin and said calmly.

"You asked me to give them a chance, but who will give these people a chance?"

"Odin, tell me, if something goes wrong, will you be responsible or will I be responsible?"

Listening to Roland's words, Odin pursed his lips and bowed his head in response.

"Chairman, I understand."

Looking at Odin who bowed his head, Roland sighed and said with a helpless tone.

"Short-term pain is inevitable. As long as you move fast enough, the sacrifice will not be too high. Compared with absorbing the long-term pain they bring, war is undoubtedly the means with the least sacrifice."

"They may have been the representatives of progress, but now they are just obstacles blocking us."

"Faced with obstacles, what we have to do is to crush them completely with one foot."

"Odin, you are a smart man. Don't always look at many things with the eyes of the past and think with the thinking of the past. If you still think that you are a noble who was once high above and above the people, then leave the committee. For the merits of fighting the green tide, I will not stop you."

"If not, then adjust yourself well. If you haven't adjusted back later, you can stay in the battle against the coalition forces."

Odin lowered his head and said in a low voice.

"Yes, I understand."

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