Little Priest's Cat Diary

Prince Sardis has returned to the city!

And he brought thousands of Stonians who surrendered under his command back to the city!

This shocking news spread widely the moment the dusty, torn-armored cavalry corps entered the city with a palpitating iron-blooded aura.

When Prince Sardis led the army out of the city before, he meant to go to the field for training. No one would have thought that he would lead the army directly into the Ston prairie.

Later, as Sardis became active in Ston, the news of him in Ston could no longer be concealed, and spread quickly.

The citizens of Schulte City and other Portoyas people naturally also learned about this matter.

While they were surprised, they couldn't help being proud of it.

In the past, it was the Ston people who came to invade their land, but now their prince turned back and entered the Ston country, galloping in the prairie, and killed the Ston people.

What a joy!

In the past, the Portoyas people in the north were always trembling, lest the Ston people would attack them suddenly.

But now, most of their fear of the Ston people disappeared at once.

Because now they have Prince Sardis.

As long as this mighty prince guards the North, they will never have to fear those Stonians again.

When news spread that Sardis had repeatedly defeated the Stonians, the number of caravans coming to Shult City for trade increased even more.

Those merchants felt that since Prince Sardis could fight back into the Ston Prairie, the city of Schulte and the Northland must be much safer than before.

This is also one of the reasons why many caravans flooded into the city in just a few months.

The cavalry legion that followed Sardis galloping across the grassland was warmly welcomed by the townspeople when they returned to the city, but the Ston cavalry who followed closely into the city made the townspeople proud and a little uneasy.

Proud because even the terrible Stonians surrendered to their princes, and uneasy because the Stonians' perennial aggression against the North made them instinctively resist these Stonians.

For a while, whether the prince should take their former enemies under his command, whether these Ston people are trustworthy, whether they can maintain their loyalty to the prince, etc., have caused disputes among the city residents.

Some people think that this is a proof that the prince is strong enough and has a charismatic personality, while others think that taking the people of Ston under his command is like raising a pack of hungry wolves, which will eat back their master if they are not careful.

Just as the two sides were arguing over this matter, the next day, a sudden news swept across the city, diverting everyone's attention in an instant.

The City Lord's Mansion issued an announcement to start selling the first batch of completed houses in the east of the city.

This is a very rare thing.

Whether it is that the City Lord's Mansion spends money to hire city residents to build houses on a large scale in the urban area, or the City Lord Mansion sells houses to city residents, this kind of thing is unprecedented in Portoyas... no, it is unprecedented in the entire continent.

Not only the local city residents, but even people from other places are paying attention to this matter with curiosity.

Entering the newly built spacious street in Chengdong District, the first tall house along the street opened its gate, and a team of guards stood guard outside.

The room was surrounded by people, and everyone stretched their necks to look inside curiously. They could only see a few clerks sitting in the empty hall, with a large square table in the middle, and a group of people on the table could be vaguely seen. Big map.

Although there were many people watching the fun, no one dared to go in.

As a result, the crowded crowd outside the house formed a sharp contrast with the empty house.

Time passed bit by bit, and still no one entered it, and everyone was watching.

It was not until noon that a dozen or so people suddenly appeared, and they struggled to squeeze in from the crowd. Among them was a chubby child who managed to squeeze in after being protected.

The onlookers watched as the group of people stayed inside for a while and then came out, holding a wooden sign in their hands. It is said that it is a sign to prove the owner of the house. It is engraved with the address of the house, the name of the owner and the time of purchase.

On the first day of the house sale, there were many onlookers, but only four houses were sold, all of which were purchased by Pangwei people.

However, on this day, everyone saw with their own eyes those Pangwei people move out of the dilapidated houses, and then happily moved into the brand new houses.

The surrounding environment of these new houses is clean and bright, and the streets are neat and spacious. Moving here, the living conditions have been improved several levels at once.

Seeing that my companions who came to Schulte City with me lived in a spacious and bright new house, while I was still pitifully huddled in a dark and damp house that was in disrepair, the other Pangwei people felt a little uncomfortable.

That night, many people from Pangwei secretly went to ask the people who lived in the new house to inquire about the situation.After asking, they were pleasantly surprised to find that although the house is expensive, they can pay a deposit first, and the rest can be paid every month or every year, similar to a loan.Of course, if you pay in batches, you will need to add a loan interest.

Unlike the original residents of Schulte who were used to self-sufficiency, these Pangwei people who were engaged in business were more active in their minds, and they were also very receptive to things like loans.

After hearing the news, many Pangwei people began to ponder in their hearts.

This night, many people could not fall asleep for most of the night.

By the early morning of the next day, the originally deserted hall was suddenly overwhelmed by the influx of Pangwei people.

More and more houses were sold, and many Pangwei people moved out of the dilapidated houses they had been given free of charge and moved into new houses happily.

Many Pangwei people here began to move with great fanfare, so the hearts of the original city residents couldn't help but stir up waves.

Especially those who lived in the dilapidated alleys with the Pangwei people before, seeing those Pangwei people who were similar to refugees suddenly live better than themselves, felt very uncomfortable in the bottom of my heart for a while.

They are used to saving money, so they have some savings at home, but this savings is not enough to buy a house, and they dare not borrow money like those Pangwei people, thinking that the interest rate is too high, so they can only look at the new house with greed .

They thought in their hearts that they were obviously the citizens of Schulte City, but their lives were not as good as these newcomers, and they immediately complained.

When they were depressed, someone suddenly came to inform them that they were the original city residents, and the prince specially took care of them. As long as they hand over the dilapidated house they are currently living in to the city lord's mansion and add a sum of money, they can exchange it for A new house in Dongcheng District.If the money is really not enough, you can owe it first and pay it back slowly later without adding interest.

Everyone was surprised and happy at once, fearing that this benefit would disappear in a few days, they all gritted their teeth and took out their savings for many years to buy a new house.

So, not long after, many former city dwellers in the dilapidated alley moved into their new homes happily while praising His Highness the Prince.

Although it is distressing to lose a lot of savings, but looking at the bright new house and the clean and tidy street outside, compared with the dilapidated house in the dilapidated and dirty alley, it is a heaven and earth, and I think it is worth it .

In this way, the first batch of built houses sold out quickly.

However, that hall did not close its doors just yet.

A few days later, it began selling a second batch of houses in the east side of the city—the ones that haven’t been built yet.

This coquettish operation immediately made everyone look at each other in dismay.

How can you sell an unfinished house?

Who else will buy it?

Many people muttered to themselves, and the foreign businessmen couldn't help laughing secretly, thinking that none of those houses would be sold.

However, the person who said these words was slapped in the face the next day.

The hall was still crowded with people.

No one from the original city came, and the Pangwei people were hesitant this time, but those Ston people came.

Most of the people in Ston are straight-tempered and careless. Prince Sardis sent someone to tell them that the house would be given to them when it was built. Li took a guess and left.

The remaining Pangwei people who were still hesitating saw that they were not good, so they hurriedly joined the army of house buyers. Some people with good brains even gritted their teeth and bought an extra house.

The businessmen from other places thought about it, and some tried to buy a set.

So the original city residents watched the grand occasion of snapping up houses, and many city residents with fairly good conditions couldn't help but join in.

So the second batch of houses that were half built were also sold out.

Most of the houses that had just started to be built in the third batch were sold.

Even the fourth batch of houses still in the planning stage has people asking when it will be sold.

Well, the fourth batch of houses that are still under planning is the area where the dilapidated houses were taken over from the original city residents who moved into their new homes not long ago.

After the construction of the eastern part of the city is completed, all these alley houses that have been in disrepair for a long time will be demolished and rebuilt.

So those who work don't need to worry about being unemployed after the repair of the east part of the city.

Of course, there is no need to worry about the cost of the reconstruction. The property obtained from the pre-sale of the house is enough, not to mention the increasing business tax, the harvest of the caravan, and a certain prince who leads the army to go out on the prairie from time to time. Harvested loot and more.

At this point, the entire city of Schulte began a virtuous circle and developed rapidly.

From time to time, Sardis led the army to sweep the prairie. King Ston and the nobles of Ston hated him so much that they were defeated by his men again and again, which made Sardis even more famous.

And this kind of prestige reached its peak after a small tribe in Ston chose to take the initiative to join and attach to him because of the hunger and cold in winter.

Unknowingly, Portoyas has entered the winter.

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The winter of Portoyas King City does not make people feel cold. It is located by the sea. Except for the hot summer, its other seasons are mild.

It's just that there is a lot of rain in winter, especially during this period of time, when there is continuous drizzle.

The night has already enveloped the earth, and there are scattered drizzles falling in the night, staining the ends of people's hair.

The moon was hidden in the clouds, and the lights on the stone pillars on both sides of the corridor swayed slightly in the night wind.

Footsteps sounded in the silent night, and someone came from the other side of the long stone corridor.

The swaying firelight fell on the thick black hair, and under the forehead hair was a tough face.

The original gentle expression could neutralize the toughness of his face, but the gentleness of the past faded unknowingly, making this face hard as a rock.

Under his feet, a long black shadow stretched out.

Pastor walked steadily in the corridor, fine raindrops drifted in and landed on his face, and his eyelashes never moved.

The pitch-black eyes reflected in the night, and the edges of the pupils refracted a cool arc.

But in just over half a year, he has become quite different from before.

His eyes lost the softness and occasional tranquility they once had, and were replaced by coldness.

He was a little more tough in his gestures, and he no longer saw the hesitation and hesitation in the past.

——That is the gesture of those in power.

Just coming out of the political affairs hall, he stepped forward, his thick cloak swaying behind him with his steps.

During this period of time, King Davies still didn't care about anything, and was drunk and dreamy every day.

Princess Opelilla stayed in the palace and never stepped out of the gate.

It can be said that Crown Prince Pastor is now the actual ruler of Wangcheng.

Walking in the dark night, he raised his hand and brushed away a strand of black hair blocking his eyes.

He is thinking about the issue of Schulte City.

The plan to cut off the food and supplies in Schulte City, to make Sardis and the Ston people lose both, or to make Sardis take the initiative to send troops south in a rage failed.

No one would have thought that Schulte City would have established commercial and trade relations with other bordering countries in just a few months, and obtained enough grain and grass materials from other countries.

Now, the strength of Schulte City not only did not weaken as he expected, but increased a lot.

On the contrary, because of the large-scale earthquake not long ago, many buildings in Wangcheng collapsed.Many piers along the canal and those on the coast were damaged. During this period of time, a lot of maritime trade was lost.

More importantly, most of the military port by the sea was also damaged in that earthquake, and it took more than half a year to rebuild it.

Not only the royal city, but all the cities along the coast of Portoyas were more or less damaged, and the severely affected cities still needed the royal city to send people to send supplies to the disaster relief.

During the period when he was busy dealing with various matters after the earthquake and had no time for him to attend to, the story of Sardis entering the Ston prairie one after another and defeating Ston's army has spread rapidly on the mainland.

Today, Sardis's reputation is particularly loud among the people of Portoyas, and his prestige in the army is even greater than before.

If it continues like this...

Pastor narrowed his eyes slightly, the dark light flickering in his eyes.

According to the information received, Sardis took many Ston people under his command, and even took over a Ston tribe who was attached to him.

So now there are many Stonians living in and around the city of Schulte.

Maybe take advantage of this...

In order to seize the throne, Prince Sardis did not hesitate to form an alliance with the Ston people, the mortal enemy of Portoyas, and even put Ston's army into the country. '

As long as this is implemented, Sardis's reputation among the people will plummet in an instant.

How much the people admired him before, how much they will hate him later.

Collaboration and treason are the most shameful crimes committed by all Portoyas.

As he was thinking, a gust of night wind came, mixed with drizzle, and fell on his cloak.

Along with the gust of wind, there was a sound of piano.

Pastor looked up and followed the direction the wind was blowing.

In the silence of the night, the music was faintly present, fragmented in the drizzle.

That was the sound he was very familiar with when the strings of the lyre were plucked.

I don't know who bounced up in the middle of the night because of loneliness, it seems to be brought here by the wind in an extremely distant place.

Pastor stood in the corridor without moving for a long time, and the attendants who followed him naturally could only stand still with their heads down.

He quietly listened to the occasional music brought by the night wind.

The pitch-black forehead hair was blown endlessly by the wind, and the lamplight reflected the shadow of the forehead hair on his face.

His eye sockets were sunken in deep shadows, making it difficult to see his expression at the moment.

He was in a trance for a moment, perhaps because the piecemeal music reminded him of that day...

Under the bright sunlight, he leaned against a stone pillar and plucked the lyre in his arms.

The pale blond-haired boy sat on the side with his chin resting on his back, his figure was reflected in those blue eyes like the sky and ocean.

The crisp and melodious sound of the piano surrounds the bright garden.

It was the moment when he felt most relaxed and peaceful.

Obviously only half a year has passed, but he felt in a trance that it seemed to be a long, long time ago...

Snapped.

The light on the stone pillar suddenly exploded a little spark, waking Pastor out of his trance.

The sound of the zither still came faintly from the night, but it could no longer reach his ears.

Pastor turned around.

The thick cloak was raised behind him, and he walked into the still drizzling night, his black hair blending into the depths of the night little by little.

He himself broke the strings of his lyre.

He has already, can't turn back.

He is the crown prince of Portoyas.

He will never give up his throne to anyone.