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In the blink of an eye, the year passed, and it was the early spring when everything revived.

Under the conquest of several field armies, other forces in Xisai were basically cleared.

All castles were under Simon's control.

The Vanguard, Left Guard, and Right Guard all completed their respective tasks and returned to the barracks to farm and wait for orders.

The trained Guards returned to Yongyi City to take on the task of city defense.

After investigation, Wall also came up with an approximate number of about 2.6 million people in Xisai.

More than 2 million of them were concentrated in the former king's territory of Xisai, which was close to the forest valley.

In addition, the area with the most people and slaves was near Morning Star City, with about 50,000.

Others were scattered all over the place, most of which relied on building villages around the castle.

Many villages with many young and strong people also built a circle of earth walls for self-defense.

It can be predicted that the people of Xisai in the future will definitely be tough and martial.

Compared with the inland areas, these populations are naturally smaller.

Even in the most barren West Godland, after years of drought and war, there are still more than three million people.

Simon recruited a large number of troops, so food was in short supply and no longer sold to the outside world.

On this day, Simon, who was studying magic in the study, suddenly received a report from Foreign Minister Tully: "Sir, the Bavarian royal family has replied.

They promised to enthrone you as the Grand Duke of West Godland."

"Yes." Simon heard the words and nodded, his face calm, looking unsurprised.

Now the royal family is on the decline, far less powerful than a few years ago.

The fight with the Middle-earth Crusaders has seriously injured their vitality. It is said that one of the golden knights in the family has died.

In addition, the River Bay, the West Hills, and the North Wind have successively become independent, and the support for the king's territory has dropped sharply, which naturally puts more pressure on the Bavarian royal family.

Fortunately, the Middle-earth Crusaders have been on an expedition across the sea, and they are exhausted now. Neither side can do anything to the other, and the front line is completely deadlocked.

At this time, Simon asked the royal family for the title of Grand Duke, and the success rate was extremely high.

Even if the king was stupid and didn't give it, he could still be king or serve the Kingdom of Golden Lion or the Kingdom of North Wind. There were many options.

At present, Simon did not plan to be king. It would be better to build high walls, store food, and wait for the population to be sufficient before taking the next step.

"My Lord Duke, there is one more thing. The Bavarian royal family has recently ceased fighting with the Middle-earth Crusaders.

The Crusaders also occupied two cities and 71 castles of various sizes in Stormland, and occupied a large castle, nine medium castles and 29 small castles in the Royal Territory.

In addition, White Gull Harbor is still in the hands of the Crusaders, and they announced the establishment of the Holy Kingdom." Tully said again.

"Hmm? It seems that the royal family really has no spare power, and actually allowed the Holy Spirit Church to establish a country.

Let's make it chaotic, it's better to be a little chaotic, you go and pay close attention to the situation in various places." Simon smiled faintly.

"Yes! I'll take my leave!" Tully heard the words, saluted and walked out of the study.

Afterwards, Simon summoned the Minister of Intelligence, Artero, and the Shadow Guard, Valilo.

He inquired in detail about the intelligence from various places.

The West Setian was generally stable, the slaves or free people in each town were producing in an orderly manner, and the land reclamation work was constantly advancing.

However, from time to time, there were incidents of magical creatures or wasteland giants injuring people.

Previously, a giant tribe that often attacked humans was strangled.

In addition, many scattered minotaurs joined the minotaur tribe under Simon, and there are currently about hundreds of them.

This tribe is relatively rare, and there are not many left in the West Setian. Most of the survivors fled to the north of the North Frost Fortress in the previous war.

In the outside, the unrest in most areas gradually subsided.

The King's Territory, Stormland, and Streamland have ceased fighting with the Middle-earth Holy Church, and the largest battlefield has ended.

The population loss was serious, some died, some escaped, and almost half of them were cut.

However, the West Hillland, which had been keeping its troops in place, started the war again and pointed the spearhead at the West Godland.

At present, a fierce battle has been launched with the survival army. One side has complete armor and sufficient food and grass, while the other side is fighting for survival and has strong soldiers.

It is difficult to judge whether the two sides will win or lose.

As for the forest valley, there are still many bandits rioting, and the lords and nobles there are stepping up to clean up.

Since the Holy Brothers Army raised the banner of Prince Fedi, it has transformed into the Prince Guard of the Eagle Kingdom.

At this time, they are keeping their troops still and recuperating. It is estimated that Prince Fedi is also working hard to completely control this army.

"Fedi is also a talent. He has turned over... What should Adela and his child do..."

After seeing the relevant information, Simon couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

After thinking for a while, he didn't make up his mind and continued to listen to the next piece of information.

"My Lord Duke, we learned from the North Wind Kingdom that their army has unusual mobilization.

The army in the southern castle has signs of moving towards the Red Rock Valley." Altero reported.

"What is the Marquis of Val doing?"

"He captured a count's castle occupied by the Crusaders in Stormland and gained a foothold.

He is currently developing his territory with peace of mind and there is no movement."

"It seems that the North Wind Land is not honest and thinks I am a soft persimmon."

Simon immediately understood in his heart that the North Wind Land would attack him after it was no longer constrained by the south to expand its territory.

"Move the Vanguard Corps and the Rear Guard Corps to the Guanmen Fortress."

He thought for a moment and made a decision immediately.

This pass guarding the North Wind Land into the West Sete Land has not yet been completed.

However, the main structure has been built and can already serve as a fortress.

"Yes! Sir!" Gallente responded immediately and then went to convey the order.

Simon had a hunch that this battle with the Kingdom of North Wind was probably unavoidable.

This was a battle to gain a foothold. If one punch was struck, then a hundred punches would be thrown. The North Wind barbarians must be killed to the point of heartbreak.

"Move the Central Guard Corps to the Robe Castle of the Gate Fortress to station there."

He was afraid that the troops were insufficient, so after thinking for a while, he issued this order.

There was no orc threat in the north for the time being, so the Central Guard Corps could be mobilized as a mobile force.

In this way, more than 70,000 soldiers were stationed near the Gate Fortress, with a total of four field corps.

After the North Wind Land became independent as the Kingdom of North Wind, the political system did not change, and it was still a feudal system. Even the king probably could not mobilize too many troops.

The size of the entire region is naturally much larger than that of the West Sea Land, but the power is too dispersed, and each lord will preserve his strength.

If it is to defend the land, it is estimated that it is more fierce, but it is questionable how much it can do to invade.

In this continent, it is estimated that no one of the direct descendants of a great duke is as strong as Simon, and it would be a great achievement to mobilize at most 100,000 people.

Therefore, Simon is not very worried about the invasion of the North Wind Kingdom, and is even eager to prepare for a war.

These are all high-quality experience packs. If he upgrades to level 10 or 8, he may be able to become a god.