You and me under the world tree

"You're just playing with the rest of me now, is this called suffering?"

Chapter 12: The King's Questions and Answers

Hodder's tone was still unhurried, but at this moment, Siegfried could hear obvious dissatisfaction from his words.

And the reason for the uncle's dissatisfaction is also easy to understand: After all, he is still inflated.

Thinking of this, the expression on Siegfried's face became more and more awkward.

Feel ashamed...

Before, he was full of confidence, and even directly aimed his troops at Wang Cheng, wanting to quickly end the hatred between his parents.

Government affairs and the like felt that they were at their fingertips, but now they are being slapped in the face.

"Your father's two idiots have been fighting in the front, how can they know the suffering of the people who wiped his ass."

In Hodder's faint words, Siegfried felt that he could probably imagine that kind of picture.

The man who carried the Netherlands...

Once he remembered that the elder, who was harmless to humans and animals and drank tea peacefully, had single-handedly controlled the affairs of the Dutch court, Siegfried couldn't help feeling awe beyond trust.

Only when he really came into contact with these contents, did Siegfried understand how cumbersome the process is.

At that time, at least before talented people came here, the new Volsung family and the newly established Netherlands were supported by the man in front of them.

"Really are……"

"If you are not in charge of the family, you don't know how expensive firewood is, you father and son..."

When he said this, Huo De couldn't help but pause, because he realized that he had missed someone.

Simfi Otley...

This person who was more reckless than Siegmund in terms of character was forgotten by him, so he quickly changed his words:

"You father and son are all alike, only Helgi has a little brain."

Helgi is more than just a little brainy...

When Hodder casually mentioned a certain name, Siegfried couldn't help but feel a lot of pressure.

That's Helgi after all, not someone who can be measured by normal standards.

Although Siegfried has never met the legendary 'Second Brother', it does not prevent him from having such a high opinion of him.

Not because of anything else, just because the Valkyrie has already confirmed: Helgi is the leader of Enheria.

The heroic warriors in the Hall of Valor are all figures who have suppressed an era or climbed to the top.

But to stand out from such a group of guys who are deeply 'favored' by the gods and directly become the leader, Helji's own ability should not be underestimated.

That's all about force, Siegfried still has his own pride in this aspect, but in terms of strategy, he doesn't have much confidence in this aspect.

"call."

However, Siegfried will also be discouraged or depressed by this.

After all, no matter how you say it, Helji is in the 'past tense', and it has nothing to do with him now.

At most, it is to regard such a powerful person as a target.

Then, Siegfried couldn't help staring at Hodder.

Helgi is a student of his uncle, and he is also a student of his uncle. He has been on the battlefield, but he has also tried his best to slay the evil dragon.

They are all students, and the same blood is flowing in their bodies, there is absolutely no reason for me to be worse than Helgi!

"Siegfried!"

Then, just as the young hero was thinking about it, he suddenly heard his uncle's voice again.

"Ah... huh?"

"Do you know why I suggested that you temporarily stop attacking?"

Hodder's voice sounded hurried, and the question asked didn't seem to have any direct connection with the previous conversation.

But Siegfried was used to it after all.

Hodder has always been like this, and sometimes it is a test to ask him directly.

Test his resume, test his experience and knowledge, and even test whether his thinking is clear.

Therefore, he subconsciously gave the answer:

"It's an exercise..."

Then, he saw his uncle's cloudy eyes became dangerous.

He is not satisfied with this answer because he doesn't like to hear nonsense.

So, Siegfried quickly coughed twice.

"We need a team, a 'team' that must be controlled by us. This team cannot be a few people, at least it must be a group of people. In addition, we also need substantial prestige, which is not purely War will bring it."

He paused for a moment, paying attention to Hodder's expression, and then continued.

"According to what you said, Uncle, it means that you have to eat food in one bite. If you swallow too much in one go, not to mention indigestion, you may even be easily choked to death."

If they ascended the throne directly, their control over the kingdom would become very poor under the premise that there were not many available people.

Moreover, what is more important is an organization that is outside the human kingdom but is closely related to them.

"Valkyrie..."

When talking about this organization, Siegfried was also a little more serious.

"Now is not a good time to get in touch, and we can also see their thoughts clearly."

With Huo De here, the Valkyries dare not approach rashly.

The gods are not willing to let Huo De kill the Valkyrie in front of most people, because in that way, the gods will be pushed to an embarrassing situation.

Casting God's Wrath on 'Hold the Executioner'?

This is unlikely, because Hodder himself just happened to be stuck in an extremely awkward position.

"But in fact, I think they are unlikely to assist the Hengding family...at least they will not assist openly, because their existence represents the inclination and will of the gods."

And the Hengding clan and the current self...

To be honest, Siegfried didn't want to say that, because of his uncle's teachings, he had developed a habit of humility.

However, he really couldn't find anything to 'flatter' the other party.

So for a while, he himself could not help but fall into an embarrassing situation.

"I think, they probably won't help the Hengding clan, so they can only wait there, and when they contact us, I should have my own 'power'."

Although there is a slight problem with the wording, it can even be said that it does not look like a king who can monopolize power.

However, Siegfried's answer was not wrong.

So, Hodder asked directly.

"So, what are we most lacking now?"

It's people!

Uncle, if the 'Recruitment Order' announced by you can't find a few more usable characters, I will be exhausted to death!

If Siegfried was willing to endure another look at him, he would be able to say these stupid words without any scruple.

However, he was unwilling after all.

So, the young hero coughed lightly.

"It's food."

"reason?"

"The territory we occupy is not fertile. The land suitable for farming in the Netherlands is basically located in the south, and the north is more suitable for grazing."

When he said this, Siegfried glanced at the atrium map hanging on the wall.

"What's more, we missed spring plowing."

"So, do you have a solution?"

"Yes, there are many options to choose from."

Chapter 13: Observer

"In terms of food, the seaside and islands don't need to worry too much. The abandoned port has proved that even fishing can barely make a living, but our goal is not just 'survival'."

Just when the voice of the master-student question and answer came from inside the door, Hilda suddenly slowed down his knocking on the door.

In order to train herself, she is temporarily helping Siegfried share part of the government affairs.

However, after all, this apportionment is not a 'decision' power.

She is still very clear about her identity and her own position, and she doesn't want to have conflicts with Siegfried in these aspects.

Therefore, she has always made corrections first, and attached her own handling opinions on certain situations, and these documents need to be reviewed by Siegfried before they are issued and orders are issued.

Although it was still necessary to let Zig fly over in the end, to some extent it did relieve the pressure on him.

But now, she was standing at the door.

Although she was holding the documents in her hand, she was not in a hurry to go in, and just listened quietly.

"Our goal is not to let the people under our rule barely 'live'. If we don't let them live better than before, then we don't have any appeal or prestige advantage."

In the room separated by the door, Hilda quietly listened to the words coming from inside.

"So, we need a lot of food..."

Then, the sound became quieter.

Regarding this question, not to mention Siegfried, even Hilda at the door was lost in thought.

If you want to let the people live a better life and use the quality of life to attract the residents under the rule of the false king, this is not something you can do with words.

The south is suitable for farming, the north is suitable for grazing and fishing, and there are also some minerals.

For the Kingdom of the Netherlands, land is simply indispensable.

And now, with civil strife in the Netherlands, many surrounding kingdoms are actually waiting to see a joke.

From a traditional point of view, until the Valkyrie made a clear stand and stood in line, the surrounding kingdoms would not take any action of assistance.

And the only person who doesn't care about the position of the so-called Valkyrie, in Hilda's impression is probably only his own father.

But unfortunately, the "specialty" of the Kingdom of Iceland is actually metal minerals and various rare resources of Warcraft.

These resources can be used in war, but they don't help 'people's livelihood' much.

You can't let the Netherlands act as a 'middleman' to make the difference there, right?

Impossible, it doesn't make any sense to do so.

Therefore, if you want to solve the problem of 'food', you must start from other aspects.

"First, the simplest, but also the most stupid: war, which is simply plunder."

Then, at this moment, Siegfried's voice came from inside the door again.

This is a good way, and the easiest way.

It is estimated that launching a round of war directly in the autumn harvest season can solve this problem, but it is stupid because it is 'plundering' things inside the kingdom.

It's not just Hilda who understands this, even Siegfried himself knows this.

Otherwise, he wouldn't say this is the stupidest way.

"The remaining... the solution that can be solved is probably 'trade'."

trading?

After hearing Siegfried say this in an affirmative tone, Hilda couldn't help feeling a bit of astonishment in his heart.

Because if you want to do business, or even order to buy food from other kingdoms, then you must use property.