You and me under the world tree

However, is the Volsung family who just entered the kingdom really rich?

Is it mandatory to collect taxes now?

Then it would be better to plunder the Hengding clan!

This kind of thing is impossible!

Then, just as Hilda was complaining about this frantically in his heart, the voice of the sage finally came from inside.

"Well, it's good that you know."

"???"

Wait, don't you know the problem?

After hearing that the sage didn't seem to question Siegfried's flawed response, Hilda himself fell into a state of doubting life.

So what the hell is this!

Then, just when Hilda was about to push the door open, another person's voice inevitably sounded beside her.

"Hilda?"

The one who spoke was naturally He Huale.

However, compared to the appearance in the abandoned port, today's Hewale can be said to have a completely new look.

However, the specific style has not changed. It still wears armor inside and a leather garment outside, but both the armor and the coat are new.

"What are you doing standing at the door?" she asked

"It's nothing, I just finished the work at hand." Hilda responded like this

She didn't say too much, just coughed lightly.

But then, she turned the topic on Hewale himself.

"What about you? What are you doing here?"

Then, when these things were mentioned, the former pirate queen couldn't help shrugging.

"The abandoned port... all my people have evacuated the abandoned port, and now they are all in the port of Amstel. I am here to ask about the next arrangement."

Like Hilda, Hevale is not an idiot.

Strictly speaking, her current state can be regarded as "living under the fence", not to mention that Siegfried is the real master of the Netherlands, and she will not just point out here casually based on the fact that the "warriors" are all her own.

In fact, she would have liked to wait there a little longer.

However, although Amstel is more than a little bit better than the abandoned port in terms of environment, the environment cannot be eaten as food.

"Although the sun is quite warm, although the children and the elderly have been taken care of... But my people can't sleep on the street all the time, can they?"

This is the most embarrassing bit...

The elderly, children, and pregnant women in the abandoned port were properly taken care of, but because the battle in Amstel ended too quickly, under intentional control, they did not even threaten any civilians.

According to the original policy, Siegfried wanted to start the war in the name of "recovering glory", and it was naturally impossible to treat civilians harshly for his own prestige.

Under this situation, the nearly [-] residents who came from the abandoned port are now in a situation of "no fixed place to live".

However, Hilda smiled at this moment.

"There is no problem with this, because whether it is His Excellency the Sage or our future King, they have already put this matter on the agenda."

"Ok?"

"There are two options, I just don't know which one you like."

Then, Hilda cheerfully took out a parchment map that had been written on and painted over from among the documents in his hand.

"After all, you are good at ship battles and sea battles. If you place them directly on land, it would be too inferior, so I have arranged these two places."

Wait a minute, did you arrange that?

Seeing Hilda's heartless smile over there, Hewale couldn't help but raise his brows.

There's something about this...

Chapter 14: Temporary residence

At the beginning, when Hilda said that he had just finished the work at hand, Hewale didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, the grassroots team of the "Volsunger Clan" has now been set up. Among them are not only members of the original Netherlands army, but also civilians who volunteered, and even young people in the abandoned port.

However, due to the limitations of their vision, they are not considered to be first-rate wise men after all, and they are even reluctant to be called third-rate.

Therefore, these people can only 'execute' Shangfeng's orders, or take care of some trivial matters, and there is absolutely no way to intervene in other aspects.

Under such circumstances, He Huale subconsciously felt that Hilda should be similar.

Of course she is smarter than the others, and because she has received the highest education since she was a child, and she is guided by her father, King Gripal, who is called the 'Wise Old Man'.

If it's not that she has an unrestrained personality and loves to wield swords, otherwise she should have the style of a wise man.

However, like Herwaller, she is quite sensitive about her identity.

Even though she and Siegfried are cousins, they are still people from two kingdoms.

How can the interests of kingdoms be measured by family affection?

However, just when Hewale subconsciously thought so, Hilda just looked at her curiously.

This can't be her fault, after all, Hewale's expression doesn't look very good right now, he seems to be twitching constantly, as if he's having a cramp.

"Herwall?" she asked.

Then, the former pirate queen just reached out and covered her forehead with her hand, and then sighed involuntarily.

"I just didn't expect that they would entrust this kind of thing to you... But it's normal to think about it carefully, after all, you have a good relationship."

There is something in these words.

After hearing Hewale's sigh, Hilda subconsciously felt that what she said should not be that simple.

But she was too lazy to analyze why Hewale said that, let alone comprehend the meaning.

But whether it is really too lazy to think about it, or subconsciously avoiding this question, it is open to discussion.

So in the end, she just shook her head helplessly.

"Actually, they entrusted me with this kind of thing. Siegfried has a lot to deal with..."

Thinking of how Siegfried was so busy every day that he could even sleep directly on the table, Hiluda couldn't help but feel his head ache.

Sympathy, panic...

This is her most real experience.

From the perspective of a friend, Siegfried's hard-working appearance really made her feel a little overwhelmed.

And standing at the level of "heir to the kingdom", she even felt that she could see the shadow of her future from Siegfried.

If she inherits the Kingdom of Iceland and becomes queen, will she be as busy as Siegfried and want to doze off on the seat?

It's kind of scary...

Originally, Hilda felt that she was ready. After all, she saw that her father was not too tired, and she even had time to drink tea and play chess.

Forget it!

Just when Hilda felt that her head was getting more and more confused, she hurriedly threw out the messy thoughts in her mind.

These things are unnecessary!

At least for now, she doesn't have to think about it at all!

After thinking of this, Hilda calmed down inexplicably, and then handed out the altered map in his hand.

"In short, take a look, I think there should be no problem."

Just as Hilda said this, Hewale also scanned the graffiti-like map directly.

She circled a total of two large areas, one including the island villages around Held Fortress, which included several islands, which constituted a line of defense on the periphery of the Netherlands.

Herwalle had been involved in the attack on Held Fortress, so she knew exactly where it was: the largest naval base in the Netherlands.

But of course, if Howler stationed his men there, it meant that the people in the abandoned port would be far away from the largest naval base in the Netherlands.

In this case, they play a role of mutual surveillance.

And more importantly, what the archipelago's naval defenses are of course guarded against is the attack from those kingdoms in the northern peninsula.

Gitland, Denmark and even... Norway!

If they are stationed here, it is inevitable that the Abandoned Warriors who are currently listed under the name of the Volsung family will come into contact with people from those places.

However, compared with Amstel, which is on land, the islands around Fortress Helder have such a backward feeling.

With the idea of ​​focusing on life, Hewale inevitably shifted his gaze down to another place: the Rhine Ferry.

"Along the Rhine River, the transportation is quite developed. In peacetime, it assumes the responsibility of an important 'material transfer station'. In addition, there are several villages and small towns on its side, all surrounding the Rhine Ferry. The fort was built."

The Rhine Ferry is very special in terms of situation, because it is located on the main road of the Rhine River, and it can even reach other kingdoms along the wide river channel.

Therefore, from the moment the Kingdom of the Netherlands was established, it has been taken care of by 'emphasis'.

The size of other cities can be regarded as "the army protects the citizens". For example, Amstel typically considers fishery and commerce first, and then sends troops to garrison them.

But Rhine Ferry is even more special, because the towns around it were built around the garrison, and it was originally a place for the families of the garrison soldiers to live.

"Because it is near the river and there are forests around it, if you want, you can build a wider town there by yourself."

Seeing that Hewale focused all his attention on the Rhine Ferry, Hilda could not help but speak.

Moreover, Her Royal Highness the Princess of Iceland is an honest person, and of course her arrangement has considerable strategic significance, but she will not hide anything about it.

"If the residents of the abandoned port are arranged near Helder Fortress, what you will have to face is those kingdoms in the north that may take advantage of this opportunity to invade. If they are arranged at the Rhine Ferry, then..."

"Facing the Hengding family directly?" He Huale said coldly

After being interrupted by her, although Hilda was a little dazed, he didn't stay in daze for too long, so he just nodded calmly.

"Yes, it is like that."

In peacetime, although the Rhine Ferry is important, the defense of the Rhine River is not too difficult, because within the border, there must be layers of checkpoints on the Rhine River.

However, the situation is very different now.

With the Netherlands being torn into two parts, the north and the south, the Rhine Ferry will first face the army of the royal city of Volsung.

It is true that the ferry can directly surprise the king's city, but in turn, the army and soldiers stationed there will inevitably face the attack of the Hengding clan.

"Which do you like?"

Chapter 15: Harnessing Rampage

Judging from the planning of the map, Hewalle can see Hilda's deliberation.

After several times of alterations, she can be said to have maximized the "combat power" of the abandoned port from a more "fair" perspective.

If the identity of the 'Princess of Iceland' is excluded, Hervale will doubt whether she is a 'Volsunger'.

However, even if she thinks about it and can play it perfectly, her words still reveal the immaturity of her age.

as it is now...

"Which do you like?"

In fact, she didn't think too much about it at all, so she directly asked this question to the client, He Huale.

At this moment, Hilda seemed to have forgotten that when she planned the 'residence', she was not considering safety issues at all, but the benefits that the fighters in the abandoned port could bring.

However, perhaps in Hilda's view, the current Abandoned Port forces (Northern Pirates) are inseparable from the Volsong clan?

In short, today's Hilda has a lot of knowledge, but the rest can only be described with various words like 'to be determined'.

She is not an old fritter at all now - at least until she polishes herself and changes her strategy from 'knowledge' to 'instinct', she can only be described as 'stupid, white and sweet'.

But Hewale is different, she is not like Hilda after all, she needs to consider for the ruined port.

Even now, because she and the sage have a 'common topic', which can even be said to be a grasshopper tied to a rope, she has to consider the current situation in the Netherlands.

So in the end, she still shook her head.