You and me under the world tree

"Speaking of which, the source of all this is still in me."

In any case, Hagen was also his child.

"Besides, you don't need to tell your mother about these things, Wuna's health is not good either."

In the end, under the decision of the old king, the matter was passed.

The old king, who was over a hundred and half years old, led the mission to the Netherlands again. At the same time, the news was not only spread through folk and official channels, but the letter of visit was sent to the city of Skywrath King in a hurry. .

Even, it was delivered to Hagen's desk within a few days.

"Are you sure you don't want to see it?"

Just when Hagen was sullenly putting the letter aside, Siegfried said.

"After all, no matter how you say it, this letter was written by the old king of Burgundy. He is a messenger."

"Nothing to see, Your Majesty."

Hearing Siegfried's euphemistic words, Hagen just shook his head.

"I glanced at it casually before, and most of the above are some polite official words."

"Then what do you want to see?"

"..."

Under Siegfried's gaze, Hagen didn't answer the question directly.

He remained silent about it.

"It's meaningless to say this now, Your Majesty, it's too late."

However, the inner irritability is not so easy to erase.

I don't know if it's because of the blood relationship in his body, or maybe it's because he has really let go of the standard estrangement and grievances that are unique to monarchs and ministers recently.

He finally took a deep breath.

"Your Majesty, if the queen of Denmark writes a letter, will you read it seriously?"

Then Siegfried hesitated for a moment.

"I will look at this letter from a foreign king's family as a king," he said. "That woman is like that to me."

The so-called family affection, the so-called parent-child love, has long since been cut off.

Even until now, Siegfried can still remember the face of the graceful and luxurious queen he saw when he traveled to Denmark incognito.

The kind of family interaction she displayed with Danish Prince Rothger cut his heart like a sharp knife.

Although some things are very small, you still feel chest tightness when you think about it carefully.

But as time goes by, that's about it.

"It's the same with me, Your Majesty. Although the royal family of Burgundy did provide me with the highest quality education, those... To some extent, I begged for it, because I was not very sensible at the time and made a fuss. A lot of things."

Then, he clenched his fists.

"To be honest, Your Majesty, I can't let go until now, my mother...she."

Without waiting for Hagen to say anything, Siegfried finally patted him on the shoulder.

"Let's go for a drink together."

"it is good……"

Chapter 79: This Is Not Visiting Family

Time passed slowly like this.

Whether it is the old king Jibixi who is going to the Skywrath King City, or the Princess Krimhild who is trapped in the Netherlands King City, it is a torment.

Since crossing the border, Jibixi's mind has been completely focused on the construction of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

After all, he is still a king, and it is very simple to see the strength of a kingdom from these basic constructions.

And the result naturally made him feel regretful and bad.

Because the Netherlands is too rich in terms of performance.

Jibixi still remembers the scene when he traveled as an adventurer. At that time, the Netherlands stood out for its magnificence, and the strategy of building the Amstel Harbor was quite bold.

This is what Jibishi thought when he was young.

However, after the Hengding family occupied the Netherlands and became the queen, this 'old neighbor' no longer showed any shocking performances.

But now, Jibishi's old heart was shaken.

"This is the Netherlands..."

Looking at the wide main road through the curtain, Jibixi couldn't help biting his lip, feeling bitter in his heart.

From the moment they entered the pass, their team walked on the wide avenue, and the specially opened road stretched endlessly.

This main road usually leads directly to the border city defense pass, so anyone can see why these roads are built.

army……

As long as there are these roads, the stationed legion can go to the border at any time, and theoretically speaking, there is no obstacle.

Moreover, there is not only one path.

Jibixi glanced at it like this, and he saw that there were many other brand-new roads extending beside the main road, and these roads led to various fortresses.

At the same time there are those surrounding towns.

Only some private manors have not yet built such roads.

But now, they are walking on the wide main road impartially.

Hundreds of people walked on this wide road, which inevitably revealed a sense of bleakness.

"How bold..."

Finally, Jibixi lowered the curtain, and he suddenly had no idea of ​​continuing to enjoy the beautiful scenery around him.

Because the more he looked at it, the more he felt that his old heart couldn't take it anymore, because here, what he saw was the wildness of young people.

Of course he knew what was at the end of these roads, it was nothing more than city defense arrangements.

But it's these smooth paths that Jibishi values.

Forts and passes are nothing more than that, and the army does need these wide roads for travel. After all, whether it is changing defense or supporting, the sooner the better.

But even the roads leading to ordinary towns are well built, which shows that they don't pay attention to the surrounding kingdoms.

Know that these roads can be used by the enemy once the kingdom is conquered and the border defenses breached.

Along these roads, the army of the hostile kingdom can even quickly drive the army to various fortresses and towns.

In addition, the terrain of the Netherlands itself is not considered steep...

"Ok?"

Considering the terrain shown by the Netherlands, Jibixi couldn't help but frown.

Thinking about it carefully, if it is only within the territory of the kingdom, with the terrain of the Netherlands, there should be no need to build such a road.

At this moment, Jibixi suddenly felt something was wrong.

Therefore, he couldn't help but lifted the curtain, and once again set his sights on the wide road and the surrounding scenery.

Vaguely, he felt that this matter was not that simple.

"It's a waste..."

Before, he completely ignored this point, so he didn't feel anything.

However, when he realized this, the sense of disobedience lingering in his heart could not be dispelled no matter what.

What is the problem?

Is it just a question of politics?

Or, is it true that Siegfried is a king who is extremely close to the people, as the folk saying goes?

He really thinks about the people and hopes to bring them a better life, so he keeps building roads between villages, towns and the main city?

"Tsk..."

Finally, Jibixi thought of a very important thing.

The Netherlands does not seem to have a real power lord.

The so-called lords in this kingdom are completely separated from military power and political power.

The so-called lord has become an honorary title, enjoying the taxation in his own territory, but military power and political power need to be obtained through other positions.

"That's right."

Slightly restraining his thoughts, Jibixi felt that he could understand why Siegfried was so keen on building roads.

Centralization, fame.

No matter how trivial things are, as long as they help his reputation, he will do them.

It should be so.

In the end, Jibishi lowered the curtain of the carriage.

Although he always felt that something was wrong, there should be no other reason other than this.

And just when he was thinking this way, a strong uneasiness suddenly surged in his heart.

This insecurity stems from the reality behind the images he sees.

Wealth, people's livelihood, national strength...

The entire Netherlands is a new kingdom, a kingdom revived in the midst of war, and if faced with such a kingdom, can the current Burgundy have the strength to fight?

With this uneasiness, Jibishi walked on the land of the Netherlands.

Along the way, there were no unsightly robbers who dared to rob. After all, the Kingdom of the Netherlands itself is flat, and theoretically speaking, there is no room for robbers at all. Protection is more like a kind of surveillance.

Avoid spies, avoid these embassy members, and those guards walking around.

And under the protection of these people, Jibixi didn't use to camp on the wild plain at night, because they could get a full rest every night in the town or the official post.

But of course, the guards who guarded the post, or the town, looked at these Burgundian missions not very well.

In the end, Jibixi finally arrived in the city of Sky Wrath.

That great, wide city.

In Jibixi's eyes, the majestic city wall and the fortress-like gate design of the city gate are like a beast.

On the city gate, the majestic wolf head sculpture symbolizing the Volsung family seems to be roaring at the surrounding kingdoms.

At the same time, inside the palace, Hagen also received news in this regard.

"Are you going?" Siegfried asked.

"There's no need to go."

Picking up the wine glass on the table and drinking the sweet fruit wine in one gulp, Hagen took a long breath.

"Anyway, he'll come to 'visit' me directly."

After all, this is not visiting relatives. He has no reason and dare not go around the 'master' of the Netherlands to find his daughter at this time.

"That old thing is smart."

Then, Hagen stood up, and he saluted Chigurh.

"Then, Your Majesty, I have to go to the front hall to welcome the guests."

"Go."

Chapter 80: Are you worthy?

Soon, Jibixi and his party settled down in the royal city.

When renovating the city before, Siegfried acquired a lot of land and houses.