Devin McCoy's words were very explicit, and could even be said to have abandoned all aristocratic dignity.
Even if the nobles kneel down in front of the king, they never think that the king is their master. At most, they recognize him as the monarch, which sounds better.
When they are not in front of the king, the nobles usually put themselves in the same position as the king, and they are both rulers of the empire.
What's more, Devin McCoy is also a mage, and almost all members of the McCoy family are also mage.
As we all know, mages have no masters, and they don’t even believe in gods.
Xu Lai, like everyone else, would not believe the wizards' lies.
However, he still accepted McCoy's surrender. The empire's magical power was far inferior to that of the tower.
Accept it, accept it, don't even think about asking Xu Lai to trust them, but they are still very useful in future planning.
Xu Lai plans to set up a mage academy to train mage in the name of the country.
Magics may not believe in God, but they cannot be born and raised. There are always parents and a country.
Spells can have no beliefs and no national boundaries, but mages must have them.
Currently, the Eagle Kingdom’s mage gap is quite large.
In addition to common organizations such as mage academies, magic guilds, and mercenary unions, which require a large number of mages.
Xu Lai also plans to build some magic research institutes for scientific and technological development.
Specially used to study spells that can increase crop yields, extend life cycles, and strengthen the body.
This world has been circulating for who knows how many years, but the improvement in spell types cannot keep up with this time dimension.
After giving Devin McCoy a reassurance, Xu Lai couldn't wait to take people to the teleportation array.
Of course, as the current manager of the teleportation array, Devin must be present.
"Your Majesty, there were originally thousands of city landmarks stored in the teleportation array, but we can only restore about one-half.
Even this one-half is only One third is still on.
That is to say, this one-sixth of the city still maintains a close relationship with Lion Heart City.
We can activate any beacon in the teleportation array at any time and activate the teleportation channels for both parties. "
Xu Lai nodded and said: "Help me find out if there is a teleportation sign in Qingfeng City. "
Dewen immediately searched it with his mental power and quickly replied:
"Fortunately, the beacon in Qingfeng City was not completely destroyed. We successfully repaired it. beacon.
Your Majesty, do you need to activate it immediately? "
Xu Lai said: "Yes, activate it immediately. ”
Xu Lai had already greeted Su Ya in advance. She and the people who were going to teleport to Lion Heart City were already waiting at the teleportation array.
What Xu Lai didn’t expect was Yes, after the teleportation array lit up, Su Ya was not the first one to come out.
A group of knights wearing high-level armor came out of the teleportation array.
Walking at the forefront was Lina, the current leader of the Third Knights.
Hundreds of knights lined up in front of Xu Lai. Under the leadership of Lina, they all knelt down on one knee in front of Xu Lai.
“Dear His Majesty the King of the Eagle Kingdom, I lead the knight representatives of the Third Knights to express my highest gratitude to you.
On behalf of the Third Knights, I only We offer our loyalty to you and the Eagle Kingdom.”
The knights of the temple are also the knights of the empire. Their service in the temple does not prevent them from being loyal to their country.
But before this, the temple had never acknowledged the fall of the empire.
As the knights of the temple, they still belong to the Lion Empire by default.
Even though the temple acquiesced in the founding of the Northern Empire, it did not recognize that the Northern Empire could replace the Lion Empire.
In this world with gods, divine power failed to overwhelm imperial power. Temples have always been dependent on the empire.
Strictly speaking, all temple knights, in addition to being loyal to the temple and the God of War, are also loyal to the empire.
And Lina knelt down in public today. In addition to thanking her, she also made it clear that they would respect the Eagle Kingdom in the future.
Of course, as a knight captain, Lina actually does not have this right.
The only person who is qualified to declare allegiance is the Pope who takes power in place of the God of War.
Even if the Pope dies, such a major matter must be decided by the Red Council and the collective vote of the twelve Crimson Archbishops.
But as a temple knight, one of the most important qualities is integrity.
Today, Lina and the knights of the Third Knights swore their allegiance in public, and there would be no chance of any change.
Unless the remaining crimson bishops in the temple collectively decide to remove Lina and other members of the Third Knight Order.
At that time, Lina will naturally no longer be able to use the name of Temple Knight.
Removal is just removal. As long as the God of War does not take back the divine power bestowed upon him, the Third Knights will still be the Third Knights.
Xu Lai smiled bitterly and helped Lina up and said, "What are you doing? I didn't force you to express your stance."
Lina stood up and said: "I'm not expressing my opinion. Those guys in the Southern Empire, I just think they are farting.
I do this just because my brothers and I think you are the one The monarch who can unify the human world and make mankind glorious again
Those archbishops have probably been captured by the South. Fang's extravagant life has been corrupted, and he is trying to use his will to influence the War God's subordinates.
Obviously you are the hero who defeated the demon and killed the Lord of Hell, but they would rather support the small lords in the south. . "
At this point, Lina's words stopped and she noticed the civilians who were constantly gathering on both sides.
After all, it is an internal dispute within the temple, and it would not be good if it were made public.
Lina waved her hand to the knights behind her and said:
"You go to the Holy City first, clear out the knight station first, and then you can move in directly after the other brothers arrive. ”
Although there are some more priests in the Holy City, it is entirely up to them to take care of it. I don’t know when people will be able to live there.
Lina was very grateful that Xu Lai was able to recapture the Holy City, but she did not want to see the dilapidated city at this time.
After waiting for a while, Devin finished adjusting his breath.
Sending hundreds of knights in one breath was a big challenge for him and the other mages.
But they were destined to have no rest today, and Xu Lai had to drain their mana.
He needs too many people, and there are too many people who want to come to see him.
Su Ya supported Elena, who was obviously pregnant, and walked out of the teleportation array.
Xu Lai left when Elena was just pregnant, but she didn't expect to be gone for more than half a year.
Although I went back once, I only stayed for one day.
Xu Lai walked up quickly, took the pregnant woman from Su Ya's hand, and gently hugged Su Ya and Anna on the left and right.
"Why are you here? At this time, you should stay at home and take good care of your baby."
Anna is different from Elena. Anna is from Xu, and Elena He is a priest affiliated with the temple.
The holy city of the temple looks like this. Elena's teacher Ryan also died in this city. In addition to Ryan, I don’t know how many of Elena’s relatives and friends died in the battle.
This can definitely be considered a sad place for Elena.
Elena said to Xu Lai with red eyes: "If I don't come to see the teacher and the others, I will feel even more uneasy.
Husband, let me go and see them, let me personally help them Prayers and blessings.”
Xu Lai pondered for a moment, knowing that if he didn't let her go, she would always be thinking about it, which would not be good for her health.
"Lina, Anna, please help me take her there.
Keep an eye on her for me. I will visit you later."
After they left, Xu Lai glanced at Roland again. This guy knowingly brought some Holy Light Knights to follow him to avoid any accidents on the road.
In addition to the three of them, Su Ya also brought many people this time, even Xu Lai’s housekeeper.
Some of these people were brought here by Su Ya to take care of Xu Lai and Elena's daily life.
Most of the rest are manpower transferred from various departments by Su Ya.
The people here in Geelong are really not enough and they are not trustworthy enough.
These people brought by Su Ya are different. They are all refugees that Xu Lai took in at the beginning, and they have deep feelings for the Eagle Kingdom.
Using them as the backbone and supplemented by personnel recruited from Lion Heart City, a relatively stable temporary administrative system can be formed.
Xu Lai greeted these people one by one, and with the assistance of Jilong and Su Ya, assigned tasks to them one by one.
With this basic administrative team, many things that Xu Lai and many things in Lion Heart City can be done.
The entire city no longer needs to be as lifeless as before and can be fully operational.
After recruiting enough people, some officials will go to the towns, village chiefs, farms, and manors near Lionheart City.
They will replant these abandoned lands and manors.
With the speed of planting in this magical world, as long as these manors start to operate, Lionheart City will soon no longer need material support from Qingfeng City.
First of all, the land around Lion Heart City is too fertile, and the harvest is much greater than that in the grassland area.
Secondly, Lion Heart City lost a large number of people, and the dignitaries were also dealt with by Xu Lai.
This means that basically all the output of these lands can be collected into the public treasury.
The remaining officials need to be responsible for the reconstruction of Lion Heart City.
The main task is to re-count the population. Those who were previously unwilling to naturalize were uniformly assigned as third-class citizens.
The so-called third-class people mean third-class citizens.
I and my family members have no right to education, no right to allocate land, no right to allocate housing, and no right to serve as civil servants and other decent jobs.
Since they look down on the Eagle Kingdom, there is no need for the Eagle Kingdom to regard them as one of its own.
Except for these third-class citizens, the rest who have been naturalized will be uniformly assigned residences and jobs.
Jobs include administrative clerks, construction workers, movers and cleaners, and more.
As long as you have a job, you will be paid. Xu Lai did not bully others in this regard.
The reward for work is mainly food for the time being.
Those who have not obtained a job will still receive relief food, but the distribution time will be clearly stated.
If after a period of time, there is still no job, then you can only receive the same treatment as those serfs and be assigned to a farm at will.
Today's third batch of teleportees are some managers of the mercenary union and the mages of the magic guild.
Subsequently there were businessmen who were eager to return to Lionheart City, and dignitaries who sought refuge in Qingfeng City in advance.
They are here to take over their property. Lionheart City is back in human hands. Naturally, they are worried that their property will be swallowed up by Xu Lai.
The fact was exactly as they expected, Xu Lai had no intention of returning anything to them.
He conquered this city, and everything in it belongs to him.
Any agreements signed by businessmen and powerful people with the old empire had nothing to do with him.
Not a cent of the money they spent on purchasing these lands and shops was given to him.
Now it is simply a foolish dream to think of switching to a shop in the most precious area of Lion Heart City with just a few pieces of paper in hand.
The same goes for the dignitaries. When they were in Qingfeng City, Xu Lai didn't deal with them because they were there to spend money.
But it's different when you come to Lion Heart City. Like Dewen, who surrenders voluntarily, Xu Lai can still give him some sweetness.
As long as they pay a sum of money, Xu Lai can sell their main house back to them.
Those who are tough-headed and stubborn-tongued will be hung up on the city gates and towers just like their predecessors.
One thing is that this world is better than the earth, that is, those in power basically do not need to consider the thoughts of those below.
Peasant uprisings are not feasible in this world.
If Xu Lai has power, he can be a dictator without considering anyone else's ideas.
There is a group of 100% loyal warriors who are still the most powerful warriors in the world. He can punish these people however he wants.
He has always been soft-spoken rather than tough-minded.
For someone like Dewen who surrendered and offered a big gift, Xu Lai was embarrassed to target him.
The last group of people today are the businessmen and staff brought by Wei Yihong.
We are both businessmen and were brought here by Wei Yihong. Naturally, they have been screened.
Among them, there are either big businessmen carrying multiple space rings, who can easily carry large amounts of supplies to Lion Heart City.
These people play a very important role in restoring the market and trading channels in Lionheart City.
In Xu Lai's space ring, a large number of items can be mobilized at any time.
However, he cannot do this idlely, and it will take several lifetimes for him alone to normalize the exchange of goods.
In addition to these big businessmen, the remaining businessmen, although weaker, are all businessmen with good relations with the Eagle Kingdom.
The Northern Empire merchant who had given Xu Lai a large amount of attribute potions was also among them.
Although their strength is a bit inferior, they are more worthy of Xu Lai's trust.
And when these businessmen who have good relations with the Eagle Kingdom become rich, they can also help solve many problems.
For example, organizing food teams and transportation teams, such as helping to fight against the Southern Empire merchants, they are all professionals.
After this group of people has left, the teleportation array will almost have to rest.
Although the teleportation array has been repaired, it is not based on the Heart of the Castle and cannot be replaced with a large number of energy stones.
The losing Nofa also brought many mages.
Otherwise, it would all depend on the mages of the McCoy family. With so many teleportations and thousands of people, they would have to be squeezed dry.
To maintain a high teleportation density, the most important thing is to capture the heart of the castle as soon as possible. (End of this chapter)