Alien Knights

Sitting in the rented carriage, Rachel opened a corner of the window, glanced at the mighty slave escort team in front of her, and then looked at Todd who closed his eyes and did not move. Next, she lowered the car window, leaned her body against the back of the seat, and waited quietly.

After almost two minutes, Todd opened his eyes.

"Is the Muxi Kingdom's meeting over?" Rachel asked softly.

Todd twisted his neck clockwise, nodded and said: "The Knights of Muxi have expanded, and the number has been increased to 1900, of which the proportion of heterogeneous people has reached 30%.

"Holy Acropolis?" Rachel asked seemingly casually, "Is it the original kingdom of Queen Silver Ring?"

Although Todd didn't know why the other party asked, he nodded in agreement.

"The first ship of Muxi Shipyard has been launched. It adopts the new design of Muxi Academy. I heard that it is better than ordinary merchant ships in terms of speed and durability." Speaking of what he saw in the meeting, Todd seemed a little excited: "There is also the first drama competition in the kingdom, the completion of the outer area of ​​the royal city, and the completion of summer planting in the farmland... During the time I was away in the Muxi Kingdom, too many things happened."

"Your Majesty, I have a question about the rescue of Boyle and Aisha."

Rachel's words made Todd stunned: "Problem? What problem?"

"About the whole rescue plan, what is your plan?"

Todd looked at Rachel with a serious face, and said, "Plan? If I can get close to the prison van in the dark, I can rescue Boyle in the shortest possible time. As long as I rescue him, I can know the whereabouts of Aisha. But the slave escort team is very heavily guarded. I'm afraid we can't do anything until we enter the city."

Rachel curled her hair with her fingers, and lowered her voice a bit: "You may have misunderstood me. What I want to say is, if the price of rescuing these two people is too high, should you care about your own safety first?"

Todd lowered his face, and instantly understood the deep meaning of the other party: "Are you trying to suggest to me that if the rescue is too difficult, I should give up these two?"

Rachel's expression seemed to be struggling, but finally she nodded resolutely.

"Without Aisha, the two of us might not even be able to reach the northern border; without Boyle, I might have become an irrational monster now!"

Faced with Todd's faint anger, Rachel lowered her head slightly, with uncontrollable emotion in her voice: "The original home, in my memory, has long since ceased to exist. Over the years, I have no relatives, nor friends. After so many years of living and wandering, I finally found my own home in the Muxi Kingdom. I don't want to see or see anyone or anything disturbing or affecting this holy land."

"Your Majesty, as a king, is like the head of a family. If anything happens to you, this family, this kingdom, will just disappear in the long river of history like countless short-lived kingdoms."

Todd remembered every detail of getting along with Rachel. This smart woman was by his side, whether it was poverty or prosperity; whether it was war or peace. She always stood quietly behind the scenes, never asking for anything, and never seeking anything.

Everything is as said, she really regards the Muxi Kingdom as the destination of her life, the only home.

Todd sighed, first rubbed the bridge of his nose, and then slowly said: "Rachel, in the eyes of the world, I may not be a qualified king. I don't covet power, nor do I covet wealth. I advocate justice, and I may even be a little pedantic; I am passionate, and sometimes I am a little reckless. I protect every soul, love every citizen, and I hope to bring them the best life and the most beautiful world..."

"If this doesn't convince you, then I'll explain it in a more mundane way. Regarding the rescue of Boyle and Aisha, on the one hand, it's because these two people helped me, and I must repay them; on the other hand, in the soul space, I had a long talk with Emerson about the future of Muxi Kingdom."

"From a strategic point of view, the expansion of the Muxi Kingdom has reached a bottleneck. Because the capital of the kingdom, Muxi City, is located by the sea, its military control capabilities and administrative communication levels are limited. An excessively large territory will cause various problems in the management of the kingdom. Therefore, controlling Yinhuan City is already the limit of the kingdom's area. If you want to continue to expand, then there are only three ways."

"The first one is to move the capital. Moving the kingdom's capital to the east is a huge challenge for the kingdom, both in terms of financial resources and manpower. If it is not handled properly, it may cause administrative chaos and disorderly allocation."

"The second is to upgrade the transportation and communication within the kingdom. Let's talk about transportation first. Building roads, erecting bridges, and finding better means of transportation are the prerequisites for the rapid transportation of resources within the kingdom. They are also the prerequisites for ensuring that the kingdom's troops will be stationed in the city as soon as possible during the war. However, the construction of roads and bridges, as well as the upgrading of transportation tools, require a lot of investment and maintenance, which is difficult to achieve at this stage. Besides communication, the communication from Muxi City to Yinhuan City now basically relies on fast horses and lighthouses. This method is costly and ineffective. way, but it is still difficult to change the status quo in a short period of time.”

Rachel asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with rescuing Boyle and Aisha?"

Todd patted his knees and said: "This question is related to what I'm going to say next. If the kingdom wants to expand its territory limit, the third way is to establish a puppet regime. The countries in the north are powerful, led by the Kingdom of Ulster and the Kingdom of Connacht. The territory of these two countries is only separated from the Muxi Kingdom by the Falling Star Mountains. Although it seems that the relationship between the two is at odds and they will soon go to war. But as long as the resources are exhausted to a certain extent, these two countries will inevitably join hands and go south to plunder again."

"At that time, without the buffer zone of the Silver Ring Kingdom, naturally there will be no church coalition forces coming to help. The Muxi Kingdom will probably have to face the two behemoths on the northern continent at the same time. In addition, the Church, which has always been at odds with us, will put sniper arrows on the side and stumble. What do you think the Muxi Kingdom's chances of winning are?"

Rachel nodded as she listened: "You mean to support Boyle to become the third force on the northern continent, and use his army and territory as a buffer zone between Muxi Kingdom and the northern countries?"

"Boyle is popular and famous among the barbarians, and he has always loved the soldiers and people under his command. If such a person can be the leader of the vassal state of the Muxi Kingdom, it is indeed the best choice."

Rachel pondered for a while, then asked again: "What about Aisha? That female pirate, what can she do?"

Todd drew circles on his legs with his fingers, looked out the window, and said quietly: "If Boyle can really gain a firm foothold on the northern continent, the Muxi Kingdom needs to provide him with weapons and supplies in a steady stream. It is almost impossible for these supplies to go by land. Fort Watch and several other important passes are already under the control of the church, and we have no way to break through."

"So, shipping by sea became the only option. Originally, I hoped that the Beidao people would take on the role of transit, but they have too many grievances and ties with the barbarians. Moreover, in recent months, the actions of the Beidao tribe have really made people more and more uneasy...It is time for the Kingdom to set up a fleet of its own..."