Summoning Total War

Chapter 89 Swallowing the Sun! (Part 2) A 6,000-word chapter! Please recommend

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Second Age Era, June 1st.

Athens has gradually recovered from the orc wars. The new laws have attracted a large number of free people. The effects of Murphy's rising fame have become more and more obvious, and the population of the entire territory has begun to gradually increase.

The winter wheat harvest has begun, and all goblin slaves have been mobilized.

The buildings in the city are currently close to saturation, and Athens is now focusing on the construction of a newly added special building-the Arc de Triomphe.

The construction of the Arc de Triomphe required a large amount of marble and many craftsmen who specialized in carving. The Greeks were good at sculpting, so there was no need to worry about craftsmanship. But the problem of marble is still more troublesome, because marble is not produced in the territory of Athens. If he wants to get enough marble to build the Arc de Triomphe, Murphy has to send people to buy it at a high price from the rear of the southern plain.

The income from spirits and other trade was not bad, although part of it was consumed.

But there is no problem in temporarily supporting the construction of the Arc de Triomphe. As long as this year's grain harvest is harvested, a large amount of funds will be obtained from the Centaur.

Around 4:15 p.m.

The chief officer of the Governor's Mansion excitedly delivered a grain statistics to Murphy.

This was the first batch of harvested grain. Murphy asked him to take ten acres of the land to make statistics, and then calculated the average and sent it to him.

He wants to estimate how much food income this year will bring.

"Governor... His Excellency the Governor!" The elderly police officer's face was filled with uncontrollable joy. He trotted up to Murphy, handed a statistical book into his hands, and said excitedly: " A bumper harvest! A bumper harvest!"

In this primitive and barren era, food is the most important wealth of every race. No wonder he is so excited.

This year's harvest was as expected by Murphy. Because of the fertility field of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and the natural phosphate fertilizer present in the island, it would be unreasonable if there is not a bumper harvest this year. However, he was still greatly surprised after seeing the grain output per mu of land written on the report!

Because the grain yield of the first ten acres of land taken out for harvest is really astonishing!

Among these ten acres of land, the highest yield per mu is 900 kilograms, and the lowest yield is more than 700 kilograms per mu. Although Murphy's division of acres is based on one square kilometer equaling 1,000 acres, which is 1.5 times the area of ​​one acre in the previous life. But if you put it into perspective, the grain output in Athens today can reach between 500 and 600 kilograms per acre of land. Such a yield in this primitive and barren world can no longer be summed up by just two words: "harvest"!

It can be said to be a miracle! ! !

We must know that the grain output in other areas of the southern plains is probably only a little more than half of what it is now.

Murphy's heart skipped a beat when he saw this number, and he couldn't help showing a look of joy on his face.

Sure enough, to have a good harvest, you still need fertilizer!

If it weren't for the natural phosphate fertilizers on that small island, I'm afraid this year's grain output would not have been as amazing as even a bumper harvest!

This is undoubtedly very good news!

Because this means that after supplying part of Athens' food to the Centaurs, there will still be a lot of surplus!

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The cultivated land developed by Athens, even if you don't count the scattered pieces of land, is a full 50,000 acres of finely cultivated farmland. Even if the lowest standard in this set of data is 700 kilograms per acre, 50,000 acres of fertile land would be 35,000,000 kilograms of grain.

Murphy took a pen and calculated, and couldn't help laughing just by looking at the rows of zeros behind him.

Fifty thousand acres of fertile farmland, 17,500 tons of grain!

This is only the output of the winter wheat crop, and does not include the output of other crops such as corn, potatoes, etc. that are alternately cultivated within a year.

This data!

This has given Murphy enough confidence to raise troops!

It can be said that with such a grain output, as long as the population is sufficient, Murphy can immediately pull out an army of 50,000 people and be able to support it.

Moreover, after the territory expanded.

Athens' next plan is to open up wasteland on a larger scale. After all, the total territory of the territory now reaches more than 7,000 square kilometers. Although the mountains and forests occupy a relatively large area, there are also many plain areas that can be cultivated. Moreover, there is the Nidoria River next to it, and the land on both sides of the river is still middle farmland even if it is not fertile farmland. As long as it can be cultivated, I'm afraid it won't be a problem to double or triple the food income next year!

You have to admit that the farming capabilities of the land on both sides of the river are really amazing.

It is not without reason that many ancient civilizations originated on both sides of the river. Just within Murphy's current territory, as long as it can be fully cultivated and there are enough people to farm, it will not be a problem to feed hundreds of thousands or one million people!

population.

Murphy couldn't help but get a headache when he thought about the population problem.

Although many indigenous people with free citizen status have recently been attracted by Athens' new laws, this speed is limited after all. And no matter how high Athens' reputation is now, it will take a lot of time for this law to spread. This does not include other members of the noble council who deliberately suppressed the news in order to prevent the loss of free people.

Although in just half a month, the population absorbed by Athens increased by more than 2,000, this base number is compared to the territory it currently owns.

Still too little!

Not only is there too little, there is simply not enough!

Population, land, food.

One of the most valuable assets in this era, although the number of goblin slaves can be greatly increased after food production increases. But the wisdom of these goblin slaves has its limits after all. It's okay to let them do some physical work such as hard work, but it's not enough to let them grow crops. Unless their intelligence is directly doubled.

Now the news of the orcs' retreat was just spreading.

Presumably it won't be long before a group of refugees who originally belonged here will migrate back. After all, there is a saying that 'it's hard to leave the homeland', but how many of these refugees can come back under the control of the Noble Council is also a big problem.

Murphy estimated that it would be overwhelming to attract a maximum of 10,000 to 20,000 people.

After all, it's been such a long time.

I am afraid that most of the 200,000 to 300,000 people who escaped from the occupied areas have already settled in the rear of the southern plains.

Population!

Now Murphy is a little eager to go to the Olympus gods to discuss and see if they can directly bring all the people from the Greek Peninsula over.

But this idea is just a thought.

Murphy wouldn't dare to do it. After all, if this was really possible, I'm afraid the Olympian gods would have done it long ago.

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Everything busy is still going on.

Murphy had no experience with harvesting and farming arrangements, so he could only leave it all to General Jerry Rivard. Presumably with his genius attributes and nine-star management ability, there should be no problem. Fortunately, one of the followers Murphy promoted initially, the agriculturist, has now been recognized as an agricultural expert by the "Total War" auxiliary system.

With his help, many things should be no problem.

June 3rd.

This is a special day.

Because when Murphy was arranging many affairs in the university, he accidentally discovered that his management ability had actually reached five stars. I don’t know when, but he actually had a ‘mathematical expertise’ added to his personal attributes.

This way.

His attributes in the "Total War" auxiliary system have become six stars for command, five stars for management, and nine stars for reputation!

It exactly meets the personal ability requirements of the king in the auxiliary system!

After taking over the territories originally promised to him when fighting against the Jackals, Murphy's total territory reached 7,200 square kilometers. Although mountains and forests account for a large part of the area, they are still within the statistical range of nation-building tasks in the "Total War" auxiliary system. In other words, Murphy only needs to add about 3,000 square kilometers of territory to his name to meet the second condition of the founding mission.

The territory area reaches 10,000 square kilometers!

In fact, after many small and medium-sized nobles whose territories were on the front line came to visit him.

Murphy has an amazing idea in his head!

That's the establishment.

——The principality!

That's right.

It’s the principality!

The so-called principality is actually the prototype of a kingdom.

The highest ruler of the principality is His Excellency the Grand Duke, and the current institutional system of the human city-states in the southern plains was formulated by the three Grand Dukes.

In short, the current southern plain is actually composed of three principalities and many small and medium-sized nobles.

It's just that because of the famous human heroes in ancient times, these three principalities have no so-called names. They still belong to the aristocratic parliamentary system of human city-states in name.

Principalities and principalities were the names formulated by the great lords who ruled before the Middle Ages.

And Murphy’s idea is to unite some of the aboriginal nobles to form the Principality of Athens when the time is right in the future!

He does not need the territories of the small aristocrats, he only needs them to be loyal to him in name.

His de facto territory, now more than 7,200 square kilometers of land, is enough for his current development needs. After all, the direction he was heading in contained knowledge from his previous life, as well as fertile land on both sides of the Nidolia River. There was no need for him to rush to expand his territory before the population exploded.

As long as we can win over the nearby small and medium-sized nobles to establish the Principality of Athens.

Then Murphy will naturally directly become His Excellency the Grand Duke, thus becoming the fourth Grand Duke on equal terms with the other three Grand Dukes in the Noble Council!

Since then.

In the future, whether it is facing the Parliament of Nobles, relying on the general trend of the world's indigenous humans, or even establishing the [Kingdom of Athens] in the future, a solid foundation has been laid.

This is also an important reason why Murphy refused the title of earl given by the noble council.

He still has no clear title.

In other words, you can call him Your Excellency Viscount, or you can call him Your Excellency Earl. He is the lord of Athens. As much land and strength as he has, he can give his son whatever title he wants. But once he was given the title of earl by the noble council, it meant that his original identity as governor of Athens was fixed on a small earl title. It also means that when facing the noble council in the future, those aboriginal nobles with marquis status and grand duke status will basically be a head higher than him!

This is absolutely unacceptable to Murphy.

From earl to marquis, and then from marquis to grand duke, follow the promotion rules of the natives of this world.

It may take several generations and hundreds of years of hard work!

How could Murphy stupidly sneak into the trap set for him by the noble council! As long as Athens has enough strength, there is nothing the members of the noble council can do even if he crowns himself king.

How could Murphy, who had always been cautious, leave a hidden stain on himself in this matter.

Besides, let’s try another way.

That woman, Lady Elizabeth, has the title of Marquis. Although Murphy suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Orcs, his territory and strength are several times hers. Even she was holding the title of a marquis, how could Murphy condescend to hold a small title of earl?

If the noble council directly gave him the title of Grand Duke, he might still agree.

But this is obviously impossible.

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The war is over.

Although Athens lost a lot of strength, it began to recover quickly after the war.

The far-reaching impact of this battle is definitely beyond everyone's estimation, because humans in the entire southern plains know that there is a small human territory in a place in the northwest, with a population of less than 30,000 to 40,000. But they are all extremely powerful warriors! The fearless warriors among them are called 'Spartans', a name that brings strength when shouted!

Even the dwarf kingdoms in remote areas knew that powerful warriors appeared among humans. They even defeated the half-orc army several times their own in head-to-head combat.

then.

This year is the 376th year of the Second Age.

Humanity finally has its own symbolically powerful warrior.

They were called - Spartans!

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June 13, Year 376 of the Second Age.

This is a day recorded by the world, and a day remembered by all races and all creatures.

this day.

Very unusual!

The winter wheat harvest in Athens has been half completed, and the pain caused by the war has been buried deep in their hearts. The citizens of Athens still have to work hard for a better life in the future.

After nearly a month of absorption, the total population of Athens has once again returned to more than 35,000 people.

The alliance also played a role, because the small and medium-sized nobles surrounding Athens each took out one or two hundred serfs to open up farmland for Murphy. This population is not too much for those nobles who have been operating for hundreds of years without experiencing war, but it is very important for Athens. Because each lord and noble had several hundred people, and the total population was in the thousands. After all, the terrain of the northern line of the southern plain determines that there are more noble territories scattered around. With the Karazhan Mountains and the Zangala Mountains as two large mountain ranges, it is difficult for the noble territories on the northern line to form a real nobility.

This is also one of the reasons why Lady Elizabeth has a high reputation in the Parliament of Nobles.

Because she has the highest title among the nobles in the North.

In return, Murphy signed an alliance agreement with them, as well as a contract of protection in the event of future war.

Murphy's credibility was demonstrated when he helped Lady Elizabeth regain her territory.

Although there is still some peachy gossip in it.

The strong always have the weak to rely on!

This is one of the laws of the world.

Although the orcs have withdrawn from the southern plains, their strength has not completely collapsed. Their army still exists, and as long as the army still exists, they will still have the ability to invade the southern plains again.

Athens has proven its strength to everyone.

Almost all the small and medium-sized nobles in the northern front area realized one thing, that is, only by relying on the flag of Athens can they face possible wars in the future.

Although the power of Athens was severely damaged, the will of the soldiers and the people was baptized by the fire of war.

These intangible wealth are truly valuable!

It cannot be measured by value!

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this day.

Murphy got up very early. He had always had a strict biological clock, but he woke up early today.

Then I couldn't sleep at all.

This was a very strange phenomenon, but he couldn't figure it out.

It was still just dawn, so Murphy got dressed under the service of Angela and Bell, and then walked towards the Temple of Leadership.

today.

He was a little uneasy.

Arriving at the Leadership Temple, Murphy unexpectedly discovered that the high priest woke up early today. Not only that, but the two other human representatives of the gods in the Athenian territory also gathered in the leadership temple.

The meaning of this is somewhat different!

Something very important must be happening!

Murphy frowned and walked slowly into the temple. He glanced at the high priest, and then turned his attention to Helen, the priest of love and beauty, and the solemn-faced head priest of the god of war.

Murphy came to the three of them, sat down on the floor, and said in a deep voice: "I'm a little uneasy today."

The high priest glanced up at him, set his sights on the statue of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and then nodded slowly.

The chief priest of the God of War had no expression on his face, but he nodded.

Helen didn't speak, she just looked at the sky thoughtfully and nodded silently.

Murphy was stunned and couldn't help but feel worried.

The three chief priests felt as uneasy as he did at the same time. What did this mean?

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This day.

About 150 kilometers away from Athens, like Murphy, Rose Tyrande, the Moonwalker with high elf blood, also woke up early. She frowned slightly, looking up at the still bright sky, thinking silently.

But for some reason, her slender fingers were trembling slightly.

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Orc Empire.

On a majestic altar, dozens of old-looking shamans stood around. In the middle of the altar, a great shaman holding a staff tightly closed his eyes, but his body was trembling slightly. The totem poles standing solemnly around the altar emitted a faint light, and a chilling atmosphere filled the air.

After a long time, the great shaman with extremely high status opened his eyes.

He looked around and finally set his sights on a majestic orc with a solemn face. He said slowly in an old and hoarse voice: "Your Majesty the Chief. Please order the soldiers to withdraw from the northern battlefield!"

"The true era of the era has arrived..."

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Yunzhong Mountains, Morondo Mage Tower, Emerald Dream, Underground Core, Overseas Dragon Island...

Almost all places on this land that contain mysterious power have sensed something coming just like Murphy.

A strange dullness condensed in the sky above the entire world.

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In the hinterland of the Karazhan Mountains, a depth of 1,500 meters underground.

This is a mysterious and dark place, and the air is filled with an aura of lust and corruption. There are stones on the wall that emit faint phosphorescence. Although it illuminates the surrounding environment, it makes the place as eerie as a ghost.

Countless harpies are entrenched in the nest.

Although they have not yet succeeded in getting rid of the curse of the ancient times and restoring the memories belonging to the elves, they have begun to regain a little wisdom thanks to the efforts of those high-level harpies who have successfully evolved.

Avanna, Queen of the Harpies, flapped her pure white wings and flew in the air.

With a solemn face, she landed on a magnificent altar surrounded by dozens of high-level Harpy priests.

"My people!"

"The time has come to return to the surface world! We will stay away from this dark and humid underground! Stay away from this place where we will never see sunlight, rain, dew, flowers and grass!"

"The true era of the Era has arrived!"

"No one can stop us from returning to the ground! No one can stop us from living under the sun!"

"Whoever is trying to stop us!"

"They are our enemies! We will tear them apart completely!"

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Countless identical scenes were staged underground.

Many races that had been hidden deep underground for thousands of years returned to the stage of history on this day.

They burst out of the ground!

In order to obtain a land for survival in the surface world, be prepared to face war at all times!

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This day.

Murphy spent the morning restlessly.

At noon.

He suddenly felt that the light around him seemed a little dim, so he raised his head in confusion.

Immediately, he was stunned!

The sun hanging high in the sky suddenly lost a corner!

——Tengu swallows the sun! ! !

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