As night gradually descended, the lights in the city of San Sunil lit up one after another in the night.

This ancient city that has experienced the crisis of destruction seems particularly quiet in the night. For many days, it has finally ushered in a night without shouts of killing and explosions. Saint Sunil is like a scarred beast, quietly licking its wounds in this rare quiet night.

The city has much less light than Cecil City, and the bright magic crystal lights are basically only maintained in the castle area and the inner city area. Outside this, the streets and alleys are illuminated by less bright candles and dark swaying braziers, but this is not bright enough to create a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere in the night.

Victoria stood in front of the window and looked at the distant scenery. After a long time, she turned around: "When are you going to hold a coronation ceremony? Or...what else is the ceremony to declare the founding of the Empire?"

"Tomorrow, we will send the news of the establishment of the empire to the whole territory to stabilize the situation in various places. As for the so-called crowning..." Gao Wen shook his head, "Don't worry, let's talk about it when we resolve the biggest crisis."

"Are you referring to the remaining crystal cluster monsters in the southeast of the Holy Spirit Plain?" Victoria blinked. "Their large number of their main forces have been hit hard, and they don't seem to have the ability to launch another general attack... What else are you referring to?"

Gao Wen nodded. Here, at this moment, he felt that the two guardian dukes could know the existence of the "time bomb".

"I suspect that the demise of all things will activate an ancient god heritage. The crystal cluster monsters fell into a frenzy and it was caused by the sudden loss of control of this ancient heritage. I have obtained relatively accurate evidence to confirm that this god heritage is 'active' and is located deep in the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain... near the eastern realm. Now my legion is trying to collect information from relevant areas, but has not been able to find clues so far. Its energy response is increasing day by day, and it is only a matter of time before the outbreak... and it will not be too long."

Victoria and Bedevin looked at each other subconsciously, and both saw shock in each other's eyes.

This disaster... this disaster that has destroyed Ansu actually has a deeper crisis?!

"I know what you want to say - the soldiers have tried their best to protect San Sunil in the disaster, but they have only blocked the first wave of this disaster. Now they suddenly know that it is far from over and there is even a greater crisis. This is definitely not easy to accept, but fate will never cater to our ability to accept," Gao Wen said before the two guardian dukes spoke, "What we are going to face is a challenge that may affect the fate of mankind - this refers not only to this crisis created by the end of everything, but also to the situation for a long time to come.

"The shadows on the wasteland of Gondor are about to move, the signs of the demon tide have faintly emerged, the figure of the dragon appears in the world, and two of the three major dark sects are still moving in the shadows...

"Our neighbor, Tifon, has risen, and it is also a huge threat. In the future, in order to survive, in order to survive in disasters, and in competition, we must also rise and become the most powerful one...

"I can confess to you here that building an empire is not the best solution for reform. It will leave many hidden dangers and many remnants of reform. I can still think of more thorough ways of reform and more advanced social systems. However, time is too late, and we cannot choose the best one, so we can only choose the most suitable one for the time being.

"We have to survive-I'm ready and hope you guys are ready."

Faced with this huge passage that Gao Wen suddenly said, the two guardian dukes fell into a brief silence.

This is not the first time they have heard similar words from Gao Wen. At the earliest, when the founding hero was just resurrected, he brought warnings about the demon tide. After that, he also reminded people to pay attention to the crisis in front of him from various angles - but at that time, no one took these warnings seriously.

Today, no one will think that these things are alarmist.

"We should restart research on the tide and wasteland, and restart the ancient libraries and archives," said Beardwin. "It's time to wake up from numbness - we've been sleeping for too long compared to this world."

"The crisis of the end of everything is an urgent task," said Victoria, "but now the Kingdom Army and the North and the West Legions have almost no fighting power. Can the Cecil Legion solve the crisis you mentioned?"

"I have made some arrangements, and there will be no big surprises," said Gao Wen. "What I need you to do is to maintain stability. No matter what method is used, before the dust settles, the western plains and San Sunil must not be in chaos - this year is about to be halfway through, and the next harvest month will be the key to determining whether we can spend this winter safely. We have lost half of the grain production land and lost a large amount of reserved food. If bandits and large-scale refugees appear in the western plains... Then even if the Cecil Legion resolves the cult crisis, we will face a winter crisis."

The two guardian dukes nodded solemnly, and Gao Wen then looked at Victoria: "How many reserve forces are there in the northern border?"

"The mountain legion was severely damaged. Even if the reserve troops who had stayed in the north before and did not enter the battle, there were only four or five thousand left. If there were recruitment, private soldiers and mercenaries from all over the country, there would be about 10,000 to 15,000."

"Have you eliminated the troops guarding the border?"

"It was eliminated - the corps of the northern countries would not be transferred from the northern border under any circumstances."

"More than 10,000 people... are not enough, but you can't ask for too much," Gao Wen sighed. "You send reliable people to lead troops to the East and walk from the hills north of Solin Fortress. The Cecil Legion has already built a safe passage there - before the end of the summer, take over the East and Changfeng Fortress and be prepared for Tifeng. In addition, I will also send my Second Legion near the border to prepare for the joint defense. The reorganization and modernization of the mountain legion will be carried out in the East. We have limited time and we must fight every second."

Victoria nodded slightly: "I understand."

"The West Frontier Legion stayed on the Holy Spirit Plain, resting and maintaining order in the grain production land," Gao Wen looked at Duke Bedwen again, "The reorganization and modernization of the West Frontier Legion are also underway on the plain."

Berdevin lowered his head: "This arrangement is very appropriate."

Gao Wen looked at the two of them. When talking about the reorganization and modernization of the troops, the expressions on the faces of the two guardian dukes were indifferent.

"I hope you understand that the reorganization of the North and West legions is the process of reorganization of your military power," said Gao Wen. "I will replace their command system and rebuild their discipline and order. They will change from being loyal to you to being loyal to the Cecil Empire - of course, considering the stability of the morale and your personal abilities, the reorganized legions will be commanded by you, but then it will no longer be private soldiers..."

He had to say something more clearly. Even though the content of the military system reform was clearly defined during the discussion, now that the two guardian dukes were specifically focused on the heads of the two guardian dukes, he had to emphasize it again, because this issue was both sensitive and important, and due to the actual situation, he could not completely deprive the two guardian dukes of command of their original corps - on the one hand, because he really could not find someone with ability to replace the two dukes, and on the other hand, he had to consider the moral stability of the two original corpses??.

If it was in peacetime, he would of course choose a reform plan that would not leave any hidden dangers, but now there are internal and external troubles. The empire has not many troops available, so he must try his best to avoid the decline in combat effectiveness of the existing legion, even if it is temporarily reduced.

After all, the weakest stage of a country is not before change, but during change.

On the premise of retaining this huge hidden danger, he must ensure the reliability and cooperation of Victoria and Bedevin, at least within the constraints of the rules.

After all, he did not want to see warlords appear in the new empire.

"Of course we understand," Duke Bedwin laughed, "and we will make sure that every family in the North and West understands this."

Gao Wen nodded slightly, and then he mentioned the last thing before today's long talk ended.

"Finally, about the capital of the empire - when the dust settles, the ruling center of this country will move to the city of Cecil."

Victoria and Bedevin looked at each other, but neither of them were too surprised.

"We need to cut off the foundation of the old forces more thoroughly, right?" Victoria said in a calm expression and a cold voice.

"Not just that, there are several factors," said Gao Wen. "San Sunil has been seriously damaged. Its ruling function as the capital has actually stopped now - the old aristocratic system has disintegrated, military power has almost disappeared, a large number of major transportation routes are covered by polluted areas, and cannot be restored in a short period of time. It is no longer of great significance to continue to regard it as the capital, this is one of them;

"Secondly, the new order of the empire is based on the magic industry. The high productivity provided by the magic industry is the key to ensuring the rapid recovery of social operations and the foundation for our rise. The industrial foundation of San Sunil can be said to be blank - although there are some new factories, they have been shut down, and there are several magic nets, but they are not systematic. Cecil City is already a relatively mature industrial center, and it is also a developed commercial and cultural center. There are also a large number of new cities with complete functions around it. Compared with San Sunil, Cecil City is more suitable as the capital of the new empire.

"In the end, it's Victoria, what you mentioned just now, to completely cut off the foundation of the old forces."

The various families of San Sunil have been in operation for many years, and their genealogy is mixed, and the power network even goes deep into the gangsters and scoundrels on the streets and alleys. This complicated mess will not dissipate in a short period of time. Gao Wen has no time to guard a broken ancient city and fight wits and courage with this mess. Direct migration to the capital is obviously the most time-saving solution.

"But if the capital was set in the southern border, would it be too far from the south in terms of geographical location?" Bai Dewen thought for a while and raised his own question, "On the one hand, it is far away from the population center in the north, and on the other hand, it is too close to the wasteland..."

"It is not a problem to get close to the wasteland, because I am already expanding to the south and building a multi-layered gradual line of defense. One day we will regain the land on the southern foot of the Dark Mountains. To be honest, the southern region itself is more suitable for survival than the North - the land is fertile and the climate is relatively mild. If it were not abandoned, it should have become a better food production land than the Holy Spirit Plain, and the North... is too cold.

"As for another point, if you understand the new transportation in the southern border, you will not have any concerns in this regard. From the map, San Sunil is located in the crossroads of Ansu. This is limited by the situation that year and the subsequent technological recession. Without convenient transportation, the capital can of course be set in the middle of the territory, but if the transportation problem is solved, the geographical location will not be so important."

Duke Bedevin thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "If this is true, then I have no worries."

As the night became deeper, the cool wind blew across the study. Gao Wen rubbed his eyebrows and then breathed a long sigh: "The things we discussed today cannot be completed overnight. In addition to the large framework, the details are still to be discussed. Let's come here today and rest early..."

“When…when…when…when….”

A melodious and holy bell suddenly came from a distance, interrupting Gao Wen's second half of the sentence.

It is the bell sound from the direction of the Cathedral of Holy Light.

The three people in the room (Herty has hung up communication) raised their heads at the same time and looked in the direction where the bell sound came.

"The blockade of the Cathedral of Holy Light was lifted," said Beardwin, "...it seems we will have to wait a while before we can rest."

"Let's go and have a look," Gao Wen said as he looked out the window, and he couldn't help but his mind was a little distant. "I don't know what the people in the cathedral will feel after learning about the changes in the outside world..."

After the end of the Divine Descent Technique, it is probably to calm the turbulent Holy Light energy, or it may be that the priest party with severe loss needs to rest. The Holy Light Cathedral has maintained a blockade state, and it was not until now that the blockade state has been lifted.

This situation made Gao Wen unable to help but have some interesting associations—

Before closing the door, Ansu's king was still commanding the city to defend.

After opening the door, let alone the king, Ansu is gone.
Chapter completed!