Alien Knights

After waving away the maid in charge of changing clothes, Todd took the robe and began to put it on.

Huggins frowned watching the king's actions, opened his mouth, and finally said nothing.

"Holy Acropolis came to ask for help? What happened?"

Huggins shook his head: "I don't know, they said they will talk about the details after seeing you."

"The envoys of the Holy Acropolis, where do you live now?" Todd tugged at the cuffs of his clothes, feeling that the cut was a bit too tight.

Huggins listened to the voices outside the door, and said to Todd: "Today is not a good time to meet them. Listen, I am afraid that half of the city's residents are gathered outside... As for the people in the Holy Acropolis, they rented several farmer's huts on the outskirts of the eastern city..."

Hearing Huggins' words, Todd raised his head in astonishment: "East suburb? Farmer's hut? You didn't arrange a residence for the envoys?"

"The envoys from the Holy Acropolis are the first missions received by the Muxi Kingdom. How could we neglect it?" Huggins seemed to remember something, and said with a wry smile: "Those people are arranged in the Believers' Hall in the Muxi Cathedral."

"Then why did they go to the immigration area?"

"The people in the Holy Acropolis just borrowed their residences, but they refused our food. For the first two days, they paid for their own meals in the city. Later, they bought vegetables and started a fire to cook for themselves. In the end, they simply moved out of the city and lived in shacks outside the city."

Todd looked inexplicably surprised.

Seeing his expression, Huggins simply stopped playing riddles, but said directly: "The Holy Acropolis advocates military power and despises agriculture, industry and commerce. The subjects there are not as rich as our country."

"This time, their envoys miscalculated the price of Muxi City, and the money they carried quickly ran out. As a last resort, they had to live in the immigration area where the price level is relatively low."

Todd's eyes froze when he heard that, he never thought that a country's envoys actually moved to the suburbs to save money.

Thinking of this, Todd suddenly remembered something, and hurried to the dressing room of the big bath, and found the "tyrant" that Leviathan had given him from among the old clothes.

Looking at this amber-like spherical object, Huggins looked at it for a long time, but couldn't figure out what it was, so he asked, "Your Majesty, what is this?"

Todd carefully put the "Tyrant" into his pocket, and whispered: "This is a treasure that can change the whole world..."

The freshly washed King Muxi became everyone's focus as soon as he stepped out of the gate of the bathing place.

The people stood on both sides of the street far away, cheering loudly in the direction where Todd appeared.

The soldiers lined up in a line and acted as a human wall to maintain the order of the scene for the king.

Officials gathered near the gate, carefully watching the king, who had not been seen in public for half a year.

Todd looked at the people around him. There were Cumberland, Emerson, Terrence, Joe, Raglan, and Mary, who he was familiar with, and there were also many unfamiliar faces.

Cumberland stared at Todd unkindly, and his words seemed to be suppressing his emotions: "Your Majesty, since your bath is over, it's time for everyone to sit down for a meeting. You can share what you have learned during this time!"

After finishing speaking, Cumberland came to Todd's side involuntarily, half pushed and half pulled him into the carriage, and the group of people set off slowly along the avenue.

The Kingdom Conference is no longer held in the headquarters of the Knights Order, but is held in the half-built palace.

Looking at the conference hall in front of him, which is wide enough to be used as a basketball game, Todd, who was sitting on the throne, admired sincerely: "It's really a magnificent project!"

Huggins squatted down and said in the king's ear: "The construction of this castle condenses the strength of the entire Muxi Kingdom. From design to planning, from greening to painting, every brick and tile here is the result of the voluntary labor of all residents."

Todd nodded vigorously.

The people gathered in the hall are all the core members of the kingdom. Cumberland spoke first, and he said bluntly: "Your Majesty, let us save the process of greeting each other. These people here all have a common doubt in their hearts. What have you done in the past six months when you left the whole kingdom?!"

Todd scratched his head. He knew that he would definitely answer this question when he came back this time, but he also knew that no matter how he answered, it would not be a satisfactory answer.

He turned his face to Emerson: "Do you remember that we discussed a topic - the limit of the expansion of the kingdom?"

Seeing Emerson lost in thought, Todd said to everyone: "When the territory of the kingdom has expanded to a certain limit, if you want to continue to expand, it will inevitably greatly increase administrative costs and cause information asymmetry between the central and local governments."

"Under the current environment, there are also solutions. One is to relocate the capital and change the administrative coverage circle. The other is to change the way of information communication and improve the efficiency of communication between superiors and subordinates. The last method is to establish a puppet regime."

Todd then focused on the relationship between the Kingdom of Ulster, the Kingdom of Connacht and the tribes in the south, and briefly talked about some major events that happened in the north recently.

After listening to Todd's words, Cumberland pondered for a moment, and said, "In other words, Your Majesty, you have cultivated a puppet regime among the southern tribes in the barbarian territory during this period?"

Emerson picked up what the old knight said, and continued: "And this regime controls a considerable number of gladiators, and has a strong appeal among barbarian tribes?"

Cumberland thought about it, but still asked uncertainly: "Is the leader of this puppet regime reliable? Can he really submit to the Muxi Kingdom? Will there be no escape from control?"

Todd nodded without hesitation.

The leader of another puppet regime is Todd himself. He really can't say such words, otherwise he would have to explain why he should use the identity of others.

Cumberland rubbed his chin with his palm: "If your majesty is so confident in controlling the puppet regime, then this power is definitely good news for the kingdom."

Emerson continued: "I agree. With this force as a buffer zone, we can have a certain degree of defense against the invasion of the northern barbarians, and when necessary, we can use the banner of the barbarians to divert the attention of the church. The kingdom should try its best to ensure the safety and development of this force."

Seeing Todd's smug look, Cumberland pinched his temples with a headache: "Your Majesty, let's come to an end with the half-year absence. Right now, the North Island Civil War and the Holy Acropolis Mission are the two most important things at the moment. The former affects the kingdom's sea trade routes and economic security, while the latter determines whether Muxi City will have an extra ally or a new enemy."

Cumberland turned his gaze to Todd and asked, "Your Majesty, which problem do you want to solve first?"

Todd made a fist with his right hand, held his chin, thought for a long time, and said, "Notify the envoys in the Holy Acropolis, the night after tomorrow. I will entertain them in the palace."