When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 767 Who’s on top?

“Even if we want to accept it, we can’t accept it all.” Meliati’s face turned pale. “Once he buys out the debt, we’ll become the debtor, and we’ll be in trouble later.”

"Why are you still being stubborn?" Mo Ruo handed a bowl of medicinal soup to Mo Liya's mouth, "Isn't this the only way under the current circumstances?"

Looking at Meliati who was still wearing the iron mask in front of him, Mo Ruo felt indescribably distressed.

On her way back from Salt Beach, the Grand Duchess risked her life many times to rescue the besieged troops.

In the later period, he was repeatedly left behind and fought against the enemy's Red Feather Arrow Knights.

After returning to Upper River County, the witch doctor removed seven arrows from her body, and the penetrating wounds in her waist and abdomen were rotten and smelly.

Even with Meliati's body's incredible recovery ability, it was inevitable that an ugly scar would be left.

Meliati had been recovering from her injury for half a month, and her complexion had only recently improved, but her face was still pale and her lips were as white as wax.

Just at this moment, a bunch of troubles arose.

If it wasn't necessary, Mo Ruo really didn't want to tell Melia about these things.

"Mo Ruo, you still don't understand." Supporting the bed board, in this clean tent, Moliyati's face was serious.

Since becoming the Despotic Princess, Meliati thought that she could rely on the power of the entire Thousand Valleys to slowly subdue Horn.

After all, Horn only has the income and manpower of one county.

Meliati's income is almost five times that of Horn, and its manpower is nearly ten times that of Horn.

But Horne was growing faster than she could have imagined.

In less than a year, Black Snake Bay was recovered.

Then alchemy started, sugar and spices started, and wool trade started.

With three trade carriages and the open-door Fran Market, Horn's power grew day by day.

But what about yourself?

Every day he was battling wits and courage with the nobles, every day he was inspecting, supervising and reprimanding.

She has the ability to read minds, and with this ability, most ministers and nobles are difficult to corrupt.

Compared to the empire of the same period, the government of the Thousand Valley Monarchy was quite efficient.

However, this efficiency is far inferior to that of the Holy Alliance Government.

Even the efficiency of the central government of the Thousand Valley Monarchy is entirely based on the efficiency of the grassroots governments of the Holy Alliance.

This is so funny.

Meliati still finds it hard to understand why Horn actually dares to delegate so much power to the local authorities!
Are the officials he appointed really so honest?
Meliati thought that was not necessarily the case. She had seen many priests and monks who were corrupt and accepted bribes.

Then why is their government, which is not very honest, more efficient than our honest government?

By the time she reacted, the situation had completely changed:

The income of Langsander County, which established the market and the three major trades, actually caught up with half of the entire Thousand River Valley.

As for manpower, Horn has the support of the entire Black Snake Bay.

That was Meliati's family home, yet Horn took it over so easily.

Even she herself, speaking in Long Beach, was not as effective as the local gendarmerie.

"If this continues, Horn will no longer be the Patriarch of the Thousand River Valley, but the Pope of the Holy Alliance..." Meliati looked directly at Mo Ruo, "I need a victory."

Mo Ruo fell silent. He knew what victory Meliati was talking about.

Horn was able to go south and take Black Snake Bay, gaining access to sugar and spice production areas.

Then she, Meliati, could also go north to the Gravel Plains to obtain the equally important wool producing areas.

But, she failed.

And it was a crushing defeat.

Everything that Meliati had achieved as a despotic prince was gained through force.

Her vassals obeyed because Meliati always led them to victory.

Her enemies surrendered because Meliati always defeated her enemies. But now the Stonebreakers have broken the myth of Meliati's invincibility.

On the other hand, rumors in Hotam County confirmed that there was something wrong with Meliati's bloodline.

Meliati suddenly understood why Horn had said before that her Thousand Valley was a castle built on two thin pillars.

The seemingly solid foundation was more fragile than she thought.

On the contrary, Horn's seemingly illusory contract and mutual trust were more resilient than she had imagined.

Just imagine, if Horn’s identity as the grandson of the Holy Spirit was proven false, would anyone still follow him?
I guess it’s much more than I have.

The authenticity of Shengsun's identity had been proven false by many people as early as the Qiumu Island period.

But they still pretended not to know and followed Horn firmly.

Meliati looked at the open palm of her right hand, and then at the clenched fist of her left hand.

Is it true that a caressing hand is more useful than a clenched fist?
"Miriati..."

After quietly drinking the medicine in the bowl, Meliati put a pillow upright and placed it behind her back: "My injuries have improved a lot. I think I will be able to get up and move around within this week."

"Will you really not consider bowing a little to His Majesty Horn?"

"No, my chin is already on my chest. If I go any lower I'll have to kneel down."

Mo Ruo knew Melia's strong character and had already predicted the answer.

At this time, Meliati was stuck in a dilemma, and the person who could solve the dilemma died in the sentry fort.

"I see that you have been hesitating. Just say whatever you want to say." After adjusting her breathing for a while using the Knight's Breathing Method, Meliati tucked the corner of the quilt under her thighs.

Mo Ruo hesitated again and again, and Meliati urged impatiently: "If you don't say it, I will fall asleep again when the drug takes effect."

After a few seconds of hesitation, Mo Ruo decided to tell Meliati the news: "In the past few days, in addition to the news about the Holy Grandson of Lower River County, there are three other pieces of news."

"Speak." Meliati closed her eyes and spoke concisely.

“First, King Gigi broke through the last fortress of the Neidbach family and began to divide the land.

He let the vassal knights in the Xianshidian area return home to rest in advance, while he himself remained in Dawn Island. "

Meliati knew that letting the vassal knights of Xianshidian return home early was to prepare for the attack next year.

Considering the action at Gravel Plain, she suspected that digging the dam was also the idea of ​​the Leia people.

I underestimated King Gigi. He actually has some skills.

"The second one is from the Norn. They asked you to drink holy water to prove that you are not a witch, and also to prove your bloodline.

otherwise……"

"Otherwise what?" Veins bulged faintly on Meliati's forehead.

Mo Ruo's voice became lower and lower: "Otherwise they will deny your title, and either let your cousin be the Grand Duke of Hemashi, or pay all the debts in a lump sum."

"Don't even think about it! Cough cough cough--" After hitting the bed board hard, Meliati started coughing violently.

Noila Mo quickly put down the medicine bowl and patted her back gently.

"It's okay." Pushing away Mo Ruo's hand, the Grand Duchess adjusted the pillow, "What's the last piece of news?"

"Your body?"

"Say it."

Mo Ruo had no choice but to say, "Herman sent a message to ask about your situation. In addition, the nobles of the Plains faction have been making a fuss recently over the bond issue."

Snatching the letter from Mo Ruo's hand, Meliati read it through at a glance.

This time she didn't get angry, but just took a deep breath and exhaled slowly using breathing techniques.

"Use the money you pay back to the Norns to pay back the war bonds, and those who can really influence the overall situation and who buy a lot..."

"And the rest?"

"Need I ask?" Sitting on the sickbed, Melia raised her right hand like a knife and chopped it down fiercely.

(End of this chapter)