From Wild Mage to Wizard King.

Chapter 452 Changes
When Roland returned to Apocalypse, it was already the new year, 1466.

After several months of bloody suppression and massacre of the opposition, order was restored in the North under the iron fist of the committee.

Even though all three civil war factions have surrendered, the internal composition of the three factions is complex, and facing the committee's surrender conditions, not everyone is willing to give up their territory and most of their wealth.

In other words, only a few are willing to give up.

The Orc faction was fine, because they happened to run into Roland, who led the team personally. More than 90% of the extraordinary people, nobles, and lords in the faction were slaughtered by Roland and their clans were exterminated.

Including the heir of the Orc faction, when Roland captured the faction's capital, he was directly evaporated by Roland's high-level spell. Therefore, when the Orc faction collapsed and surrendered, only a few small nobles in the corners were left alive.

Faced with the committee's butcher knife, these small nobles were frightened and accepted all the conditions unconditionally.

Except for the Orc faction, the other two factions were not so peaceful. Even though the leader of the faction, the heir to the royal family, chose to surrender, more than two-thirds of the nobles and lords within the faction were unwilling to accept the relatively tolerant conditions of the committee.

Moreover, in addition to these factions, the North, as a loose feudal kingdom, still has a large number of resistance forces, especially those nomadic tribes wandering around, whether they are humans, orcs or orc tribes, none of them obey the orders of the committee at all.

There were even some nomadic tribes who thought that the Committee was no different from the Northern Kingdom, and took advantage of the chaos to plunder the areas controlled by the Committee.

In the North, even the king finds it difficult to pose a threat to large tribes. Even when the Northern Kingdom was at its most centralized, the king could only make them pay taxes and provide soldiers. He was completely unable to do more. If the king was weak, let alone paying taxes, they would even take the initiative to plunder the cities in the North.

In the north, the king can control only his own tribes and cities, while every large tribe in the wilderness is an independent kingdom. The wind can come in, the rain can come in, but the king cannot come in.

Every time the king tried to take action against the tribes, all the tribes would unite to fight against the king.

Therefore, in their view, the chaos in the North this time has nothing to do with them. It is just that the Northern Kingdom above them has been replaced by a War Council. It should be the same now as it was before.

Therefore, they rejected all the orders of the committee without hesitation, and were willing to pay a pitiful amount of taxes just for the sake of the army, and were not even willing to send a single soldier.

Even after looting the city and suffering the iron fist of the committee's army, they still dared to threaten the committee and demanded that the committee open the city to them for looting in accordance with the traditions of the North, otherwise they would surrender to the enemies of the committee.

In response to this, the administrator within the committee who was responsible for coordinating the entire north and establishing the permafrost border was so angry that he laughed.

On the contrary, Tiangang has not yet settled accounts with those tribes that wanted to plunder.

Therefore, faced with this situation in the North, the committee that had just forced all three civil war factions to surrender also found that it seemed to be useless to let these factions surrender. Except for the areas occupied and controlled by the committee by force, the other surrendered areas, which theoretically belonged to the committee, would not obey any orders unless the army was used to pacify them.

Therefore, in the absence of Roland and Hela, the Executive Committee formulated a policy that suits the situation in the North based on the actual situation and local customs of the North.

Confiscate all weapons and equipment, implement strict curfews, alcohol bans and registration policies for extraordinary people, and kill all hostile elements before interrogating them.

To put it simply, it’s just one word: kill!

Anyone who privately possesses a weapon will be killed; anyone who resists will be killed; anyone who shelters someone will be killed; anyone who violates the law will be killed; anyone who knows about the crime but fails to report it will be killed; anyone who is idle will be killed.

All extraordinary people in the North are required to register compulsorily. Except for activities in fixed areas, any other activities must first be applied to the committee.

Since the North loves tyrannical rule so much, give it to them by the committee.

Under the policy guidance of the Executive Committee, the Committee strengthened the siege of the North. After ensuring that no one could escape, the Committee's army began to cultivate every inch of land in the North.

All the resisting nobles and lords were slaughtered and their clans were exterminated; all the wilderness tribes, whether large or small, were violently disbanded, and all the tribes were forcibly broken up, whether they were large tribes with a population of more than 10,000 or small tribes with only a few hundred people, they were all broken up into small families.

The small families that were split up were forced to be separated and migrated to various parts of the north, so that physical distance could be used to prevent them from forming large tribes again to annoy the committee.

All weapons and equipment were forcibly confiscated, melted and completely destroyed. All extraordinary people were forced to register. Those who disobeyed were either forced to leave the North or die. Even mid- and high-level extraordinary people had no other choice.

Under the committee's meticulous work, the entire North was flooded with blood.

After several months of repeated massacres, the North was finally stabilized by the committee.

On January 1466, 1, in the north that had been silenced by the committee, the committee issued a notice announcing the official establishment of the Permafrost Border.

The first governor of the Permafrost Border Region also officially took office.

Taking into account that the permafrost border area will remain under military control for a long period of time, and that the North needs to change its customs and promote education and the rule of law, the decision was finally made after consultation between the administrative department, the military department and the executive committee.

Misty, an executive from the Ministry of Law who is proficient in law and administration and has also received military education, was appointed as the first governor of the Permafrost Border.

Misty himself was somewhat confused from the time he received the appointment notice from the Executive Committee until Apocalypse City officially took over the power of the Governor of the Permafrost Border from the military.

Sitting in the Border Governor's Mansion in the newly built Winter City, Misty looked around hesitantly, holding the Governor's seal tightly in her right hand. She was still a little uncomfortable with it.

She was an executive officer in the Ministry of Law who was responsible for arresting and executing criminals. She was doing a good job in Donnar and was an outstanding executive officer who had been rated as excellent several times in the Ministry of Law. How could she suddenly be transferred to the North to be the governor with just a transfer order?

It’s not that she is modest, but why did she, an executive officer of the Ministry of Law, come to the North?

However, since the Executive Committee decided to let her be the governor, Misty could only try her best.

It was by chance that she became the executive officer of the Law Department. When she first took office, she knew nothing and would study a copy of the Golden Law every day before and after get off work.

Now it's just starting from scratch, Misty wants to try out the difference between being a governor and being a law enforcement officer.

Misty thought about it while she opened the administrative textbook she brought from the Donnar Administration Department and started studying it. At the same time, she turned on the communication device and started her first day of work.

And with the official launch of the Permafrost Border, the War Council has one more vassal state to support.

Fortunately, after ten years of development, the War Council has become very wealthy. In addition, most of the nobles and lords in the north have been eliminated and their property has been confiscated. As a result, the treasury of the Everfrozen Border is very rich.

Therefore, the permafrost border area is not such a big burden for the war committee. They can just import some food and technology to feed the population in the border area, and use the wealth obtained from the confiscation of property and the technology assisted by the committee to start the integration and development of the north.

For the War Committee, the North still has considerable development value. In the committee's view, many lands that the Northern Kingdom cannot use can be developed and utilized.

After the committee launched an expedition to the north, the Botanical Garden had already cultivated cold-resistant grain varieties. Given the elemental environment in the north, as long as the wasteland could be reclaimed, the harvest would not be too bad.

When the War Council conquered the North and established the Permafrost Border, neither the Silver Empire nor the Moon Elf Kingdom responded and just watched in silence.

The Regency Council within the Silver Empire was still trying hard to balance the political situation within the empire and was slowly and gradually restoring its rule. Even with the establishment of the Blade's Edge March, the Regency Council did not have the extra energy to care about it. After hastily agreeing to its establishment, it completely ignored the Blade's Edge March.

The Moon Elf Kingdom did not react at all. Before the civil war began, the Moon Elf Kingdom recalled all the Moon Elves in the North, and only retained the official embassy in Winter City. During the war between the Committee Winter City and the false gods, the Moon Elf Embassy fled and has not returned since.

However, although the embassy did not return, the Moon Elf Kingdom contacted the committee through the dwarves, and after reaching a consensus, all the northerners it sheltered were thrown back to the North.

Afterwards, it was not until the Permafrost Border was formally established that the Moon Elf Kingdom officially contacted the War Council.

Due to the Moon Elf Kingdom's very conservative foreign policy, the Moon Elves only maintain contact with the countries along the North Sea coast. Therefore, the war council originally in Donnar was not a diplomatic target of the Moon Elf Kingdom.

But with the establishment of the Permafrost Border, the Moon Elves officials also began to contact the committee.

Since the current foreign policies of the Moon Elves and the War Council are both very conservative, the two sides easily reached a consensus that both sides respect each other's culture and order, and that personnel exchanges between the two sides must respect each other's restrictions and constraints.

The two countries will open their markets to each other and allow merchants from both sides to engage in commercial activities in the commercial cities designated by each other. At the same time, the Moon Elves will set up an embassy in Winter City to serve as an official channel of communication between the two countries.

At the same time, the Moon Elf Kingdom also demarcated territorial borders with the War Council. The Moon Elves did not rely on their naval advantage to cause trouble. All the original sea areas of the Northern Kingdom were assigned to the committee which had no navy.

After the talks, both parties were very satisfied with the results.

Afterwards, the Elf Embassy that had disappeared returned to Winter City and was renovated in accordance with the requirements and regulations of the committee.

At the same time, under the order of the Executive Committee, Misty also issued a governor's order to recruit workers to build a road connecting Winter City to the Committee, expand the Winter City Port, and build ships on a large scale.

Once the roads and ships are built, the committee will personally join the prosperous trade circle of the North Sea.

Roland, who was preparing to rest in his bedroom, nodded slightly with satisfaction as he flipped through the War Council's progress over the past few months.

In the absence of Roland and Hela, the War Council successfully established the Permafrost Border, selected a suitable governor, arranged administrative officials and stationed troops, established a development plan for the border based on its actual conditions, and even completed a diplomatic plan with the Moon Elf Kingdom.

Although Roland had already made preparations for some things, such as diplomacy with the Moon Elves, this was enough to prove that even without Roland and Hela in charge, the War Council already had the ability to move forward and develop on its own.

However, although Roland was quite satisfied with the situation of the War Council, which was generally within his expectations, Hela was a little beyond his expectations.

Although Roland had thought that Hela might try to advance and break through, he never expected that Hela would be so radical.

She used Gray Crow as a spy and sneaked directly into the dark element world. Based on the few words Roland had told her before and the news about Gray Crow, she deduced a method to absorb the essence of the dark element.

Moreover, there was no experiment at all, he just used himself as a test subject, relying on the Death Shield of the Crown of Domination and the Aetherialization ability of the Gray Crow to charge forward.

He used the concept of undead created by high-level undead and the contract with Gray Crow on himself, and used the Tears of the Moon Goddess as raw materials and neutralizers. He shattered his body, magic power, and soul, and fused them with the Tears of the Moon Goddess and the essence of elements, in a madness that was like gambling his life.

If Gray Crow is attacked and affected by other undead, the Crown of Domination will not remain intangible, causing the Crown of Domination to be disturbed and the Shield of Death to be destroyed. If Hela's will hesitates a little, the reunion cannot be completed.
If there is any accident, Hela might die directly in the dark elemental world.

Moreover, in order to increase the probability of promotion, Hela also took away her life mark of the Fountain of Life, which means that if Hela died, she would be really dead.

Of course, if she died in the dark elemental world, Hela would most likely be reincarnated as a ghost or undead on the spot.

However, after taking such a huge risk, Hela's successful gains were also somewhat exaggerated. She directly completed the second sublimation of her body and soul, and successfully constructed two legendary elements, becoming an eight-ring transcendent.

Moreover, [Spark] is the easiest legendary element to complete. In less than a few months, Hela can complete the construction of [Spark], become a nine-ring transcendent, and catch up with Roland.

Even Hela, who completed the second physical sublimation before Roland, can be said to have surpassed Roland's progress after completing the construction of [Spark].

You know, Roland's own knighthood is still stuck at the sixth ring, and he hasn't even completed the second physical sublimation.

However, Roland did not feel unhappy about the fact that Hela surpassed him. On the contrary, he was somewhat happy. Hela had already completed the most difficult [concept] and [personhood], which meant that if nothing unexpected happened, Hela would become a legend sooner or later.

If she becomes a legend, there will be no need to worry about Hela's life span.

Just
Roland put down the report in his hand and looked at the bedroom door.

At the same time, Hela pushed open the door, stuck her head out, and looked at Roland.

"what happened?"

"miss you."

"Didn't we just meet half an hour ago?"

Hela didn't answer, but looked at Roland eagerly.

Roland patted his forehead helplessly and said.

"Come in and talk."

"Ah."

Hela nodded, walked briskly into the room, closed and locked the door, came over and sat next to Roland. She took the initiative to hug Roland and whispered in his ear.

"I want to sleep with Roland tonight, is that okay?"

It's just a lot more offensive.

Roland pinched Hela's cold cheek and said.

"Of course you can, but is it just sleeping together?"

Hela blinked, her earlobes slightly red, and whispered.

"If Roland wants to go further, it's not impossible."

"I'm not in a hurry about that."

"Um"

(End of this chapter)