Don't call me evil god

Chapter 764: The Border Situation is Promising
I stayed in the Marquisate of Nochima for several days and visited the Nochima border defense line.

On the return journey, Prince Fradin had mixed feelings.

Fortunately, Marquis Nochima did not exaggerate.

The repaired and reinforced border defense line gave Prince Fradin a sufficient sense of security from a distance.

Whether it is the three thick city wall defense lines built relying on the [Past Glory] barrier, or the various city defense equipment prepared in advance, or even the large number of firepower points reserved on the city wall.

The warehouse in the rear was filled with food, oil, herbs, and various other materials as well as weapons, arrows, and ammunition consumed in defending the city.

There is no doubt that this place is prepared to resist the attack of a large number of monsters.

But there were also things that made him sad.

Marquis Nochima's large-scale construction and repair of the defense line naturally came at a corresponding price.

It might be a bit of an exaggeration to describe the people living in this area as living in misery, but it is definitely okay to describe them as having a hard time.

Nochima believed that border defense was more important than anything else, and for this reason he invested a large amount of the territory's wealth into building this defense line.

Because of this "Nochima Iron Wall" that far exceeded normal specifications, not only did Marquis Nochima live a tight life, but the people in his territory also lived a miserable life.

Most people didn't have much savings left because the Marquis had been levying heavy taxes.

Tax collection is not the end.

Building a line of defense requires manpower.

The Marquis used the subsidies allocated by the kingdom to the border territories as rewards for recruiting workers. If people wanted to get the money, they had to work hard.

Not only were they poor, but they also had to work hard day after day. Most of the productivity of the entire Marquisate was spent on the construction of this line of defense.

without any exaggeration.

Marquis Nochima has pushed the pressure of the entire territory to the extreme within the scope permitted by conditions.

Iron-blooded and high pressure.

Those who disobey will either be subject to more stringent taxes or simply forced to do labor!
At the call of Marquis Nochima, all the manor nobles without fiefs in the entire marquisate also joined his system. Their task was to supervise and ensure that the people in the marquisate were contributing to the Marquis Nochima.

Prince Vladimir now understood why the family of Karl von Braun, whom he had once met, was willing to sell their house and spend all their savings to move out of the Margraveate of Nochma.

Although Marquis Nochima did this to stabilize the border defense line, it can be said that he was doing something that would benefit people for hundreds or even thousands of years.

After all, after the defense line was successfully repaired and reinforced, even if Marquis Nochma was gone, these loyal buildings could still provide shelter for the Kingdom of Reyak.

But his methods were a bit too "cruel".

For ordinary citizens who have little ability to resist, their lives have become quite difficult due to the repair of the border defense line.

During the few days he stayed in Nochima Territory, Prince Fradin met many ordinary people who were mentally exhausted and expressionless.

They are all exhausted both mentally and physically due to the heavy workload.

This was completely different from the people he had seen in the royal capital and Ceylon.

Prince Fradin thought for a long time, and finally he could only sigh with mixed feelings:
"It's difficult!"

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The three border noble territories faced different pressures during the monster red tide.

The number of monsters in Nochima Territory is the largest overall, and the garrison here is mainly composed of the King's Army, relying on thick walls, various defensive equipment and abundant manpower for defense. Therefore, the quality requirements for the "defense line" here are also the highest.

When monsters come in like a tide, professionals alone cannot kill them all, and they must use various tools, terrain, and buildings to assist in holding on.

The territory of Kalezi is the place where dangerous monsters are most likely to appear. Every time there is a monster red tide, extremely powerful level 6 monsters and level 5 monsters will appear there and try to rush into the kingdom.

Therefore, most of the garrison forces there are Crusaders of the Glowing God Cult.

When high-level monsters appear, they will send out powerful legions to destroy them by decapitation.

The pressure of monster impact that Ceylon Territory needs to resist is smaller than that of the other two borders.

However, the [Past Glory] barrier in the Ceylon region has the most small gaps that appear randomly during the monster red tide!

Therefore, every year during the monster red tide, various low-level monsters would rush into the Ceylon area through small gaps that were never blocked, causing damage to the local area.

This is also the reason why the refugee problem in Ceylon has always been difficult to resolve.

Every year, there are unlucky villages that suffer disasters, and every time there is a red tide of monsters, a new group of refugees will appear.

However, this year's situation has given Prince Fradin some extra confidence.

The three border territories are no longer the three border territories they once were!
The Territory of Kalezi is the place that there is least need to worry about. The strength of the Crusaders is unquestionable, and the power of the Glowing Divine Art is extremely effective against monsters. Over the years, monsters have never broken through the defense line of the Territory of Kalezi.

Under the protection of the Crusaders, even a level 6 monster cannot cross the city wall.

If their numbers were not so small, the Crusaders alone might be able to firmly defend the three border noble territories.

The newly repaired and reinforced defense line of Nochima has finally been completed. Relying on the geographical advantage, the defensive pressure should be reduced a lot. If nothing unexpected happens, just relying on the brand-new "Nochima Iron Wall Defense Line", there will be no need to worry about the defense line being lost in the next few decades.

The situation in Ceylon is the most reassuring one!
Although it has just been hit by the Eternal Night Disaster, the Ceylon region is now protected by the God of Knowledge, Novan!
Other things can be faked, but people’s aspirations cannot be faked.

Don't mention anything else.

In terms of the number of spellcasters, Ceylon is now absolutely the leader among the three border territories.

The believers of the God of Knowledge were not even satisfied with guarding the border. From the very beginning, they opened up a small piece of new civilized territory outside the border near the Ceylon area!

With the examples of Pete, Miranda, Lancelot and others, these believers of the God of Knowledge have proved in the royal capital that they are very good at dealing with monsters and have an extraordinary amount of martial virtue.

Prince Fradin had already prepared himself for this psychologically.

In the best case scenario, they can really break the record, defend the civilized territory outside the [Past Glory] barrier during the monster red tide, and create a miracle;
In the worst case scenario, if we are unable to stop the monsters' attack, it would be completely acceptable to abandon the territories opened up outside the Dark Forest and retreat to the Ceylon area!

Even the worst outcome is much better than in previous years.

Even after learning of the dragon's warning that this time the red tide of monsters would be more ferocious than usual, Prince Fradin remained confident.

So what if the monster becomes stronger?

Now they are stronger than before!

Somehow.

Prince Fradin even had a vague premonition.

This time, the monster red tide will definitely become a major turning point in history!
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(End of this chapter)