I, the boss of another world, married an elf saint

But at this time, she couldn't admit defeat verbally, so she gritted her teeth and said, "But, the possibility is not completely zero."

Mu Yunfan laughed, Leola said that, in fact, it was tantamount to admitting that she didn't think there were any other chefs in the world who could cook better food than herself.

Leonola crossed her arms and snorted, "So you are so useless, and you will stay in this small restaurant from now on? Do you know that Feifan Restaurant has reached a bottleneck in this Lighthouse City, and it is difficult to continue to expand?"

Mu Yunfan fell silent for a moment.

In fact, Mu Yunfan knew about the bottleneck that Leonola mentioned.

That is, the price of food in Mu Yunfan's restaurant is very high, but the scale of Lighthouse City itself is not large, and the population and people's spending power are limited, which limits the upper limit of the business of Feifan Restaurant.

This actually happened a couple of weeks ago.Since Feifan Restaurant opened, its popularity has been growing rapidly due to various publicity.

However, by last week, the growth rate of popularity had relatively slowed down, so Mu Yunfan was not sure that he could defeat the Louis Hotel.Later, Mu Yunfan launched the spicy grilled fish, which attracted spicy lovers, but the growth rate of popularity was still not fast enough, and it was still impossible to guarantee that he could beat the Louis Hotel.

This proves that the popularity of Feifan Restaurant in Lighthouse City is getting closer and closer to the upper limit. No matter how much publicity is made in the future, the popularity will not be so high, and Feifan Restaurant will naturally find it difficult to expand.

This is a big problem for Mu Yunfan.

In the future, Mu Yunfan will take Phyllis back to the elven kingdom to seek justice, which requires strong strength.And strong strength requires massive points.

Mu Yunfan's current rate of earning points is very fast, but compared to the massive points needed to upgrade to a high-level fighter, it is far from enough, so Mu Yunfan must expand the scale of the store in the future.

However, in Beacon City, the size of the restaurant is difficult to expand to what extent.

Seeing Mu Yunfan's silence, Leonola immediately smiled and said, "What? Could it be that you will spend your whole life in this small lighthouse city without any ambitions, and go to a bigger city and open a bigger restaurant? Let more people eat your delicious food? Let me tell you, Catherine, who was defeated by you yesterday, did not plan to stay in Lighthouse City for a long time, but planned to go to Violet City, the gourmet capital, to find a higher challenge."

Of course, Mu Yunfan thought about Leonola's question, but he was a bit reluctant.Mu Yunfan looked at Phyllis and asked, "What do you think?"

Phyllis thought for a while, and said softly: "Of course I want Feifan Restaurant to become bigger and let more people know about it. However, I am a little bit reluctant to part with everyone here, and this restaurant that we worked hard to open together. .”

Mu Yunfan nodded, he and Phyllis were the same, reluctant to part with this restaurant and the friends he met in Beacon City.

So Mu Yunfan made a decision in his heart.Violet City is a completely unknown city, where it will face even greater challenges, and may also encounter unknown dangers.

Mu Yunfan doesn't have many recipes to learn now, and with the current points, if he wants to improve his strength, he can go up two or three levels at most.Such strength is far from enough to deal with future dangers.

So, let’s open a restaurant here for a year and a half, earn more points, learn more recipes, have stronger strength, make full preparations, and then go to Violet City !

Mu Yunfan smiled and said: "I think so too, but those are all things in the future. Let's manage our Feifan Restaurant here first."

Phyllis also smiled happily and nodded.

Seeing Mu Yunfan and Phyllis making such a decision, Leonola had no choice but to sigh and say, "Hey, you can do whatever you like."

Mu Yunfan smiled suddenly: "But don't think that I am a person without ambition. I know a little about international affairs in the human country."

Leonola asked with interest: "Oh? Then what do you know?"

Mu Yunfan immediately put on an expression that I understand very well and said: "There are 36 countries in our human country, and among them there are five countries with the strongest power, known as the five great powers, namely the Radiant Empire, the Alan Land The Empire, the Gud Empire, the Kingdom of Milan and the Kingdom of Loren. These are the formation of thousands of years of human history. There are many events in human history. If we say the most recent major event, of course it broke out 21 years ago and lasted for five years , and almost all human nations have participated in an all-out war in the human world."

Leonola put on an expression like a teacher asking a student: "Everyone knows about this kind of thing, but how much do you know about this war?"

Mu Yunfan immediately talked eloquently: "The total war in the human world is a war launched by Auguste III, the previous emperor of the Gude Empire, in order to realize his ambition of unifying all mankind and conquering all races in the world. 21 Years ago, the Gude Empire united seven other countries to form the Iron-Blood Alliance, and suddenly launched an all-out war without warning."

Mu Yunfan paused, and continued: "This war caught all other countries by surprise. Several small countries were destroyed in a short period of time, and other countries only reacted after their strength was severely damaged. Even the other countries The major powers, except for the Kingdom of Milan, which is located far away, the other three major powers including the Radiant Empire were also caught off guard, and the Radiant Empire almost fell into a catastrophe back then."

Mu Yunfan continued: "However, all countries in the world are clearly in such a difficult situation, but because of various difficult-to-reconcile interest factors, they cannot form a military alliance that completely trusts each other and organize effective joint resistance. The situation on this battlefield It is getting more and more serious, and seeing that all countries are facing disaster, but the military alliance has not been successfully formed. Then when talking about the turning point of this war, it is necessary to mention this Violet City."

89. Good Empire

Mu Yunfan said: "In the three years since the all-out human war, Violet City, the largest city independent of all human nations, stood up and called for the establishment of the Violet Alliance to resist the Iron-Blood Alliance."

"At that time, countries were unable to form a military alliance with mutual trust. The main reason was that there were many conflicts and conflicts of interest between human countries, and some countries even had blood feuds. One knife himself. So at that time, Violet City put forward a proposal to ask the royal families of all countries to send the most important members of the royal family to Violet City as hostages. This is to ensure that the members will not betray each other."

"Violet City has been completely independent of any country for a long time, and has a good reputation. Therefore, some countries have sent important members of the royal family to Violet City as hostages, and finally successfully formed the Violet Alliance to resist the Jagged Alliance. I remember this time The incident is known as the 'Evidence of Trust' incident. When Violet City first proposed this proposal, no country responded immediately. I remember that the first response was—"

Mu Yunfan looked at Leonola, showed a meaningful smile and said, "The Empress of the Radiant Empire, that is, your mother, she sent you, who was just born at that time, as her only daughter, to Violet City first. .”

Leonola immediately shouted: "My mother, she did nothing wrong! And she has been very kind to me since I came back!"

Mu Yunfan spread his hands and said, "I didn't say your mother did something wrong, I just think it's very difficult for a mother to make such a decision."

Leonola complained: "Why is it always your mother, why don't you have any basic respect for the royal family?"

"Um, easy to say. With your mother's example, other countries sent hostages to Violet City one after another, forming the Violet Alliance. In the first year of the establishment of the Violet Alliance, that is, the fourth year of the war, the Violet Alliance was stable. The situation was settled, and then in the fifth year of the full-scale counter-offensive, the coalition forces went directly to the Gude Palace, forcing the previous Gude Emperor August III to commit suicide on the spot, and finally ended the war."

Leonola curled her lips and said, "I didn't expect you to understand it quite well."

Mu Yunfan snorted and said, "Of course, as a man with aspirations and ambitions, he must understand the world's major events!"

Mu Yunfan said this sentence deliberately for Phyllis.Seeing that Phyllis was listening to him with full attention, Mu Yunfan was a little proud.

Then Mu Yunfan said again: "But I'm a little strange."

Leonola asked, "What's so strange?"

Mu Yunfan said: "At that time, there were only 8 countries in the Jagged Alliance and Gude, and there were more than [-] other countries. How could they be almost blown up all at once? And you Tianhui Empire, Alandi Empire, Los Angeles Empire, etc. Isn’t the Kingdom of Lun one of the five great powers? Why is it that the Gude Empire overwhelms your three great powers? I’ve seen the world map, and the territory of the Gude Empire is similar to your three great powers.”

Leonola immediately showed a smug expression and said: "You don't know that, do you? Let me give you a popular science first. Human countries can be divided into four grades. The top ones are of course the five major powers, and then there are six mid-upstream countries. Then there are more than 6 mid-stream countries with the largest number, and finally some weak countries. In the Jagged Alliance, except for the Gude Empire, three of the countries are mid-upstream countries, accounting for half of the mid-upstream countries, so the overall strength The disparity is not as large as the sheer disparity in the number of countries."

Leora paused and continued: "Then, you don't know much about the Gude Empire. The Gude Empire is a mercenary country."

Mu Yunfan was taken aback. "Mercenary country?"

Leonora nodded. "The geographical location of this country is barren and the products are not rich. In order to survive, there have been countless mercenary groups in this country. They accept combat missions all over the world to earn money. They are not limited to accept human missions, they will also To pick up the tasks of orcs, elves, ghosts, blood, and even the most powerful dragon. Years of battles have given these mercenary groups a strong combat effectiveness. The mercenaries of the Gude Empire are all over the world They're all famous."

At this time, Phyllis nodded and said: "When the Wind Elf Kingdom was attacked by a large number of monsters in the south, the local government also invited the mercenaries of the Gude Empire to help exterminate the monsters. At that time, I saw the mercenaries of the Gude Empire fighting. There is a saying from the elves: Humans can't even use magic, but their combat power should not be underestimated."

Mu Yunfan pondered and said: "In the time of war, these mercenaries will probably become the powerful fighting force of the Gude Empire."

Leonora nodded. "The Gude Empire has an extremely large number of mercenaries. According to incomplete statistics, if the logistics personnel are counted, nearly a quarter of the people in the Gude Empire are engaged in mercenary or mercenary-related occupations. And these mercenaries Soldiers have participated in battles for many years and have strong combat effectiveness. When the all-out war in the human world just started, the mercenary army of the Gude Empire directly became the nightmare of all countries in the world!"

Mu Yunfan nodded. According to Leonola, the Gude Empire can already be said to be a country where all people fight.

Mu Yunfan said: "Such a country is indeed terrifying. Fortunately, the Gude Empire has been defeated, and those mercenaries are a threat. How do you deal with it?"

However, Leonora sighed and said worriedly: "The mercenaries of the Gude Empire are all here."

Mu Yunfan was taken aback. "Haven't you all already defeated the Gude Empire and directly forced the previous Gude Emperor to commit suicide? Knowing how terrible these mercenaries are, why did you keep them? As the victorious nation, you didn't weaken the Gude Empire's strength after the victory?"

Leonora smiled wryly and said: "There are many things that you don't know. First of all, after the end of the all-out war in the human world, all countries in the Iron-Blood Alliance will have to cede land and pay compensation, and their strength will be greatly weakened. However, the strength of the Gude Empire has been greatly reduced. limited."

Mu Yunfan was puzzled and said: "Obviously they all went to other people's palaces, forcing the previous Emperor Gude to commit suicide. How come the Gude Empire's power loss is so limited?"

Leola said: "You must first understand the country of the Gude Empire. The Gude Empire has a lot of mercenaries, more than the regular army of the Gude Empire. Moreover, the mercenary regiments of the Gude Empire are independent and have Complete freedom is not under the control of Emperor Gude. This is a social phenomenon of the Gude Empire, even if we capture Emperor Gude and overthrow the regime, those mercenaries cannot be disbanded."

Mu Yunfan was taken aback. "Then Emperor Gude is not afraid of these mercenaries rebelling?"

Leola said with a wry smile: "Although the mercenaries of the Gude Empire are completely independent, they all have a very strong sense of admiration and loyalty to Emperor Gude. They usually perform their own tasks independently of each other, but as long as Emperor Gude is alone call, they will immediately become a loyal and powerful army of the Gude Empire."

Mu Yunfan couldn't help showing a surprised expression. He didn't expect that there are countries that rely on worship and loyalty to maintain their rule.

Mu Yunfan frowned. This is really difficult. Even if Emperor Gude is killed, those mercenaries are still there, and the Gude Empire is still very threatening.

Mu Yunfan thought for a while, and said, "Then why don't you big powers divide and rule the Gude Empire directly? Directly rule this country, fundamentally change the culture of this country, and disintegrate their mercenaries."

Leonola couldn't help showing a surprised expression, she didn't expect Mu Yunfan, a mere restaurant owner, to have such an opinion.

But then Leonora shook her head with a wry smile. "This is a method, but it doesn't work. Because we didn't completely conquer the Gude Empire back then, and our counterattack army didn't penetrate the core area of ​​the Gude Empire at all."

Mu Yunfan was taken aback. "Didn't you go directly to the palace of the Gude Empire and force the previous Emperor Gude to commit suicide?"

Leonora smiled bitterly: "That's right. But you don't understand the actual situation. First of all, you need to know the terrain of the Gude Empire. The terrain of the Gude Empire is very special. Most of its area is surrounded by countless towering mountains. The army cannot easily enter. In simple terms, three-quarters of the country of the Gude Empire is surrounded by mountains, and one-quarter is not surrounded by mountains. Moreover, its area surrounded by mountains Three-quarters of the area is the core area of ​​the Gude Empire, and the remaining quarter is the non-core area."

Leola paused and continued: "There are actually two imperial palaces in the Gude Empire. One is the outer palace, which is located in the quarter of the area not surrounded by mountains. The other is the inner palace, which is located in the four quarters surrounded by mountains. Three-thirds of the core area. Back then we only reached the outer palace. The situation at that time was that we defeated the regular army and the mercenaries assembled by the previous Emperor Gude and fought all the way to the outer palace. At that time, Gude Emperor August III refused to retreat, and decided to stay in the outer palace to fight us to the death, and after three days and three nights of fierce fighting, he was completely defeated by us, and then he was forced to commit suicide."

"However, although we defeated August III and his army, the vitality of the Gude Empire was greatly damaged. However, the son of August III, the current Emperor August IV, has already fled back to the mountains. , that is, fled back to the real core area of ​​the Gude Empire surrounded by towering mountains, and summoned a large number of mercenary regiments to defend it. If they wanted to break into the mountains at that time, the coalition forces had to pay a very tragic sacrifice price. And it takes all countries to unite to achieve it. At that time, countries were unwilling to make such a big sacrifice to get in, so they gave up."

Leola continued: "After the war, the Gude Empire also cede land and pay compensation, but the land that the Gude Empire separatized is just the non-core area outside the mountains. The core area inside the mountains of the Gude Empire is still intact. Therefore, the strength loss of the Gude Empire is limited."

Mu Yunfan frowned and said: "The existence of such a country is like a time bomb, which will detonate again sooner or later. By then, more people will die than you might sacrifice when you invaded the Gude Empire. You should have made up your mind back then Invade the Gude Empire and eradicate future troubles."

Leonola continued to show a surprised expression, she didn't expect a restaurant owner to have such foresight.

Then Leonora sighed and said: "Actually, the Queen Mother urged the coalition forces to enter in one go, and she almost persuaded the countries. However, something happened at that time, which made the countries frightened."

Mu Yunfan was taken aback. "What's up?"

ps: there will be more later

90. Emperor Gude

Leola said: "The son of August III, August IV, did something immediately after he fled back. He summoned the rest of the country's army and a large number of mercenaries, and directly defended them on the mountain. Remember what the emperor told me At that time, on the mountains that prevented the coalition forces from entering the core area of ​​the Gude Empire, there were mercenaries all over the mountains and plains, and the number of mercenaries directly exceeded one million, and everyone shouted the slogan "Long live His Majesty the Emperor."

Mu Yunfan imagined such a scene, and said, "It must be very spectacular."

The corner of Leonola's mouth twitched, unexpectedly Mu Yunfan only used the word spectacular to describe it.Leonola said: "This cannot be simply described as spectacular! Millions of people roared in unison, showing their determination to fight to the death. The momentum was so overwhelming that it scared the armies of all countries. In fact, if we attacked by force back then , there is still a good chance of getting in. But my mother said that when she saw that scene at that time, she knew that the morale of the coalition army was broken, and it was impossible to get in."

Mu Yunfan couldn't help sighing: "That Emperor August IV is really not simple. Once he returned to the country, he ascended the heights and shouted, and millions of people fought for him. How could Emperor Gude have such a great appeal?"

Leola said: "Actually, the worship of the emperor by the mercenaries of the Gude Empire was a kind of worship for the strong and warriors. The mercenaries of the Gude Empire worshiped brave warriors and hated cowards. August III Although he suffered a disastrous defeat, his death battle retained the mercenaries' respect for the emperor, so August IV will immediately have such a strong appeal when he returns to the Gude Empire."

Hearing this, Mu Yunfan had only one sigh in his heart for Emperor Gude and his son. This pair of father and son are undoubtedly heroes.The father saved the loyalty of domestic mercenary soldiers by dying, while the son directly frightened the courage of the coalition army with a million soldiers.

Mu Yunfan frowned and said, "In that case, what should August IV do if he launches another war in the future?"

Leonola smiled and said: "There is no need to worry about it here. Anyway, the Gude Empire has suffered heavy losses in the war, and its national strength has been greatly damaged. Now the members of the Violet Alliance all over the world are closely monitoring the Gude Empire. Moreover, when the Gude Empire started the war, our Tianhui Empire was weak, and now the Tianhui Empire has become stronger under the rule of the Empress, so there is no need to be afraid of the Gude Empire!"

Mu Yunfan nodded. "I read your mother's introduction in the book, she is really a legendary strong woman. In other words, it is written in the book that before the establishment of the Violet Alliance, when the Radiant Empire was at its most difficult, she was pregnant with you in her belly Time to repel the large-scale attack of the Gude Empire. Then return to the Tianhui Emperor Capital to eliminate the treacherous ministers, and gave birth to you on the day you ascended the throne as the Radiant Empress?"

Leola proudly said: "Of course it is true! Years of natural disasters in the country, turmoil between the government and the public, treacherous officials in power, and the invasion of 50 troops from the Gude Empire was imminent. At that time, the country was already at the critical point of life and death, but my grandfather was seriously ill in bed. , those uncles are all incompetent people. When my mother was pregnant with me, I led an army of 50 to repel the [-] army of the Gude Empire. The emperor gave birth to me at the same time, and then sent me to Violet City to join the Violet Alliance, and used the power of the whole country to launch a counterattack against the Gude Empire."

Mu Yunfan nodded. Mu Yunfan knew that there was one thing Leonora hadn't said, which was that Leonola's father died in the battle to repel the invasion of the 50 troops of the Gude Empire.

Leonora's mother, the current Radiant Queen Beatrice is really not simple.At the critical moment of the country's life and death, she was a woman whose husband died in battle and was pregnant. In the end, she turned everything around and saved the Tianhui Empire.

Leonola continued proudly: "Also, one of the reasons for the successful establishment of the Violet Alliance is that my mother successfully defeated the 50 troops of the Gude Empire, which increased the confidence of all countries in the world. At that time, she was the first to send me to the Violet Alliance. City, and sent the whole country's army, showing the determination to fight the Gude Empire decisively, so that the other two great powers, and other countries joined the Violet Alliance one after another."

Mu Yunfan nodded and said with a smile: "Well, your mother is very powerful, but why didn't you, as her sole heir, study politics diligently, but wandered all over the country, obsessed with delicious food, and finally came to me as a shop assistant? "

In fact, Mu Yunfan knows very well that her food is certainly the reason that tempted her to become a shop assistant.But if she really needs to go back, she won't stay here.

At this time, a haze appeared on Leonora's face, and she said in a voice that was barely audible: "Mother, she really spoils me too much."

Mu Yunfan was taken aback: "Doting?"

Leonola waved her hands suddenly and said: "No, it's nothing. Anyway, the Queen Mother is so young, she will still be in power for a long time! By the way, the Gude Empire actually has a very troublesome place!"

Seeing Leonola changing the subject, Mu Yunfan knew she didn't want to talk, so he followed Leonola's words and asked, "What's the trouble?"