Reject me, you damn woman.

Chapter 114: The Invincible First Majesty Stopped Thinking (5k)

After gaining the absolute loyalty of the head of the Kalenica family and unexpectedly obtaining the extra favor of Her Majesty the Queen, Lin En could finally use the inherited memories to start dealing with other problems in the copy.

However, after he actually took the throne, combined with the memories of the first emperor in his mind, Lin En finally made a fair and objective evaluation of this new empire and its political system:

"A pool of rocks."

The first Majesty is worthy of being the ancestor of the Norton family with full military strength and the invincible legendary knight of dragon blood. It turns out that the intelligence has not been increased at all.

Maintaining an empire depends entirely on perseverance and character, while rallying people's hearts depends entirely on personal charm.

As for the aristocratic relations within the empire, they are even more important.

Not to mention the inability to unify policies due to excessive decentralization, let's take the eight major families as an example. Morris can't stand Kalenica, Mistry and Vaughn don't get along with each other, and Saus looks down on any seven families equally.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the first emperor suddenly died, it would not be surprising if the Purple Gold Flower Empire perished in the second generation.

But history is so unreasonable. This first-generation emperor, whose intelligence points were definitely no more than nine, had to stay on the throne for two hundred years because of his dragon bloodline. He died until the second-generation emperor, who was famous for his wisdom and blessed by the wisest blue dragon among the dragon clan, was able to inherit the throne.

Under that person's gentle but wise policy, the Norton royal family also reached a unity with the eight major families that had changed several times and were equally eager for peace. As a result, the Purple Gold Flower miraculously resurrected and gradually got on the right track.

The head of the Morris family can imitate the behavior of the first generation of His Majesty to get high scores. In theory, Lin En can also imitate the series of policies of the second generation of His Majesty and strive to achieve a more harmonious and lasting political system, which can obviously get more points.

But Lynn directly rejected this approach.

The eight major families that the second-generation emperor faced were the eight major families that had enjoyed the benefits of two hundred years of peace and had a more gentle and smooth style of doing things. However, Lin En was currently facing seven extremely vicious warlords. To put it bluntly, they were the ferocious monsters who were still ruling their own mountains a few years ago.

Being gentle with them will only make them feel weak and vulnerable.

What's more, this is a fucking illusion trial. To put it bluntly, it's just an immersive game. Do we have to take a dovish approach and swallow our anger?

You're used to it!

Reality is too smooth. Let's go to Summoner's Rift and play a few games as Nasus solo.

We, the players at Paradox, have our own way of going to the stake.

Therefore, Lin En quickly summed up the best way to unite the internal forces and avoid civil strife based on historical experience, which is four words:

Use military force against foreign countries.

You've eaten too much and now you have the energy to engage in internal fighting. Now that you're all so free, just go out and fight.

Lin En quickly formulated a series of military strategies. Although the empire was new, the pace of expanding the territory could not be stopped for a moment.

Since the barbarians in the north are eyeing us covetously and the federation of nations also has ill intentions, let’s fight!

And you eight families are allowed to share your respective gains with the empire in a 50-50 split, but there is a condition. When you go to the war, you must first obtain the consent of the palace. And no matter whether Lin En leads the army in person or not, the flags of the purple gold flower and the Norton royal family must be placed before the family emblem.

In this regard, the heads of the eight major families not only did not object, but were excited and wanted to support it with both hands and feet.

The reason is very simple. These family heads were originally the first generation of powerful rulers who wanted to achieve great things. Most of them were forced to surrender because they could not defeat the first emperor. A large part of the reason for the break with him was also because the first emperor's mentality changed and he became a moderate in foreign affairs.

Seeing that His Majesty has turned from evil to good and is even more energetic than before, is naturally a joy to behold.

As for the request made by Lin En, they didn't think it was a big deal.

In the past, everyone fought against each other, and it was fine if they fought with family crests and flags. But now, to put it bluntly, they are all from the Zijinhua and Norton families, so it is only natural to distinguish between the big and small kings.

Even the most difficult head of the Morris family did not object to this.

At the beginning, the eight enthusiastic families really had a great time.

The barbarians in the north were destined to be beaten. They were still rampant in the first two years of the Federation of Nations, but after being personally led by the First Emperor to lead the army several times, they had no choice but to go into a passive defensive state.

For the eight major families that have now established themselves in the Purple Gold Flower Empire, the expansion of the empire's territory is definitely a good thing for them, not to mention that Lin En has personally promised that the captured spoils will be split 50-50 between them and the empire.

As for whether it is truly a 50-50 split, doesn't it all depend on the opinions of the eight major families? Can Lin En check them one by one?

For a time, the empire, which was already known for its martial virtues, even saw a renewed wave of military service.

There was even a strange rumor: "Want wealth, power, and a chance to get ahead? Go to the border. His Majesty Norton has put everything there."

But as time went on, the eight major families gradually realized that something was wrong.

Although it felt great to continuously capture territory and spoils of war, the reputation of the eight major families within the empire not only did not rise, but actually declined.

After all, time and manpower are still required in the early stages of the war, and the eight arrogant families will not go to Lin En to get these things, but will only raise funds from their own fiefdoms. It was okay at first, but it continued like this. This resulted in a lot of dissatisfaction among the basic citizens.

As for the subsequent gains, rewards, and achievements in expanding territory that you mentioned.

Do you really think we ordinary people are fools?

Isn't that your Majesty's credit?

Do you think we can't see that you noble lords have to ask for permission from His Majesty before going to war, and that you have to raise the purple gold flower flag first?

Even though the seven major families have each privately refuted some rumors, it still doesn't mean much.

In this way, the patriarchs of the seven major families gradually discovered that they were the ones who worked hard in the expedition, while the good reputation and the support of the people were basically reaped by Lynn and the Norton royal family. Instead, the seven major families who collected taxes in person became increasingly disliked.

After figuring this out, some of the seven major families have begun to back off. Although the gains may seem like profits in the early stages, in the long run they are still working for Zijinhua and the Norton family, so there is no need to ask for trouble.

Some began to reduce the number of expeditions, while others simply took a long-term break.

And Lin En could only look at the donkey at home and think, bah, are the owners of the house going to cause trouble for themselves when they have nothing to do?

Of course not!

Lin En’s solution is also very simple, give medals if you fight well.

The Order of the Most Excellent Soldier of the Empire, the Order of the Most Outstanding Legion of the Empire, the Order of the Invincible Power of the Empire and I Can’t Do Without You...

A large number of medals symbolizing honor were sent to the meritorious soldiers. While most families were resting and reducing their fighting, there was only one family that followed Lin En's instructions and marched forward regardless of gains and losses:

The Kalenica family.

Lanlost, who found his original intention with the help of Lynn, has long become Lynn's most loyal subject. After knowing that the honors won in the expedition will be recorded in the name of the great Majesty, he became even more motivated.

After receiving the military medal awarded by Lin En himself in the Sacred Square of the Imperial Capital, the head of the Lanlost family was so excited that his eyes were blurred with tears. He recited an essay of more than 3,000 words on the spot to praise the sacred Majesty Lin En, and wished that God would bless my emperor, and my emperor would bless me.

The cheers, as big as mountains and seas, shook the sky and reached the clouds.

The other seven family heads sitting in the first row of the audience had to applaud amid the frenzy of cheers while greeting all the female relatives of Lynn and Lanlost in their hearts.

Then he was forced to fight again the next day.

There is no way. There is a paper grader in the class and the head teacher praises him every day. This is how it feels.

However, this second phase of the expeditionary craze encountered much stronger resistance than before. The fighting power of both the barbarian tribes and the federation of nations was suddenly raised to a higher level, from being beaten by the Purple Gold Flower to being able to fight back and forth for a few moves.

If this was a real war, it would naturally be normal. It would be abnormal to say that it was the Purple Gold Flower's consecutive victories that were abnormal.

But for a game, if the difficulty of the enemies suddenly increases, and you are sure that you have not become a bad player, then it can only be that someone has suddenly increased the difficulty of the game.

The same is true for the Holy Trial.

So who is the administrator of the Holy Trial?

Sitting in the palace, listening to the increasingly tense war reports, he couldn't help but frown.

The First Majesty wouldn't have stayed in the Holy Test Space for too long and become stupid. I was clearly helping her to mess with these family heads, and it would have been fine if she didn't follow my plan to lower the difficulty, but she even went against me. What's wrong with me?

If the First Emperor in the Holy Trial Space could hear Lin En's thoughts at this moment, this legendary emperor with the appearance of a young girl would definitely break down on the spot.

Still helping me?!

Do you still remember why you sympathized with me in the beginning?

Before officially entering the Holy Trial Space, Lin En did say that his soul was somewhat special.

The girl didn't care. She just thought that he was the same as that man, with a special soul that could retain his own memories.

However, when Lin En actually entered the holy test, she realized that she had thought it was too simple.

If she hadn't sensed the aura of the Norton family and the dragon fused in Lin's soul, she would have suspected that Lin was a succubus!

The girl had clearly checked Lin En's soul and confirmed that Lin En's soul had not been tampered with in any way.

But after seeing him, all the women in the Holy Test World would be attracted to him as if they could not walk anymore.

But he still has no awareness!

This was naturally the result of Lin En's title ability, a special ability directly bestowed upon Lin En's soul by the system. Even the First Majesty, who was the administrator, could not detect any abnormalities. However, Lin En naturally thought that this was the treatment that the First Majesty deserved.

But it was okay for others. After all, the opportunity to meet the emperor does not come every day, and the abnormal feeling soon disappeared.

But there was a member of the opposite sex who was forced to have long-term contact with the emperor.

That's Queen Guinelle!

You know, the main reason why Queen Guinie was mentally unfaithful to the first emperor was because of the secret that the first emperor was a girl, and maintaining this secret made her suffer.

After Lin En entered the Holy Test as a man, the reason for his cheating became irrelevant. Although the Holy Test would automatically stop the Queen from thinking about these bugs, it would also affect her favorability towards Lin En.

Coupled with the damn charm that Lin En's title ability gave him, even though Lin En had been treating the Queen coldly every day, the latter's favorability towards him was still rising day by day.

With the overflowing longing and the loneliness of the midnight, it is not surprising that a woman who longs for the love of her tyrannical and cold husband would do something to relieve her unnecessary desires.

Even when she was in love with Sir Lanlost, the Queen remained loyal to him and committed suicide in order to make the Kalenica family loyal to her. This was one of the direct reasons why the First Majesty could never feel disgust towards them.

But Lin En had only been in there for a short time, and she actually...she actually did something so barbaric just because of him...something that only a female beast would do.

What's more, what made the girl most uncomfortable was that when Guinie was doing that kind of thing...she was still saying her name!

"No, Guinie, that's not me, why are you, why are you!"

After seeing this scene, the girl who had been guarding alone in the holy test space, her mental defenses that had not been broken for hundreds of years of enduring the cold and loneliness were finally broken.

Still want to help with preferential treatment?

Die quickly, die quickly!

Stay away from my Guinie!

If it weren't for the fact that raising the difficulty of the dungeon requires a process, the girl would have directly adjusted the difficulty of the holy trial to the highest level, making the barbarian soldiers have the combat power of ninth-level knights.

At this moment, on the screen, a spy from the Norton family walked through the hall, came straight to the throne, knelt on one knee, and said:

"Your Majesty, I found the place you mentioned."

Lin En showed a rare expression of relief, and the girl couldn't help but feel a little curious.

There aren't many occasions where this little guy could behave like this.

In fact, the girl misjudged her own "destructive power".

The rapid increase in the enemy's combat effectiveness did cause Lin En a lot of trouble, because the atmosphere of prosperity and feasting that he created was created by winning battles one after another.

Once the war situation turns unfavorable, the accumulated contradictions will only explode, and they will be more than before.

However, it is not entirely without benefits.

Because the heads of other families and their main combat forces were tied up on the front lines, Lin En could move more freely within the imperial capital.

But when the Norton royal spy knelt under the throne and reported the intelligence to Lynn, Lynn's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down.

"take me."

Lynn immediately gave orders to the spy.

Under the cover of night, a light cavalry left the palace and went directly into the depths of Morris's territory. After breaking a trap made of camouflaged arcane magic, they entered a cellar.

As soon as he entered the cellar, a strong smell of blood hit his nose. All kinds of hideous half-human, half-dragon monsters were displayed on both sides like decorations, which made Lin En frown.

"Those scum who conducted the experiment have already received your divine punishment. Among the innocent people, only one girl is still alive. However, she is...very dangerous. Your Majesty, please be cautious."

Listening to the spy's report, Lin En nodded heavily.

He never forgot who the real boss of this copy was.

For the dungeon [Twilight of the Holy Dragon], no matter it is the powerful Lanlost or the cunning head of the Morris family, at best, they can only be regarded as elite monsters before the dungeon boss.

The one who truly left an indelible psychological trauma on the First Emperor, and turned this experience into a holy trial, was actually the artificial dragon girl.

Finding the girl who was transformed into a dragonborn is the key to completing the dungeon perfectly.

After releasing the energy of the family heads, Lin En never gave up the possibility of sending people to secretly search for the girl.

Transforming humans into dragonborn is definitely an inhuman and cruel living experiment.

He had always held out a glimmer of hope that he could find the other person before he was transformed, but obviously, he failed.