After saying that, the harpy propped up his injured leg with great strength. Although he was still limping, his back was straighter and stronger than anyone else's, and he stood firm.
Watching the harpy soldiers leave, Irons' expression changed slightly and he glanced at Margaret. It seemed that Margaret was learning very quickly and had learned how to gather people's hearts.
However, Margaret looked a little puzzled. After the harpy soldier left, she turned to look at Engla and asked, "Give me your heart? What kind of slogan is that?"
Engla turned his gaze to Ains, who smiled awkwardly and explained, "Well, the military reform is naturally a major overhaul from top to bottom, so I also changed the military etiquette and other things.
The salute of giving one's heart was one of the six military salutes I proposed to Engla at the time, and it was the one that Engla chose the first time she saw it. "
Engla also nodded and said seriously: "Yes, among the six designs of His Excellency the King, I think this set of giving away the heart is the most powerful and can best reflect the etiquette of loyalty to the Demon King!"
Margaret frowned. She didn't have anything particularly wrong with the heart gift, but she was a little curious about what the other kinds were.
"What about the other types? What are they?"
Engla followed suit and performed the same tricks one by one. The first one was to hold his right hand flat and tight at his temple.
The second is similar to the first, except that the right hand is not placed on the temple, but on the forehead, slightly open outwards.
The third method is to make a sword finger with your right hand and place your finger on the corner of your eyebrow.
The fourth type is the heart salute, where you make a right fist and hit your chest with the palm facing up.
The fifth type is to open your right hand, tighten it, and hold it flat in front of your chest.
As for the sixth type... Engla just stomped his feet together and raised his right hand high in front of him!
Seeing this posture, Margaret unexpectedly showed a hint of interest and commented: "Oh~ I actually like this posture better~ It's very powerful!"
Irons, who was standing by, saw this and didn't know what to say for a moment. Margaret... you like this action... are you planning to hesitate efficiently? Oh, it seems that there is no hesitating in this world.
"Then Lord Demon, since you prefer this position, would you like me to ask the army to change it?"
"That's not necessary. Now that it's already been implemented, there's no need to bother those soldiers for my personal hobby. That heart salute is actually pretty good."
Margarita waved her hand generously, and Engla nodded with satisfaction.
After talking about the military salute, it was time to get back to the point. Engla said indignantly, "My Lord Demon King, the Troll Demon Lord has really crossed the line this time.
With such a disregard for the law, it may not be long before he does more than just kill the messenger. If he dares to kill the messenger today, he will dare to kill the officials tomorrow. I dare not even think about what will happen the day after tomorrow!
Lord Demon, the Troll Demon King is so rampant, we must give him a beating! It just so happens that the military reform has been almost implemented, and we can take this opportunity to exercise the running-in ability of the new army.
I am willing to lead my troops to the Troll Ridge and severely punish the Troll Lord, so that he will understand that the only sun above this demonic territory is the Lord of Demons!"
Hearing this, Ains couldn't help but curl his lips slightly. The elder Engla really keeps up with the times. The last time he said this, he was still complaining about the sun not being visible over the Demon Realm. Now he put it into practice.
"Beat? Punishment?" Hearing this word, Margaret smiled contemptuously and shook her head.
Engla was a little surprised that Margaret shook her head and rejected his suggestion. Did the Demon King think it was too troublesome to send troops? Or was this punishment too radical?
He asked doubtfully, "Master Demon King... do you have any better ideas?"
“Humph~ A mere troll demon king, I’m too lazy to beat him…” As she said that, Margaret walked to the window sill of the conference hall, looked in the direction of Troll Ridge, and shouted in a deep voice: “I want him to die!”
Hearing this, Engla was shocked. He never expected that the Demon King would be so decisive and sentence the Troll Lord to death without hesitation!
Oh my god, I thought I was too radical, but it turned out that I was too conservative!
Engla couldn't help but ask, "Master Demon King... Although... I also think that the Troll Demon King deserves to be killed... But if he is really killed, the Thirteen Demon Kings will become Twelve Demon Kings.
Moreover, without the Troll Lord, who should be the ruler of Troll Ridge? Who should the rulers of the trolls be elected?"
In response to Engla's question, Margaret turned to look at Irons, and Irons stepped forward and said, yes, it's me!
As Irons described to Engla the plan on how to develop Troll Ridge and the significance of building a new city in Troll Ridge to the Demon Realm.
Only then did Engla realize that the Troll Lord really had no chance of survival this time.
Listening to Ains's vision and plan for the new city, Engla felt that a bright and prosperous road had been paved in front of him, and the scenery along the road made him extremely excited!
He slammed the table with great excitement and said, "Your Excellency Wangfu! Thank you for planning such a magnificent future for the Demon Realm! I will immediately gather the army and march to conquer Troll Ridge and kill the Troll Demon King!"
Looking at Engla's anxious mood and actions, Irons smiled and shook his head, and said mysteriously: "Hey, don't worry, maybe... we don't need to do the conquest of Troll Ridge ourselves."
"Don't need to do it yourself?"
Engla was still a little confused, but Margaret beside him immediately understood what Irons meant: "Irons, are you so sure that Katarina can successfully conquer Troll Ridge?"
Faced with Margaret's questions and the disgust towards Katarina revealed in her eyes, Irons smiled helplessly.
“Margaret, I know you don’t like Catalina, but not liking her doesn’t mean you have to despise her… Catalina is a very good monarch.
It can be said that as a traditional feudal monarch, she achieved the best that this identity could achieve. Although, in the past five years, I have not paid attention to Catalina's situation for a long time.
I also hope that Katarina will suffer for not listening to me, but... I can't convince myself...
She is a monarch who knows very well what is good for the country, and she will not go against the development policy I designed for her... No, absolutely not!"
At this point, Irons' eyes gradually became firm, and he made his own judgment and assumptions: "In the years when I was away, she definitely continued to develop the military according to the guidelines I designed.
So now, the ideas I proposed to her, such as the Dragon Raiders and Giant Eagle Bombers, should have been implemented... Engla, do you know anything about the military capabilities of Troll Ridge?"
"Well, I know a thing or two. The army that the Troll Lord has taken over has basically continued the organization of his grandfather's generation. I have seen it several times."
Engla responded truthfully, and Irons asked again, "Ah, do they have air defense capabilities?"
"Release ability? Um...what does that mean?"
"Do they have any special defenses against attacks from the sky?"
"Of course not. Who would be prepared for attacks from the sky?" Engla stroked his mane with some confusion.
The only dangerous target that can fly in the sky is a demon dragon, and to deal with a demon dragon...what to deal with? Just run away, because there is no way to deal with it!
From then on, Irons sat down and judged: "Then, Katarina will win against Troll Ridge!"
"This……"
"And it took Katarina no more than this amount of time to conquer the entire Troll Ridge." As he spoke, Irons stretched out his fingers and made the number three.
Engla was slightly stunned. Three months? That was not a short time. However, he changed his mind and thought that according to Ains's firm tone, it was impossible for Katarina to fight for that long.
If it wasn't three months, then that meant... Engla couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "Three weeks? So fast?!"
"No, it's three days!"
Chapter 124
This old man has no moral principles!
Three days. The moment this number was spoken, both Engla and Margaret showed shock on their faces.
To take over a demon lord's territory in three days? What does this mean? Except for the Demon King, basically no demon lord can guarantee that he can take over another demon lord's power in three days.
Even if Engla led the troops, he radically estimated that it would take at least several months to conquer the entire Troll Ridge.
For him, three days might just be the time to fight his first battle.
He really couldn't imagine what kind of fighting style could cause Troll Ridge to fall in three days.
Moreover, it only takes three days to conquer Troll Ridge, so what about conquering Demon King’s City?
The more Engla thought about it, the more frightened he became. He hoped that what Ains said was just a momentary rant. But looking at Ains's serious and determined expression, he knew that what Wang Fu said was true.
Looking at Engla's solemn face, Ains knew that the Lord of the Ferocious Beasts probably still didn't quite believe it.
After all, the military level of this land is not high, and guns, a machine that mortals can use to arm with long-range violence, has just begun to develop.
Therefore, the mainstream war mode still maintains the most classical state of swords facing each other. They have not even developed the line-up shooting and queue-up execution style of fighting that was wildly complained about in the previous life.
However, when Irons was with Catalina, he instilled in her such war ideas as mobile warfare, armored clusters, precision firepower, targeted strikes, decapitation operations, blitzkrieg, etc.
It can be said that the army under Katarina's command is the current version of the god-level army that he has spent more than ten years to build.
It was said that Engla didn't understand, and even Ains himself didn't know how big the army he led had grown to.
However, one thing is certain: from the moment Catalina's army gained air superiority, the battle had become a one-sided massacre.
However, no matter how wonderful the description is, it is not as good as watching it in person.
So an idea came to Irons' mind. Perhaps, he could bring some demon lords who were loyal to Margaret to observe in front of Troll Ridge and let them feel that times had changed.
"Engra, you don't have to think too much. Just focus on organizing the army. If you can implement all the key points I gave you in the army, then your army can conquer Troll Ridge in three days."
Ains' words made Engla stunned. Could he conquer Troll Ridge in three days?
Engla was still a little bit incredulous, but he was too embarrassed to show it in front of Ains, so he just nodded and said, "Thank you for your encouragement, Your Excellency Wang Fu."
Afterwards, Engla reported to Ains some of the problems encountered in the military reform process, and Ains also gave Engla some suggestions for revision based on his own experience.
After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Engla, who had nothing else to do, bowed and left. In the end, only Ains and Margaret were left in the conference hall.
After seeing the outsiders leave, Margaret pouted her lips with an unhappy expression and muttered to Ains in dissatisfaction: "Humph... You really can't forget your former queen. You are almost praising her to the sky..."
Hearing the female devil's muttering, Irons frowned and shook his head with some amusement. Margaret was really a jealous person who would flip over at the slightest provocation...
He tilted his head and smiled gently, then he moved to Margaret's side, hugged her gently from behind, and whispered in her ear, "Are you jealous when you see me talking about other women~"
Hearing Irons' question, Margaret's chest suddenly puffed out and she refuted sharply: "Ugh... Nonsense! I'm not jealous! How can I be jealous of a woman like Catalina!?"
As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Ains, who was leaning on her shoulder and smiling at her gently. Her tone softened and she muttered, "I just... I just think that woman is not worthy of your attention...
Irons! You should be mine now! I hate you mentioning other women in front of me! So, if you praise other women in front of me again in the future... I will... I will..."
"Huh? What?" Irons asked curiously.
Margaret thought about the punishment for a long time, but it didn't seem right. If it was too light, it would be ineffective. If it was too heavy, she would feel... reluctant.
Finally, she could only hold back her anger and snort, saying, "I won't talk to you for a week!"
As soon as she said this, Margaret felt a little regretful, because regardless of whether Irons could bear not talking for a week, she felt that she herself would not be able to bear it first...
So, right after she finished speaking, she stubbornly changed her words and said, "But... ahem, in order to show the mercy of me, the Demon King, I won't give you such a severe punishment... I'll just ban you from speaking for three days."
Hearing this magical punishment mechanism, Iron laughed out loud. Margaret was really inexplicably cute in some ways.
"Wow~ What a terrible punishment~ Okay, I swear I won't praise other women in front of you anymore~"
"Hmph~" Seeing that her threat worked, Margaret raised her head proudly and snorted.
"However, Margaret, you still have to be more serious. You can despise the enemy strategically, but you must take the enemy seriously tactically."
"Despise strategically...pay attention tactically..." Margaret repeated this sentence to herself.
Then she asked arrogantly, "Tsk, how many people in this world are worthy of my tactical attention? I have the power of the Demon King. Apart from that brave man and the immortal hidden in the Kingdom of Orville, how many people can be my enemy?"
This is indeed true. Irons had to admit that Margaret, who could be called the most powerful woman on earth, had no problem traveling across the continent alone.
But...even so, Margaret still had embarrassing moments. Just like when I first met Margaret.
So, Ains asked back with interest: "Then... why were you seriously injured by me~"
"Woo!"
Hearing Irons' question, Margaret's expression suddenly froze, and then she turned her face away angrily, obviously not wanting to mention her dark history in the past.
However, once Ains' curiosity is aroused, it will not dissipate so easily.
"Margaret, it's best not to have secrets between husband and wife. Tell your husband, what happened to you at that time?"
Being asked by Irons in this way, Margaret could only mutter with humiliation and shame in her heart: "Woo...Okay, okay! But you are not allowed to tell this to anyone else!"
"Of course, this is our little secret between husband and wife~"
After getting Irons' assurance, Margaret nodded and began to narrate what happened before she first met Irons.
In fact, this matter is not complicated. There are only a handful of people in this world who can confront Margaret head-on.
Either it was a hero who grew into a perfect body, or it was a divine punishment from the Trinity God, and both of them were extraordinary products of extraordinary times.
The hero will come into the world only when the human world is in crisis, and the divine punishment will be unleashed only when Orville is in crisis.
In the absence of either of these, the only ones who can contend with Margaret are the group of beings in the Kingdom of God, Orville, whom she calls the immortals.
In the main temple of the Kingdom of God, Orville, there is a group of elders whose existence is never open to the public. The members of the elders are all the white cardinals and saints of the Kingdom of God, Orville in history.
With the gift of the Triune God, each of these white cardinals possesses a long lifespan that exceeds the limits of human beings.
Even if the cardinal in white really reaches the end of his life and dies of old age, if he is canonized as a saint during or after his lifetime, the Trinity God will allow the saint who has made outstanding contributions to reincarnate in a second life.
The reincarnated saints will receive guidance from the righteous gods after they reach adulthood and return to Orville. If they are lucky enough to obtain the memories of their past lives, then the new account will basically directly obtain the data of a full-level account.
These reincarnated saints can obtain the seats they had in the Senate Hall in their previous lives.
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