However, from another perspective, if the Golden Eagle Empire fell into civil war, there would be one less major force interfering with the Crusaders' expansion into the Beast Tide Wasteland. This would not be without benefits for the Crusaders.
“Our goal remains neutrality.”
After a brief thought, Aslan finally made up his mind:
"Sending immigrants from the south, opening up new colonies and increasing population is our most important goal at the moment. We cannot get involved in wars between lords for their own interests.
I know it's difficult. But no matter how difficult it is. For the hegemony of the Crusaders and for the future of mankind, we must give it a try - I will still return to the imperial capital, I will reiterate my neutral statement, whether they believe it or not, and whether those people want to continue to assassinate me, I will go back. "
Chapter 49: Stay out of trouble, rest and recuperate, Haipiyinpa
When Aslan appeared in the imperial capital, everyone was shocked.
Those who feared for his safety, those who wanted to ally with him, or those who simply wanted him dead.
Either moved or enraged. Regardless, all eyes were once again focused on him. Just like before. When Aslan took action, everyone had to pay attention to his presence.
"Our world is in danger!"
"The Crusaders will never intervene in the civil war among human lords!"
"We are not willing to massacre our compatriots for unjust reasons!"
After returning to the imperial capital, he has become famous and is even considered by many to be the best general of the contemporary era. He attracts everyone's attention as soon as he appears.
When he gave a speech in the square in front of the palace, declaring once again that he would never intervene in unjust wars or civil wars among human nations, everyone present burst into deafening cheers.
Character is very important. And now Aslan has created a great and righteous "Aslanist" for himself.
The reason why the Crusaders were able to develop so quickly and so rapidly is due to the golden signboard of Aslan. It is not that Aslan cannot violate his character setting, but that he cannot sell it out casually for a little face.
Take the Three Kingdoms as an example. Yuan Shao said that he cherished his body when doing great things, but forgot his life when he saw small gains. Liu Xuande was the opposite. He was very quick to make money at ordinary times, but at the critical moment, the only time he violated morality in his life was to attack Shu. If there was no such attack, there would be no Shu Han. It means that he worked hard all his life for nothing. It can be seen that no matter how high Liu Bei's morality was, at least his strategic decision-making ability was much better than Yuan Shao.
……
Now let’s get back to Aslan.
After Aslan almost promised the whole world that he would remain neutral and not get involved in the infighting between the unjust human lords, his image in the eyes of the general public certainly became more prestigious. But for many lords who hoped to start a war to increase their territory - that is, those who hoped to show their skills in the upcoming civil war in the Golden Eagle Empire, Aslan's behavior was very strange.
Well, yes, you are great, you are noble, you don't seek territory, you don't fight human civil wars. Doesn't that make us guys look like we are very happy?
Of course, everyone can explain that they overthrew Queen Theresa for the good of the Golden Eagle Empire. It is not in line with tradition for a woman to be the queen. If a hen crows at dawn, it will cause a big trouble! They are for the legitimacy of the empire, and they are also for justice!
But the problem is that this statement can only fool oneself, but not others. Today, when Aslan promotes "Aslanism", ordinary people are no longer interested in this set of aristocratic narrative logic.
In other words, this theory of orthodox imperial power based on the Mandate of Heaven cannot mobilize additional forces.
Aslan said: "For humanity!" At the same time, he was so glorious that he could mobilize thousands or even tens of thousands of knights in a minute to accompany him in conquering the world.
The founding emperor, the feeling of a human saint, simply has a brainwashing aura. Even if the elf princess and the pirate queen are thrown into the dungeon and exposed to the ugliness, Aslan is still a human saint.
Many people only saw the superficial power of the Crusaders, which grew like wildfire and occupied the entire North in an instant. In more than two years, it went from a semi-civilian armed group to a powerful country that was also influential in the world. But what more people didn't see was the widespread spread of Aslanism in human society, and even in the elf and half-elf society.
Those literate intellectuals, the urban class, scholars and priests of the Church of the Goddess of Light are all turning to Aslanism. At the same time, these priests and intellectuals are also constantly turning the ordinary, illiterate civilians into simpler and more extreme Aslanism.
Those illiterate civilians at the bottom may not understand the essence of nationalism, stateism, order, law, and Aslanism mixed with some liberalism and egalitarianism. But they can understand the simplest and most violent slogans -
Human beings need to expand their living space.
For the sake of order and justice, slaughter alien monsters and open up human land.
The Crusaders are the pioneers of justice and order, and the messengers of mankind's outward expansion.
Aslan, the commander-in-chief of the Crusaders, is the embodiment of justice and order and a saint of mankind.
Even faster than the Crusades was the spread of Aslanism and some of its variants.
This makes many people regard Aslan as their mentor and life direction.
If it was just a mentor and a direction in life, then it would be fine. But if this mentor and direction in life was also the commander of one of the most powerful countries in the world, with tens of thousands of troops under his command, and was invincible, then it would be a different story.
……
"He really said that?"
"um, yes."
"In this case, there is nothing we can do."
……
When the content of Aslan's speech was passed on to other followers, people had different feelings.
Some people were angrily complaining about Aslan's hypocritical nobleness, while others were greatly relieved.
After swearing to the heavens in public like this, you can’t go back on your word, right?
If it is impossible to make Aslan an ally, then at least Aslan should not be made an enemy.
Neutrality is harmless and unhelpful to everyone. In this case, the correct approach should be to continue to maintain contact, maintain a relatively close diplomatic posture, and at the same time be vigilant to changes in the diplomatic situation.
It would be best if Aslan could be persuaded to join his alliance, but if that is not possible, then at least he should make sure that Aslan does not join anyone else's alliance.
This is what Her Majesty has chosen.
After discussing with the female tutor Melissa, she decided that if necessary, even if Aslan turned her into a puff and showed a happy face, she must maintain a good relationship with Aslan.
On the other side, the commander of the Phineas family, Duke Darcus von Phineas, was so angry and felt that Aslan was ungrateful that he had to put the matter aside for the time being and plan other things.
——After the complete victory of the Crusades, with the huge flood discharge reservoir of the Northern Territory, human countries will not have to worry too much about the security situation in their territories and can focus more energy and attention on each other.
At the same time, the success of the Crusades also brought about a problem, that is, many people saw the benefits of using force.
If Aslan can do it, so can I.
If Aslan could easily conquer such a large territory, then surely I can too.
This military success made countless lords eager to try their luck.
In addition to the imminent civil war in the Golden Eagle Empire, the probability of a conflict between Lotharingia and Lunsenor in the west of the empire has become even greater. Many other knight lords and knight kingdoms have also chosen sides between the two powers. An unprecedented knight war seems to be just around the corner.
In the west of the Empire, the Kingdom of Wend became increasingly interested in the Beast Tide Wasteland. Many knight lords and adventurers set out on the journey to the East to find their own great dreams.
The elves of Iberval were worried about this. After all, even if half-elves were included, the population of Iberval's mainstream citizens was still insufficient. It was already the limit for the moon elves to barely rule a regional power. Therefore, Iberval began to think about the next strategy. Perhaps it would become a force that hindered the development.
The reason why it is not certain is that a variant of Aslanism is also very popular in Iberval. This Iberval Aslanism mainly advocates order and justice, while for human nationalism, it is replaced by the elf nation and the general term "all righteous nations that advocate justice and order".
Driven by this variant of Aslanism, some elves, especially the young and strong led by the elven princess Beatrice, believe that Iberval should embrace the new era with a more positive attitude, form a broader alliance of interests with the Crusaders, or even join the Golden Eagle Empire as an elector to ensure Iberval's interests and safety.
Naturally, the old-fashioned people, who believed that the elves were supreme and humans were just a bunch of short-lived monkeys, did not like this argument.
Continuing to maintain the glorious isolation of Iberval, not interfering in human politics and maintaining the balance of power on the continent when necessary is the main political theory of the Old Elves.
The conflict between the old and new factions of elves severely weakened and interfered with the politics of Iberval, leaving the kingdom temporarily unable to make decisions and influence foreign countries.
……
This was the world situation in the New World of Elam at the end of 1001.
With the victory of the Crusades, the probability of nations hoping to use force to resolve disputes is increasing.
Under such circumstances, the Crusaders' commander, Aslan, only paid a brief state visit to the imperial capital. He did not even have a private, cordial meeting with Her Majesty the Queen, and hurriedly returned to the New Holy Light Port - because everything could lead to misunderstandings.
When Aslan left, he temporarily became the "invisible elephant in the room" Crusader, and could isolate himself from the disputes among the countries of the New World, and temporarily focus on his own affairs, consolidate domestic affairs, and recuperate.
After returning to the New Port of Holy Light, Aslan finally had enough time to spend with his lovers and have a happy time together. This was truly a cause for celebration.
Chapter 50: Founding of the Nation
When Aslan once again returned to the New Holy Light Port amid the cheers of the crowd and summoned the Crusader generals and noble knights once again, at the round table meeting of the Crusader Grand Command in the New Holy Light Port, everyone looked at each other and felt completely and thoroughly relaxed.
It was not easy to conquer this country. The war is finally over.
Although Aslan was still saying, "In the next phase of construction, we will encounter more difficulties and need to work harder," many people's minds were already wandering.
……
A few days later, on a snowy afternoon, with the entire New Holy Light Port covered in snow, envoys from all over the world, generals and other important figures gathered together to hold the founding ceremony at the Temple of the Goddess of Light in the New Holy Light Port.
Everyone put on their latest clothes and dressed neatly. The strongest and most meritorious troops of the Crusaders participated in the military parade of the founding ceremony.
Whether they were elves or humans, cavalry or infantry, real flesh and blood creatures or puppets, everyone took good care of their weapons and armor, polishing them again and again, and whether they were spears, lances or muskets, they all sparkled in the sun.
The army was arranged in neat square formations; even the war horses marched in unison, passing the rostrum one by one, shocking all the visitors, especially the envoys from various countries.
Even the air knights flying in the sky with the two golden dragons had a uniform formation.
Whether they ride griffins, Pegasus, or hippogryphs.
……
At this moment, in many countries still under the feudal military system, soldiers still pursued fancy effects, knights wore gorgeous armor, tassels and shields on their cloaks, and dressed up like Christmas trees to show their elegance.
Generally speaking, people like Aslan's army who dress simply and plainly would be ridiculed as country bumpkins.
However, when the troops, dressed in the same uniform and simple armor, marched in square formations of hundreds of people in uniform, the sense of power and the strong shock brought by the cold army left a deep impression on countless people, and their faces became extremely ugly.
After hundreds and thousands of years of devastation from feudal armies, the human world has finally ushered in a military revival of professional armies.
All those who have seen this Crusade have confirmed once again that the Crusade led by Aslan is indeed the most powerful and terrifying army in the world today.
"Stable."
At the same time, Lady Melissa, Her Majesty the Queen's personal representative, was thinking this in her heart.
Although Aslan expressed neutrality and did not intervene in the war, on the one hand, the Queen's territory bordered his and they could trade, so the Queen was closer to him in terms of interests. On the other hand, Aslan had already cooperated with the Griffin family in military affairs.
As long as time passes, the Griffin family will surely be able to train such elite warriors. It makes people happy just thinking about it.
"However, after this battle for the throne is over, we have to find a way to contain this guy."
She thought to herself: "It would be great if we could form a marriage alliance with Aslan. Unfortunately, the Queen doesn't have anyone suitable for marriage. It's a real headache..."
……
After the envoys, including her, watched the military parade with different thoughts, the most important scene of the founding ceremony finally began.
On the red carpet, Aslan, the Grand Master of the Crusader Knights, wearing armor, slowly walked to the stage at the end to the sound of the royal musicians' trombones. There, teacher Maria, who was wearing a cardinal's gorgeous clothes but still not gorgeous, was waiting for him.
When Aslan walked onto the stage, Teacher Maria placed a crown made of pure gold on Aslan's head and announced in public:
"In compliance with the will of the greatest goddess of light and the will of the Crusaders, I hereby declare, Aslan Frost Nor. From today on, you will be the commander-in-chief of the Crusaders, the Grand Master of the Knights, and the protector of the entire North."
After saying this, the extremely beautiful teacher Maria took a few steps back and left the scene to Aslan.
The world's most beautiful boy, the great Crusader Silver Dragon Knight wearing golden armor, raised his sword high and announced to the envoys from various countries, the Crusader generals, the noble knights and the veterans of the Crusades:
"From today on, the Crusader Knights State is established! The entire Northern Territory is the land of the Crusader Knights!"
Hearing this, everyone present drew their swords and shouted "Long live the king" three times. That sense of power and that strong and stirring emotion infected everyone present like a storm.
Everyone believed that a new era had arrived in the Northern Territory, and many people even believed that the entire Elan world would usher in a new era.
The name of this era is [Aslan].
"Celebrate and cheer to your heart's content. At least today, everyone present can cheer. Because we have finally fulfilled our promise!"
Then, Aslan, riding on the silver dragon, said to everyone in this thriving but still extremely simple town above the New Port of Holy Light:
"We won a country for ourselves with our swords and muskets!!"
"This is the victory of mankind, this is the victory of the Crusaders, this is the victory of justice and order, this is our victory!!!"
As Aslan finished speaking, everyone who heard his voice, all the soldiers, priests, sailors and immigrants in the New Holy Light Port, cheered loudly.
Everyone was immersed in the excitement and happiness brought by Aslan. Everyone believed that under Aslan's leadership, their future would be extremely bright and dazzling.
It takes a lot of work to build a country from scratch. The next Crusader State still has a long way to go, but at least now, everyone can relax and celebrate the arrival of this day. And as long as the Crusader State still exists in this world, then every year on this day, everyone can put down their work and devote themselves to this celebration.
On November 1001, 11, the Northern Crusader Knights State was established.
Aslan became the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Commander-in-Chief of the Crusades and head of state.
He was twenty years old at the time.
The world's youngest founding monarch was born.
The entire New Holy Light Port was immersed in a sea of joy.
Chapter 51: Biochemical Magic, Isn't It Amazing?
The brief and joyful atmosphere lasted for a day. After the founding ceremony, the Crusader State quickly calmed down.
The difficult situation did not leave the Crusader States much time to waste.
Although the farming season has passed in the North, white snow will become the dominant color in the coming months.
In the old days, many people in the Northern Territory could not even go out, let alone carry out production and life activities.
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