Can't I develop my own character?

By then, wouldn’t it be a perfect match?

However, Ryan refused. He still had to deal with the new refugees in Berman City and the previous orphanage incident. It just so happened that a lot of people poured in this time. If he didn't deal with it sooner or later, chaos would break out.

Casradi was helpless, she thought Ryan was just a piece of wood.

The next morning, Ina submitted the orphanage construction plan that she had prepared overnight. Ryan didn't even review it, but stamped it and approved it.

According to Ina's plan, the orphanage would be transformed into a municipal training institution, changing its official status and allowing the city to pay for the adoption of homeless children. Of course, this wasn't in vain; the children would contribute to the development of Berman City when they grew up. Those with outstanding abilities would be trained and promoted to municipal management positions, while those with average abilities would be assigned lower-level positions, and even exceptional individuals would be recruited into the military.

It is equivalent to a talent training base.

Although the future of these children has been planned, while taking away their right to choose, they are also given the guarantee of survival, and they may even live better than most ordinary people in the future.

In this era, it is already very good to have such conditions.

free?

Ryan couldn't give that much. Sometimes the price of freedom is not something that ordinary people can afford.

As for those refugees, Ryan also arranged jobs for most of them, and Larkin was responsible for introducing underground fire. The gray industry in the entire Berman city was still under construction, and there were many vacancies in manpower, which could accommodate a large number of people.

Of course, not everyone is willing to do so. In the end, these policies can only achieve a diversion effect. People have all kinds of personalities, and he cannot take care of them all.

By the afternoon, we were busy and there was new news from the front line.

'Charlie' led the army and successfully attacked the material supply line of the Cainte army. The supply was sent directly from the Kingdom of Cainte, across the border of the empire, and was originally silent, but unexpectedly it was ambushed by 'Charlie'.

Ryan was surprised before that the Kainte army stopped halfway through its retreat. There were about 10,000 of them stationed on a plain in Kosothoa, and they seemed to have no intention of withdrawing to the kingdom.

This is most likely waiting for supplies.

He knew that 'Xia Li' had sent people to investigate. If the other party did not leave, it was certain that Kainte would make another move. After all, he had suffered such a big setback, gained nothing and half of his people were dead. He was too embarrassed to go back.

No matter what they plan to do, they must first ensure the supply of military supplies.

We just came from Cairnt, and the area is so vast, who can guess which route people will take?

So...how did 'Xia Li' find the enemy's supply line?

Ryan really didn't know. He wasn't watching the AI ​​AFK all the time, and some commands would not leave any AFK records. For example, "You go here to investigate" was pointing at the map, and the AFK record was not displayed. Who the hell knew where this place was.

So the conclusion is... Is 'Charlie' really a damn war genius?

In any case, the supply line was cut off again, and Kainte's 10,000 troops were in trouble.

The little food they brought with them was not enough. If they really wanted to retreat, they could probably hold on and return to the Kingdom of Kaint, but the entire army would have no morale and would have to go hungry. If they were attacked by the army of the Augustus Empire at this time, they would be doomed.

So during the retreat, the Kainte army began to plunder Kosotoya, intending to seize supplies on the spot.

Given Kosotho's current situation, it is certain that it cannot stop the Cainte army, but the result is shocking. According to the news sent back by the Fire Chaser investigators the next day, the Cainte army was attacked while looting supplies and suffered heavy losses!

The attacker was naturally 'Xali', but those fighting against her were not only the Royal Guards and the Iron Blood Legion, but also nearly two thousand troops gathered together from various towns in the Kosotho Territory - these soldiers came from various cities and towns in response to 'Xali's' call.

Ryan's face darkened when he heard this. What the hell was this about responding to a call? If others didn't know, didn't he? These were all caused by 'Xali' rushing to various towns overnight, holding knives to the necks of those nobles, forcing them to lend troops!

She also said that if she didn't lend him troops, she would turn around and leave.

Threatening the nobles... this thing... doesn't feel good, but it's extremely bad in nature, especially in a world like the Rhea continent where the nobles are the upper echelon of the ruling class.

As expected, that afternoon, Casladi received a large number of complaint letters. Those letters from Kosotho were jointly sent by the lords of twelve towns, accusing 'Xali' of crimes.

Because in name, Kasiladi is the lord of the three major city territories, they can only complain to Kasiladi.

But the result is——

"These imperial parasites are usually silent, and wouldn't dare fight back even when the enemy invaded their homeland. But what's wrong with them now? Are they all so hardened? They're so brave against their own people!"

Casradi threw the complaint letters directly into the fire.

Dealing with 'Xia Li'? What a joke!

Her biggest reliance in foreign wars now is 'Xia Li'!

Ryan is in charge of domestic affairs, and Charlie is in charge of external troubles. With such a talented person, why should she worry about not accomplishing her great cause?

However, she couldn't be so biased openly. After all, according to the imperial laws, it was really "Shirley" who was wrong. So Casradi... wrote a letter to each lord, asking "Shirley" to borrow troops. Because the matter was urgent, "Shirley" could use some special means.

Didn't you say that 'Xia Li' was overstepping her bounds? Okay, let me add this: this was indeed my order, but it was delayed en route and has only just arrived.

Although there was a hint of roguery in this, Casradi was undoubtedly emphasizing one thing: Her Royal Highness the Princess holds Miss Shirley in high esteem, and if any of you are dissatisfied, feel free to continue to complain.

In fact, after this letter was sent out, all the minor nobles in Kosotho began to sing praises of the greatness of 'Shari', saying that she led the army to show the glory of the empire.

'Shari' herself didn't care about these things, because her team was fighting with the retreating Kainte army at that time.

The supply plunder failed, the food was completely exhausted, and the Caint Army was at the end of its strength. Although they still had eight or nine thousand people, these people had no will to fight. Compared with being hungry, the fact that there was a ghost following them was more annoying.

Ryan had to admit that those who were affected by the power of the Blood God were a bunch of lunatics. They would not get tired at all when fighting. The continuous attacks and ambushes all night long did not make the Royal Guards and the Iron Blood Legion soldiers feel any fatigue. Instead, they became more and more courageous under the emotional stimulation of consecutive victories.

This is certainly related to the quality of these soldiers themselves, but the influence of the blood mist of war still played a direct role.

The scene in front of Ryan showed another raid led by 'Xia Li'.

In the early morning, just before dawn, the same scene, even about the same time, everything seemed familiar.

The difference is that this time 'Charlie's' team has expanded by two thousand. Robert's logistical work is indeed very good. He delivered the muskets and ammunition supplies in time before the attack began. 'Charlie' used these to arm the two thousand people who gathered together. If nothing else, at least the firepower is full.

When the gunshots of the battle rang out, accompanied by the fall of one Cainte soldier after another, the blood mist of war continued to rise, gradually covering the hazy night, and soon the situation on the battle slowly changed.

These blood mists can amplify people's inner fear. The Caint army has long been frightened by the attack of "Charlie" and even gave the latter the title of "bloody devil".

Stimulated by the blood mist, this hungry and frightened group of Cainte soldiers fell into madness for a moment, suddenly shouting as if escaping reality -

'Hahahaha! We've conquered the Augustus Empire! We've conquered the Augustus Empire!'

Mental pollution.

The power of the blood mist caused an effect similar to mental pollution on the Cainte army. On the other hand, on Xia Li's side, even the two thousand soldiers who joined later became brave under the stimulation of the war field.

The effect of morale is visible to the naked eye. It cannot bring double damage bonus to the soldiers' attacks, but it can make the soldiers not be timid and move forward bravely.

'Wake up! Damn it! Kill that bloody demon!'

There was also an officer of Kainte who still maintained a clear mind. He ordered his men to launch a siege on 'Charlie', but those soldiers were stopped by the 'blood mercenaries' before they could even touch the latter. Then the Iron Blood Heavy Armor rushed in, and not only was the formation gone, but even the men were wiped out!

"Blood Knight, so fucking awesome."

Ryan's blood boiled with excitement. Not to mention the soldiers, he even wanted to shout "Blood sacrifice to the Blood God".

"But be careful. Don't shout when you come back. It would be troublesome if the Janus Gate regarded you as a heretic."

Blood sacrifice to the Blood God is not something you can shout casually. The battlefield is affected by the blood mist. Fortunately, after the war zone dissipates, the soldiers will return to normal and will not be left with any "mental trauma". Otherwise, if "Charlie" comes back with a group of Blood God fanatics, it will be a complete disaster.

This battle lasted for two full hours, from the dusk of the night until sunrise, from the grassland all the way to the wilderness. The blood mist moved along with the movement of 'Xali', and the entire team was shrouded in the blood mist, with the corpses of the Cainte people lying under their feet!

Rivers of blood!

Crazy!

cruel!

It was not until the sound of horse hooves could be heard at the end of the horizon that 'Xia Li' ordered the pursuit to stop and led the team to retreat.

"They've already reached the border of the empire."

Ryan looked toward the distant reinforcements from the Cainte army. They were an army crossing the border, their numbers unknown, so Charlie didn't take any chances. After all, her troops weren't made of iron. Even if their spirits were still high, their bodies would be exhausted after raiding all night for so long.

He opened the personal attributes of 'Xia Li' and found that the number of advanced tasks had already exceeded the limit. From the siege to now, the team she led had killed at least tens of thousands of Cainte soldiers. This was simply incredible.

The third-level Blood Knight not only has his attribute values ​​improved, but also learns a skill.

[Trample: The Blood Knight shatters the ground, causing area damage and stunning surrounding targets.]

One of the essential skills for the warrior profession, there is nothing much to say, the effect is good whether it is a one-on-one fight or a group fight.

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Name: Xia Li

Gender: Female

Occupation: Blood Knight

Rating: 30

Physical fitness 42.9+17

Spirit 41.8+6

Magic 52.1+14

Insight 10

Charm 12

Skill: Swiftness level 3

Professional skills: Blood control, bloodthirst, blood mercenary...

Equipment: Sword of Ares, Ring of Death, Kasa's Bracelet, Armor of Thorns

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The Blood Knight's career growth is quite good, but the real strength lies in the skills. If you don't mention anything else, just look at the 35% increase in all attributes of sacrifice, it is definitely a bug.

Taking into account the cumulative effects of her skills, she has already caught up with many fourth-level transcendents.

However, the strength of high-level extraordinary people is often not their attribute values, but their various weird and perverted abilities are their killer weapons. Ryan is not arrogant enough to think that 'Xia Li' can be invincible in a single fight.

Watching 'Xia Li' leading the army to retreat, he closed the interface, yawned and prepared to go to bed.

Yes, he needed to rest for a while. He had gotten up in the middle of the night to watch Charlie fight. They hadn't killed Ryan, but he was tired of watching. Anyway, things could be left to Ina to handle.

What does a secretary do when something happens?

...

It's almost noon.

Kasladi came to the mayor's office excitedly.

Just recently, she received the latest news from the front line that the army led by 'Xia Li' defeated the Caint army and was currently resting on a grassland in Kosotoya!

According to battle statistics, out of the 20,000 troops of the Cainte army who attacked, less than 3,000 fled back!

You know, this time the Caint Army came with 20,000 men. Two or three thousand were killed in a fire before, and the maximum loss was 3,000 including the siege. The rest, counted from the beginning of the siege, the Royal Guards and the Iron Blood Legion killed about 15,000!

What is this concept?

Even Maganna had never accomplished such a feat in her time.

For a moment, Casladi had the illusion that she was about to take over the world. If 'Charlie' could become the next Maganna, with her reputation as a princess, wouldn't she be able to escape the position of crown prince?

"Where's Ryan?" Casradi walked into the office, only to find that only 'Ina' was sitting in the secretary's seat working.

"Your Highness." Ina stood up and said, "Mayor Ryan is dealing with other matters."

"Where is he?"

"at home."

"Home?"

Casradi was puzzled. What were he still doing at home at this time?

"That guy, doesn't he know that Miss Wei Nei is going back today? He doesn't even know to see her off."

Her Royal Highness the Princess shook her head. She was trying to persuade Ryan to marry her, but the latter was not up to the mark at all.

Why don’t you use the opportunity I gave you?

and many more.

Kasradi looked at Ina thoughtfully.

"How...long have you known Ryan?"

"Returning Your Highness, it has been a while."

"Is that so?"

Casradi seemed to understand why Ryan had no interest in 'Vine'.

So that's how it is, that's how it is...Casradi understood everything, and she asked why Ryan suddenly appointed a secretary general? Usually such positions are promoted from within the municipal government, but 'Ina' was appointed directly by Ryan.