Paradox players' simulation game

[Vine von August becomes queen, the first stage of the Benicia line main storyline is completed, and the save file has been recorded in the story mode. 】

[The settlement reward will be given after the game ends. 】

[The current plot point has not ended yet, do you want to continue? Note: The subsequent results will not affect the settlement evaluation. ]

【continue. 】

Ash made his choice without hesitation.

The main storyline of the first phase has been cleared, but the second phase has not yet been updated. At this point in time, you can continue to take the Benicia line. Since the clearance has been achieved, the rewards will definitely be issued in the subsequent settlement, so Ash has nothing to worry about.

Now, there is one more thing to do.

【Weinei appoints you as Duke.】

【Unlock the achievement 'Famous All Over the World'. 】

In the game interface, Wei Nei is standing in the palace hall. At this time, she is wearing a gorgeous robe and a crown on her head, looking noble and elegant.

【Unlock the skin 'Queen of Benicia'. 】

On its interface, there are a series of additional operation options, such as "people's livelihood", "government affairs", "economy" and other processing modules. These are all things that need to be done in the second stage.

[Current territory loss level: 46%, please handle it as soon as possible. ]

[Currently, the morale of the people in the kingdom is shaken and the public security environment is poor. Please deal with it as soon as possible. 】

[Currently, nobles in various places have established their own army. Please deal with it as soon as possible. 】

【…】

Red warnings filled half of Wei's screen, making her dizzy.

jump over.

jump over.

jump over.

Wei Nei simply skipped these prompts, opened the list of subjects, and directly gave the shiny big gold card to the Duke.

"The Duke is not enough. The Holy See will not let Ash go."

She checked Ash's character attributes again and found that the favorability between the two had exceeded the normal range. Among the job options, there was a title higher than Duke - Prince.

caveat.

[The Holy See army has arrived five kilometers away from the royal city.]

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By the way, Irelia's hair is purple. The previous portrait was wrong because it was made by AI and it is not easy to draw. Later, I will specially ask an artist to draw the portrait.

I will try to update again today, please support me!

Volume 54: Chapter 51 Chapter Ash initiates a holy war [Subscribe~]

"It came too fast."

Seeing the prompt on the interface, Wei Nei was speechless.

She hasn't even been queen for a day, and she hasn't had enough.

But at this point, Wei Nei doesn't care anymore. The main storyline of the throne is completed, and it will be profitable to play for a while longer.

Turning his eyes, Ash was convening a meeting of generals in the military and political hall of the royal city.

The siege had just ended and the Crusaders had suffered heavy casualties. Only the Iron Pagoda and the Magic Archers were still relatively intact in the core team. The infantry and shield soldiers suffered the most casualties. Previously, the front battlefield relied on the firepower attracted by them, but now they were basically unable to form effective combat power.

Out of an army of more than 40,000, only 20,000 were left after the battle. Except for nearly 7,000 Iron Pagodas and Magic Archers, the rest were basically foreign aid teams that joined the Holy Crusaders, and their attributes were quite different.

Fortunately, after Vene became queen, she gathered the remaining Benicia troops and royal city guards, and gathered another 20,000 troops.

A total of 40,000.

With few people and tired soldiers, the probability of a 19-1 victory for such a team to fight the Holy Court is considered high.

Looking across the territory of Benicia, those areas that have established their own armies, those where riots have occurred, and those occupied by the Holy See occupy almost half of the territory. For the remaining areas that nominally belong to the territory of Benicia, except for a few places controlled by the Holy Crusaders, most of the public security and people's livelihood are very poor.

It can be said that after this round of fighting, Benicea's national strength regressed by ten years.

More importantly, the threat from the Holy See was still there. At this point, it was unlikely that they would withdraw their troops directly. But Wei Nei thought again. The Benicia Civil War was over. She had become the queen. If the Holy See continued to attack, it would be an invasion. In theory, it was impossible to attack the royal city directly, right?

[Weinei: Do you think the Holy See will attack me?] 4

[Phyllis: Are you a child? People are already at the door, do you think you can do it?]

[Weinei: Then can I accuse the Holy See of stealing from the government and disrupting the stability of the continent?]

[Irelia: That's not the point. The Holy See sent troops because they recognized Eret's accusation that Ash was a heretic. The Holy See will never be soft-handed when dealing with heretics. Unless you give up Ash, there will be a chance to negotiate with the Holy See to withdraw its troops.]

[Felice: If you ask me, there is no point in negotiation. We are not children anymore. Didn't you see that the Holy See was eager to support the Royal City after sending troops? They occupied territories and built churches along the way. It is obvious that they came with a purpose. Otherwise, the Holy Crusaders might not be able to capture the Royal City. ]㈨

If the Holy See had gone all out at the speed of the Paladins' march when Eret had just sent out the request for support, they would have definitely arrived before the Holy Crusaders reached the Royal City.

You know, the Holy Crusaders set out from Ikasi City and encountered several obstacles along the way, which delayed them for a long time.

But they are just lazily following behind, sending troops to support is fake, and the real purpose is to make profits for themselves.

As a princess, Phyllis had a relatively clear view of the situation. Not to mention Benicia, Candia also had very strict control over the Holy See's missionary work. However, Candia was not as ruthless as Benicia, and there were still Holy See churches in many places.

The core concept of the Holy See is to promote theocracy. Theocracy is above everything else. This idea is essentially a challenge to royal power.

There are gods in the Coria continent. The Mother Goddess of Life is the source of all faiths. No one dares to disrespect the Mother Goddess openly. Those who dare to despise the Mother Goddess of Life are called "heretics" and will be judged by the Holy Court.

The Holy See has zero tolerance for heresy.

However, this was the original definition of heresy. Now, the word heresy has become the most useful excuse for the Holy See.

Now Ash has been defined as a heretic. The Holy See sent troops on this basis before. If the goal is not achieved, it would be equivalent to the Holy See slapping itself in the face. Then, there will be room for maneuver in the future to punish heretics.

The Holy See would naturally not allow such a thing to happen.

Of course, Ash didn't care about this.

What heresy?

This is the same as the word "war criminal". They are just the victors' definition of the losers.

If he were not weak now, he would have already overthrown the Holy See and pointed at the Pope's nose and called him a heretic.

What a bullshit Mother Goddess of Life, I never believe in God!

He had no respect for the Holy See, so after the attack and defense of the royal city, he immediately began to reorganize his army.

[In December 1780, Princess Winnie von August ascended the throne. ]

[In the same month, Ash led the remaining forces of the Holy Crusade and launched a "holy war" under the pretext of "using the gods' benevolence and righteousness to do shameful things", accusing the Holy See of invading the territory of Peniche under the pretext of support, with evil ambitions.]

[On the same day, Queen Venetian issued a declaration, and Benicia officially declared war on the Holy See. ]

At this point, Wei Nei also understood that the kingdom must never give in. If it wanted to use peace talks to force the Holy See to withdraw its troops, it would be bound to give up great interests.

Will Benicia still be the overlord of the East Continent at that time?

However, she had not initially thought of starting a war directly, but planned to use international public opinion to put pressure on the Holy See. Unexpectedly, Ash was even more ruthless and directly launched a "holy war". Isn't this something that the Holy See usually uses to attack others?

But if Ash wants to fight, Venetian will naturally support him 100%.

The next moment, a prompt popped up on the interface again.

[Cardinal Clement sent an envoy to negotiate with the Kingdom of Benicia. As long as you are willing to hand over Ash to the Holy See, he will withdraw his troops immediately and recognize your legitimacy as the King of Benicia.]

【agree or not? 】

"reject!"

Wei Nei looked angry.

What does "as long as you are willing to hand Ash over to the Holy See" mean? How could she do such a thing when she knew that she had just appointed Ash as the Duke?

Also, does the legitimacy of the King of Peniche need your recognition?

[Phyllis: Vene is finished, the Holy See is starting to play dirty tricks. ]

[Irelia: Given Her Highness Venetian's personality, she will definitely not agree to this. This will give the Holy See a reason to counterattack the Holy War.]

To be honest, if they hadn't watched Weiner fight this battle for the throne, they would never have imagined that the Holy See would be so hypocritical.

It doesn’t matter whether Ash is a heretic or not. What matters is that if Vene is unwilling to give up equal interests in this matter, the Holy See will not let it go.

On the other hand, the fact that Ash started the uprising as a commoner and has fought all the way to the present is actually detrimental to the existing class rule. If all commoners take Ash as an example, then the position of the rulers will be in jeopardy.

⊙㈨-似邻♂㈣③｝、５柳⑷ＳoUsＵＯ: The Holy See will not allow this to happen.

【The Cardinal gives a final warning to Benicia.】

ignore.

Wei Nei didn't even think about it. If you want to fight, then fight. If you want to kill Ash, no way!

However, strangely, the Holy See did not attack directly.

[In late December, the Principality of Acanthes sent troops to attack Benicia.]

Acanthes was a neighboring country that was previously attacked by the old king.

When she saw the message, Wei Nei was stunned for a moment.

Before, Acanthes was defeated and lost half of its principality. Even if they wanted revenge, where would they get the troops to attack them?

Just as I was thinking about it, several messages popped up one after another.

[The Principality of Katilan sent troops to attack Benicia. 】

[The Principality of Belgium sent troops to attack Benicia.]

[The Principality of Frisia sent troops to attack Benicia. ]

【…】

"what's the situation?!"

Wei's eyes widened.

[Your kingdom is under attack. Current territory loss: 52%. Please handle it as soon as possible.]

On the strategic map, places around Benicia blossomed one after another, and armies emerged and launched attacks on the kingdom.

The strength of these principalities was not very strong, and they would never dare to offend Benicea under normal circumstances. But now they all attacked at the same time, as if they had discussed it beforehand.

It is true that Benicea is in a bad situation now, but the kingdom's foundation is still there. While these countries are taking advantage of the situation, aren't they afraid of retaliation?

Wei Nei looked at the Holy See army guarding outside the royal city, and seemed to understand something in a trance.

[Your kingdom is under attack, and the current territory loss is 56%. Please deal with it as soon as possible. ]

[Your kingdom is under attack, and the current territory loss...]

A series of red prompts popped up. Weine scrolled past the messages and simply ignored them, turning to look for Ash.

After the Holy Crusaders received reinforcements, they barely gathered 40,000 troops.

['King, the Holy Court has evil ambitions. We cannot escape this battle. If I die in battle, Benicia will depend on you.']

Inside the palace, Ash was wearing golden armor and holding a glowing sword, ready for the final battle.

['Ash, my general, the glory of the kingdom is with you, and so am I.' Weiner said softly. ]

Why is there such a thing happening?

Here, Ash was speechless as he looked at the simulation screen.

We were fighting, when suddenly the aura of Qiong Yao came towards me.

However, in this game, he and Wei Nei experienced life and death together, and their favorability has already skyrocketed. The two are not lovers but better than lovers. He himself cannot control some of the plots.

Moreover, Ash discovered that after Vene became the queen, her portrait had changed a lot, as if she had entered the next stage. Compared to her initial ignorance, naivety and laziness, the current Vene looked much more mature and noble.

She looks like a true queen.

In fact, the character portraits of the heroine in each stage of "In the Name of the Princess" are different, which also makes it convenient for players to unlock various precious CGs.

But Ash has no interest in such things unless he can give birth to a bloodline that can rule the continent.

Fortunately, this sticky plot didn't last too long.