Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 328 In Hand
With the arrival of morning light, the noise of last night dissipated with the wind, and the fire had long been extinguished, leaving only a few wisps of black smoke and burnt marks caused by the smoldering.

There were many flower petals and pieces of colored paper left on the ground, which were left by the common people of Kaimen City when they welcomed Princess Viola into the city early in the morning.

Viola deliberately waited until the Subia Demon Kingdom's army had almost fled before sending people to clear the city gates and enter. There was no direct conflict between the two sides at all, and the Kaimen City was captured without any soldiers being involved, relying entirely on psychological warfare.

At this time, Viola's army had already entered the city to receive the supplies left by the Subia Demon Kingdom. The navy also entered the port, and the Kaimen City was completely in Viola's hands.

But then again, the most troublesome thing would come after taking over the city. For example, we first had to deal with the mess of inciting rebellion last night.

After Viola entered the city, she first gave a speech, highly praising the residents of Kaimen City for their heroic spirit of fighting bravely and not fearing powerful enemies. She then praised the guards for their indomitable will to defend their country and work together to expel foreign enemies.

After the speech, she said privately to the guards, "I know you really want to return to the army, but the city's security still needs you. I promise you in the name of the princess that as long as we recruit enough people to maintain security, you can return to the army."

This is commonly known as drawing a pie in the sky.

With the army and navy under her command and the successful capture of the 'police', Viola will now have to deal with the chaos in the city.

For example, let’s start by looking back on old matters.

When Kaimen City surrendered to the Subia Demon Kingdom, some officials who were unwilling to kowtow to the enemy had already fled with the soldiers who also did not want to stay. Some wealthy nobles could not escape, but immediately submitted their resignation letters. Some officials even chose to go underground and form resistance organizations.

All other officials, especially the nobles, were declared guilty of treason. The first thing Viola did when she entered the city was to raid the homes of these people.

For a time, the prison was overcrowded, with men, women, young and old all crammed in. Many sealed properties appeared on the streets, waiting for time to count their property.

Regarding this operation, people all over the city said it was a basic operation.

Everyone knows that the Avarus clan is very tolerant towards both civilians and nobles. We dare not say that all of them are wise rulers, but at least they are all benevolent rulers.

But everyone knew that they could treat traitors as cruelly as they could, and killing an entire family was considered a pardon outside the law.

At least so far, all those arrested are direct blood relatives or people in close relationships such as husband and wife. If we follow the laws of the kingdom, it is not surprising that nine generations of the family are executed.

At present, these people are being urgently interrogated, but the main purpose of the interrogation is just to confirm whether the wrong people have been arrested.

Viola generously stated that if anyone could provide valuable information, they could be spared from hanging and be exiled instead.

As for what is valuable information, it is Viola who has the final say.

By the way, the city lord Gregor was also successfully found.

After entering the city, Viola sent scouts to track the fleeing Subia Demon Kingdom army, mainly because she was afraid that they would launch a surprise attack without honoring the emperor's martial virtues.

The scouts found the city lord Gregor, who was exhausted and half dead, on the road.

He knew very well that if Princess Viola entered the city, he would be in trouble, so he ran away when the Subia Demon Kingdom army retreated.

But this guy weighed more than 200 kilograms, was fat and pampered, and couldn't run far. As for the Subia Demon Kingdom army, he had lost his usefulness and they were too lazy to care about him.

The army made a massive strategic shift and didn't care at all whether a fat man weighing over 200 pounds could keep up, so he was captured by the patrol.

So, dog traitors are not liked by people, and the enemies don’t even treat you as human beings.

The captured city lord was still clamoring to see Viola, saying that he had endured humiliation and hardship to protect the Kaimen City from the flames of war, and that even if he had no merit, he had worked hard.

Trying to save his life with this trick.

But Viola didn't bother to care about him. After counting the identities of the city lord's family, she hanged them all in the square outside the castle. Because the city lord was too fat, the pole he was hung on was thicker than others, and the rope had two more sections than others.

Don't think it's not nice to say that Lu Bu is a traitor. In fact, this is really a technical job. If you play it wrong, you will end up like Lord Grigor.

Having said that, there were already a lot of officials missing in Kaimen City. With this arrest, the government came to a complete standstill and almost all public officials were arrested.

So in order to keep the government running, Viola announced at the same time as arresting people that the officials who had resisted the organization would be immediately reinstated and take over the work.

All the officials who surrendered and chose to resign in Kaimen City have now returned to their original jobs. Although there is not enough staff, it can barely keep the city running.

And everyone knows that the so-called reinstatement is only temporary. Don't forget, we haven't rewarded them yet.

The Avarus clan will never forget the contributions of their own people.

For example, Melanie, the leader of the resistance organization, has now returned to the tax department she longed for and continues to serve as a tax officer. However, since the tax department has basically been arrested, Melanie is actually the head of the tax department and has the final say on how to reorganize the work.

In other words, if you perform well now and prove your ability, then promotion in the future is a foregone conclusion. It is not impossible for those who have made great and outstanding contributions to be canonized as new nobility.

At the same time, the actions of confiscating property and exterminating ancestors as soon as they entered the city were also to intimidate the restless guys in the city.

I didn't ask about the theft and looting that took advantage of the chaos last night, but if you dare to do anything else under my nose, I will let you know what torture is.

What I mean is to tell them to quit while they are ahead and not to make me unhappy.

After arresting a few guys who tried to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble, the law and order on the streets was restored. Combined with the deterrent effect of the army, Kaimen City was firmly in Viola's hands.

Then again, we finally took over Kaimen City, but in the end there wasn't even a celebration party, we just started working as soon as we entered the door.

And there seems to be so much work that it seems like there is no end to it.

The captured officials need to be interrogated, the supplies in the city need to be counted, ways must be found to restore government functions, and most importantly, attention must be paid to the movements of the enemy.

As soon as I entered the door, I was assigned to 007 directly, without even a moment of rest.

And Viola had to find time to meet with two people.

"Your Highness, we are more pleased than anything to see you in good health."

“I am also glad to see familiar faces, Count Sukarno and Count Javier.”

The two earls, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin, looked identical on purpose. The only thing they had in common was that they were both around 40 or 50 years old.

They are the lords of the Southern Peninsula territory adjacent to Kaimen City.

The Subia Demon Kingdom originally attacked their two territories first, but because the Kaimen City surrendered directly, and their two territories happened to be located on a peninsula, not only were they easy to defend and difficult to attack, but they would also be blocked by the navy if they took the sea route.

So after Kaimen City surrendered, the Subia Demon Kingdom simply bypassed them and headed straight for Qihang City.

After all, as long as they take over Qihang City, the navy that poses the greatest threat will basically have nowhere to dock, and it will be much easier to take over the territories of both of them.

When they were young, both of them followed Viola's father to participate in the war against the Subia Demon Kingdom. Apart from the blood feud, it is normal for them to spit at each other when they meet.

The result was that the powerful Kaimen City surrendered, but the weak Peninsula Territory would rather die than obey. We have to give up our lives even if it means risking our lives.

The two earls' hard power is not that strong. Their defense is okay, but their offense is not worth mentioning. Their greatest contribution is to deliver a large amount of food and daily necessities to Qihang City by water.

As soon as he heard that Viola had recaptured the Kaimen City, he rushed to meet her without stopping.

"Your Highness, are you going to continue the march and completely drive out the Subia Demon Kingdom army? I have two thousand extra troops in my territory that can join your Highness's army."

"I also have three thousand soldiers at your disposal."

"No, I have no plans to continue the march for the time being."

The two earls were relieved upon hearing this. They had come in such a hurry because they were afraid that Viola would be too ambitious and continue her advance rashly.

"Our most important task now is to strengthen our defense. I also have some agricultural matters that I would like to discuss with the two earls in detail."

Although they have achieved quite gratifying results, and even enough to completely expel the Subia Demon Kingdom from their territory, the biggest threat is no longer them, but the reaction of the coalition forces of the other three countries.

In the near future, a counterattack will most likely be organized.

(End of this chapter)