I, the prince in distress, send money

Chapter 304 Transition
Chris was busy sketching and writing on a large map.

It's late April now, and spring planting is almost over. Thanks to the efforts of the newly recruited agricultural bureau civil servants and players at all levels, the planting in King's Plains has gone relatively smoothly without any major problems.

As for the rest of Bagnia... well, Chris can only say he did his best. In any place he could actually control, he arranged for agricultural bureau technicians and players to go there to organize land redistribution, provide free seeds, and distribute relief grain.

As for the areas beyond his control, they can only hope for the best. Chris will take care of them later, but that's after the road is repaired.

Spring plowing is over, and the next thing to do is to build roads.

The saying "To get rich, build roads first" will never be outdated.

At the same time, smooth roads also facilitate government control over local areas; without roads, there is no control whatsoever.

The biggest problem with Chris's Bagnia regime right now is that the transportation in this mountainous country is terrible. Even the best ancient roads are, in his eyes, inferior to the rural roads built by villagers in 21st-century China with their own money.

After spring planting, Chris's next plan is to work on infrastructure, to repair the roads between the three major cities of Bagnia, and then lay railways... Hmm, maybe we should lay railways first, since train transport is more convenient than roads.

But is it enough to just have railways...? Never mind, let's build roads and railways together.

With that in mind, Chris drew an X on the map and tossed it aside, planning to hold a bidding process tomorrow open only to players, entrusting them with tasks such as road construction and exploration.

Don't think Chris is biased; the main point is that NPCs can't do this kind of thing, except for players.

However, this means there aren't enough players available right now. How many beta test slots should we open up?

Forget it, let's raise the beta test cap to 10,000. Right now, the Kingdom of Bagnia is basically being supported by players, for infrastructure, the operation of the government at the middle and lower levels, and other miscellaneous tasks.

Under Chris's command, it's no longer unusual for players to hold official positions. He has entrusted many remote town mayor, inspector, and sheriff positions to responsible, patient, farming, and official-obsessed players.

Although these players often cause some trouble after taking office, and there have even been instances of them going on strike and refusing to work, overall they are still more reliable and trustworthy than the local Bagnians.

That's magic.

As for the newly recruited civil servants, they are barely able to put together a government framework right now. Do you really expect them to be of great use now, or think they can organize a country in an orderly manner?

However, with the help of players and the new civil service system, Chris managed to govern Bagnia in a respectable but not perfect way.

That's how things are for now regarding internal matters.

Chris tossed his pen aside, sat down in his office chair, opened his phone, logged into the game forum, and was immediately stunned when he saw Ye Ao Nai He's update.

"Oh dear, the player's quest is complete?"

Chris was skeptical, so he opened his own system and took a look.

"No, what's going on?" He was a little confused.

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Auckland was also bewildered. From last night until now, he had been thinking about one thing, recalling that scene.

"What's going on? Weren't those Bagnians here to assassinate me? Why are they targeting Albert?"

Auckland was still replaying the events of the previous night in his mind. The actions of the five assassins disguised as musicians after their sudden attack clearly indicated that they were elite assassins.

Five assassins, even though the Minieses wanted to capture them alive, none of them survived. Each of them fought to the last moment, especially the last assassin who blocked the way. He fought five fully armored knights alone, and in the end, he didn't hesitate to commit suicide with a broken sword while laughing.

Auckland was hard to judge. If it were a different time and place, he would definitely say they were all fine men of Bagnia, but now... he didn't know how to react except by remaining silent.

Was Albert III dead?
He's probably, really, dead.

As an outsider, Oakland was so frightened at the banquet that night that he almost hid under the table. In the chaos, he saw nothing. On the contrary, the old minister Leonard saw the fourth assassin being hacked to pieces before he threw something and hit Albert on the neck.

Albert III immediately clutched his neck and collapsed. Leonard didn't see what happened next because the Minieses who saw their king fall rushed over and surrounded him.

Thinking of this, Auckland snorted dismissively.

He also witnessed the behavior of the local Miniserian nobles at the banquet last night, and how to put it, Auckland felt that they were just like the Bagnian nobles.

Loyalty? Loyal to the orange!
With Albert III fallen, only one assassin remained, and it seemed unlikely he could cause any more trouble. Only then did the nobles from the banquet rush over, surrounding His Majesty the King one by one.

Why didn't they come and surround the king before the assassin died?

They don't need any weapons; even if they come to act as human shields, they can protect Albert very well, and there is absolutely no possibility of him being hit by a flying knife.

With a projectile hitting his neck, Albert III was basically doomed, because Auckland remembers that when the banquet was in chaos, the fallen Miniese king was not taken away for three or four minutes, and the carpet where he fell had turned from yellow to red.

Having shed so much blood, and having been on the battlefield in his youth with some experience in killing people, Auckland didn't think his brother-in-law could survive.

But whether he's dead or alive, he's not sure, because Auckland is currently under house arrest.

This is normal. Auckland, who was living under someone else's roof, had no objection and dared not have one. He even thought it was a good thing, as it could protect him.

The Minesians would never kill him, but the Bagnians were determined to kill him. The assassin from last night was clearly sent by Chris from faraway Vortradnoy.

Auckland doesn't want to die yet; he wants to live and return to Bagnia, to Wotradnoy.

(End of this chapter)