In Ark Simulator, why do I always start out as a ruthless person?.

"As long as I am alive, you will always be under my protection."

"In this world, no one can kill you except me."

"Whenever you need help, even if the whole world is against you, I will stand with you."

"This is my promise, and it is also the promise of the Emperor of Leitania to you."

"Will you believe me, Gertrude?"

Chen Qi's gentle call brought Gertrude back to her senses from her trance.

But when Gertrude reacted, her eyes became red and swollen again.

the first time.

For the first time since Gertrude could remember, she heard someone say that he would protect himself.

For the first time, someone told her that he and she would stand together forever.

For the first time, someone told her... no one could take her life except him.

For a moment, Gertrude felt mixed emotions in her heart... there was grievance, but also joy from the bottom of her heart.

What made her feel wronged was why she had to meet someone so late who could protect her and save her from the endless torment of "anxiety" in her heart.

The joy is... no matter what, she finally met him.

Someone who is worthy of her giving her everything.

Whether it is the highest respect from a subject, or the purest... love from a woman.

She is willing to dedicate it to the king in front of her

"Of course I do."

"My dearest Majesty."

After saying that, Gertrude knelt down deeply towards Chen Qi with great piety, just like Sakota praying to their "Lord".

She lowered her head, as if she wanted to kiss the dust under Chen Qi's feet, expressing her heartfelt loyalty.

"Get up, Gertrude."

All his attention was focused on Gertrude, so much so that Chen Qi did not notice the subtle look of Jian who seemed to have noticed something.

Chen Qi bent down and gently helped Gertrude up, his eyes flickering with joy that he could not suppress at all.

"Gertrude, mace, our journey has just begun."

"The road ahead may be even more difficult. It will require the three of us to work together through thick and thin in order to succeed."

"Are you still willing to go on with me?"

"——Your Majesty, please send me as you wish." X2

In the small prison cell, the two women who were Chen Qi's right-hand men responded to his wish without hesitation.

No, this is no longer just Chen Qi’s wish, but their common wish.

They were all willing to entrust their lives to him.

Just to witness the day when the ideals of the man they "love" are truly realized.

Nowadays

The revenge chapter has come to an end, and the next chapter is governance~

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Chapter 40: Leitania's Rebirth, Movements of Various Countries

[A few days later, almost all countries on the Terra continent learned of a piece of heavy news that shocked the top leaders.]

[The twin queens of Leithania were overthrown again four years after overthrowing the Witch King's rule! ]

[The once invincible twin queens have now become slaves of the new emperor. This has caused an explosive topic in Leitania.]

[And the new king of Leitania is a commoner emperor with no surname, named "Qi". ]

[This caused an uproar among the top leaders of various countries. ]

[As a commoner, he overthrew the powerful twin queens? ]

[This is something that has never been heard of in any country on the Terra continent.]

[Because in the Terra continent, whether you are born strong or not has already determined a person's upper limit in a certain sense.]

[Just like Originium skills, some people are born with extremely high adaptability to Originium skills, and they can become powerful warlocks faster and easier than ordinary people. ]

[Some people are naturally not very adaptable to Originium skills. Even if such people spend their entire lives, they probably won't be able to become a qualified warlock. ]

[On the Terra continent, only those who are born with strong genes can become strong. ]

【This is the eternal truth of this land. 】

[Although there are countries like Da Yan where policies are relatively tolerant, even if one is born a commoner, as long as one has real talent and knowledge, one can still hold a high position. ]

[But the imperial power is still completely occupied by the naturally powerful True Dragon bloodline. ]

[What's more, in Leitania, a country where the nobles monopolize the channels for advancement and value Originium skills above all else. ]

[It is almost impossible for ordinary people to rise up. ]

[But now, a commoner who has neither strong Originium skills nor magic or music has become the new emperor? ]

[And judging from the jubilant scene of the people of Leitania, he is also deeply loved by the people? ]

[But before the top leaders of various countries could recover from this shocking news, another even more important piece of news came. ]

[This time, the news about Leitania made the top leaders of various countries, and even the people in power, sit up straight. ]

[On the second day after Qi ascended the throne, he ordered the arrest of five electors and nearly half of the nobles above the rank of earl on the charge of "participating in rebellion."]

[Top leaders of various countries are silent. ]

[Because this is almost impossible to do. ]

[Everyone knows that Leitania is a loose country composed of various nobles. ]

【It can be said that Leitania is a country of nobility. 】

[The nobles have control over and military power over towns and mobile cities in Leitania. In their territories, they are the local tyrants.]

[Therefore, all the emperors of Leithania, even the Witch King, had never massacred nobles on such a large scale.]

[After all, once the imperial edict is issued, the arrests may not even begin, and the nobles may rise up in rebellion to protect themselves.]

[Besides, it was such a large-scale arrest, half of Leithania's high-ranking nobles and more than half of the electors! ]

[Once the nobles band together to rebel, it will be a devastating civil war for Leitania.]

[Just when the top leaders of various countries were discussing it, thinking that an unprecedented civil war was about to break out in Leithania. ]

[A few days later, news that made them sweat again came. ]

[This internal purge of Leitania's top brass went incredibly smoothly, beyond everyone's expectations! ]

[The earls and marquises who participated in the rebellion did not even have time to resist before they were arrested by the guards under their control and quickly sent to Trilintelme.]

[The well-informed or smarter dukes and electors seemed to know that they had no ability to resist the new emperor, so they chose to flee Leitania with their property.]

[But their endings were either they failed to escape or they were arrested by the Golden Law Guards.]

[And a few nobles who were lucky enough to escape to neighboring countries all passed away due to various unknown reasons, such as poisoning, car accidents, etc.]

[All the arrested nobles were beheaded in public in the central square of Trilinterme on the second day! ]

[No one in his family was left alive, and all were sentenced to death.]

[This massive internal purge, which should have caused great unrest, came to an end in just three days.]

[More shocking news continues to come. ]

[After a large number of high-ranking nobles were executed, their lands that had no heirs were all nationalized.]

[At this point, the "state-owned territory" under the name of the new Emperor of Leithania is already larger than the territories owned by the remaining electors and nobles.]

【But the new emperor was still not satisfied with the status quo. 】

[A few days later, the new emperor of Leitania issued a decree that was considered subversive to most of the countries in this land.]

【All land and all power belong to the state.】

[You declare that you will retain all the nobles' titles, treatment, and social status, as well as ownership of their mansions and management of the tower.]

[However, all the territories of the nobles belong to the state, and they only have "deputy administrative power" over the territories in their respective jurisdictions. ]

[Nobles no longer have the power to control "private soldiers". All armies belong to the emperor and the officers directly appointed by the emperor.]

[Each mobile city must have courts, city councils and other facilities that belong to the country. Nobles can participate, but no one person has the power to make the final decision.]

[All cases, whether civil or criminal, are tried by the courts, and the nobles no longer have the power to punish, execute, or exile prisoners privately.]

[The country abolished the Parliament of Nobles and replaced it with the "Congress". Nobles can still participate in politics, but they need to decide whether they are eligible to participate in congressional discussions according to the positions assigned by the country. ]

[For this policy that was almost like uprooting the nobles, the reaction of the remaining nobles in Leitania stunned the high-ranking officials of other countries.]

[Perhaps because of the lessons learned from the nobles who were executed before, or perhaps because the army was taken away, they no longer had the power to resist. ]

【Finally, in Congress, the new policy was passed unanimously by all the nobles. 】

[So far, the new emperor of Leitania has completed the complete control of Leitania's military power, politics, and land in less than three months. ]

[Leitania has stood for a thousand years, and all the feats that the wise kings of the past have failed to accomplish have been accomplished by this new emperor.]

[A unified country that only obeys the will of the emperor has now completed its unification. 】

[The top leaders of various countries were shocked. ]

[And soon, the leaders of various countries smelled the dangerous atmosphere of impending storm from Leitania's earth-shaking reforms...]

"This is incredible. I never thought that the Witch King would leave behind such a bomb before he died."

In the Grand Knight Territory of Casimir, the head of state, Grand Knight Ioletta Russell, was pacing back and forth inside the Supervisory Committee, feeling deeply uneasy.

As a country that directly borders the two powerful countries of Leithania and Ursus, the Grand Knight's greatest hope is naturally that these two countries will remain half-dead forever.

Originally, this wish had been fulfilled for her after the battle between the Four Emperors.

In the War of the Four Emperors, Leitania paid the highest price but received the least reward, and its situation deteriorated because it failed to gain any benefits from the war.

Coupled with the death of the extremely powerful Emperor the Witch King, and thanks to the diplomacy of the twin queens, the relationship between Casimir and Letania had already tended to stabilize.

As for Ursus, there is no need to say more.

Since the death of the old emperor, Ursus has been plunged into an extremely long period of civil strife.

During this period, because Casimir did not participate in large-scale wars and because internal knight competitions were booming, the economy developed rapidly.

However, the competition between Casimir's war knights and the Commercial Federation's competitive knights became increasingly fierce.

But Casimir's overall national strength has been steadily increasing in comparison.

But at this time, the sudden fall of the Twin Queens and Leitania's shocking reforms made the Grand Knight smell danger.

That is the smell of war.

"Grand Knight Commander, are you worried that the new emperor of Leitania will go to war with us?"

In the Supervisory Committee, a Knight Commander expressed his opinion to the frowning Grand Knight Commander.

"I think you don't need to worry, Grand Knight Commander."

"The new emperor of Leitania cleaned up a large number of nobles. Although he completely took control of the power in his own hands, he also lost many experienced nobles."

"Although Leitania's blood clots have been removed, they have also lost a lot of blood internally. They are now at their weakest."

"I think that in the short term, the new emperor of Leitania should not be able to start a war against us."

"...If that's the case, then it can be considered a blessing in disguise."

However, the Grand Knight's vision is undoubtedly longer-term.

She didn't entirely believe that the new emperor would not have thought of this before slaughtering these nobles.

Although he didn't know the details, the Grand Knight was thinking about the nobles who were arrested by the army and the Golden Law Guards without any effort.