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"Why?" Ronan asked.

“There are still too few capable women in our country,” Ambrina said.

She didn't directly say that the woman was incompetent.

Following the father's plan, if the crown prince were to succeed to the throne, the future queen would be selected through examinations, then sent to central government departments for training, then demoted to local areas, and finally transferred back. The crown prince would then choose one of them as his queen.

“You don’t need to worry about that. In a few years, we’ll release this news, and the school will expand its programs. Naturally, outstanding women will emerge,” Ronan said. “Besides, you don’t think that choosing a princess is to play a role like mine, do you? To put it somewhat arrogantly, even if Ina were to choose a man as her heir, he couldn’t possibly be as good as me.”

“Yes.” Ambrina nodded with a smile.

She felt that no man in the world could surpass her husband. He was handsome, capable, could cook for her, handle government affairs for her, and earn a lot of money for her to spend. Even if he had multiple lovers, he could still make her very satisfied.

“I still believe that Lucien should succeed to the throne. No, and there is no need for the future queen to take my place. In my opinion, even if some of the women are not chosen, they can stay and serve as the king’s secretaries. At that time, the queen will be the head of these female secretaries.”

Ronan said.

That's right, he wanted to use these women as "eunuchs," since an autocratic monarch couldn't possibly do without his inner court officials.

Especially as industry becomes increasingly developed in the future, the quantity and difficulty of government affairs to be handled will far exceed the level of agricultural countries, making it impossible for one person to manage them all.

As for the king sleeping with all his female secretaries and turning the country from being ruled by secretaries into being ruled by lovers, Ronan can only say that this situation was almost inevitable, because the selection process itself was to select women who were both talented and beautiful, and how could the king resist?

However, this does not affect the fact that under the inheritance laws of the Western Continent, only the children of the sole legal wife have inheritance rights, and divorce is an extremely difficult matter.

“I see.” Ambrina understood Ronan’s meaning. “However, I think Lucien is a little, a little too docile.”

This was actually a euphemism; what Ambrina meant was that Lucien was a bit dull and not lively at all. In the traditional Western worldview, a dull and restless child was considered unlikely to amount to anything.

Perhaps maritime civilizations value courage, while agrarian civilizations prefer stability.

“He’s not even two years old yet, and he can’t speak properly,” Ronan said. “Besides, once I get you the crown, if he has a steady personality, it might be a good thing.”

It's impossible to unify the Western Continent; dominating it is the limit.

Seris was able to unify the country because during the Warring States period, several major states were actually part of the Zhou cultural system, including those who considered themselves barbarians. Their previous "culture" had long been "transformed" by the Zhou people.

If the state of warring states in Seres had continued for several more centuries, the unification of Seres would most likely have been impossible.

The Seres people considered unification normal, but it was actually an anomaly.

The real chance for unification of the Western Continent was the old empire, which, in the original timeline of Ronan, was Rome. At that time, apart from Rome, everyone to the north was a barbarian with no culture whatsoever.

Take the Kingdom of Fass, or France, as an example. France was also a bunch of barbarians back then. If they wanted to establish grassroots rule, they could only learn civilization, that is, become Latinized. However, the barbarians would rather hand over grassroots rule to the priests, remain illiterate, and build castles everywhere than become Latinized. This is one of the major reasons for the formation of the Dark Ages.

But things changed after the Dark Ages. Barbarians developed their own culture and strongly resisted assimilation.

In this context, the difficulty of achieving "standardized writing and unified cart tracks" far exceeds that of the unified empire of Seres. Without "standardized writing and unified cart tracks," the so-called unification is nothing but nonsense.

Therefore, Ronan did not want the next generation to be too ambitious and try to do some "great feats" that were simply impossible.

After discussing serious matters, the two started talking about some casual things, beginning with theater.

Ambrina is a veteran theater critic; whenever a new play is staged or a classic play is revived, she will provide a thorough critique from beginning to end.

They then talked about clothing. Perhaps due to her inner aversion to excessive luxury, Ambrina disliked the current trend of elaborately decorated clothes. She preferred simpler designs and more comfortable cuts. Of course, her "simple" was relative; compared to the clothing of ordinary people, it was still much more luxurious.

At noon, after eating wild boar meat, the two strolled around the hunting grounds for a while. Suddenly, Ambrina stopped in front of a large tree and looked up at Ronan.

We've been married for so long, we understand each other with just a glance.

Ambrina gripped the tree trunk with both hands, turned her back, and raised her buttocks. Her not-so-thin dark purple pants revealed the outline of her black underwear. Ronan didn't rush to pull down her pants, but instead grabbed and rubbed them forcefully. After a while, Ronan finally pulled down Ambrina's pants, and her two buttocks were immediately exposed. They used to be the small, round buttocks of a young girl, but now they were the large, white buttocks of a young woman. That area was already wet before he even patted it.

Ronan rubbed the semi-erect head of his penis against the entrance of the hole. The penis hardened, but he still didn't enter. Instead, he continued to tease it.

"Come in quickly, Ronan, I'm itchy," Ambrina urged, grabbing Ronan's manhood and trying to pull it in.

Ronan squeezed in a third of the way, "Anli, how are you today..."

"Hmph." Ambrina snorted and stomped her foot to express her displeasure.

What Ronan loved most about Ambrina was that, despite all the changes she had undergone over the years, at twenty-eight, she still retained the same charming, sweet, slightly willful, and mischievous princess deep in her soul.

"I was wrong, Your Majesty," Ronan apologized, then went all in.

In the deserted hunting grounds, Ambrina cried out loud.

Chapter 436 Field Battle, Intermarriage, You're Surrounded

In the wild, Ambrina's unprecedented moans greatly stimulated Ronan. He threw all techniques and rhythms to the back of his mind, gripping Ambrina's plump, soft breasts with both hands and thrusting hard. Ambrina, who was just over 1.6 meters tall, had to stand on tiptoe in this position and could not stand completely steadily. Every thrust made her body tremble.

After a while, Ambrina was gripping the tree trunk tightly with both hands, hanging in mid-air parallel to the ground. Ronan held her calves, which were clad in boots, with both hands, changed his rhythm, bent over, and gathered his strength. Only her head was still inside. Finally, he unleashed a powerful thrust, penetrating her completely.

Each time, Ambrina would groan loudly, and each time, her plump, soft breasts would sway for a long time from the aftershocks of the impact.

After Ronan finally ejaculated all his thick, white semen, Ambrina was so weak that she felt as if her bones had been removed. She collapsed in Ronan's arms, her face pressed against his firm chest muscles, feeling his strong heartbeat, and her hands gently stroking his well-defined abdominal muscles.

At the same time, in a villa within the capital, a meeting was being held.

Representatives of three different human races—the Haidi, the Pavis, and the Ra—gathered together.

The Seadiers are the most numerous, with their population now reaching 200,000. They are also the wealthiest, supporting the entire kingdom's agricultural technology. Moreover, they are all excellent sailors and fishermen, and they wield considerable power. Under Ronan's intervention, many of them have joined the kingdom's navy.

Their overall strength has improved compared to the past. Although they are pure androids and cannot learn magic, they can learn the enhanced sorcery that Ronan brought back from the Celestial Realm, and the effect is very good. One or two thousand of them have the strength of a novice mage, and nearly a hundred of them have the strength of a first-level mage. However, the limit of the Heidi people is about the second level.

The Pavis are the race Elena belongs to. They are cyborgs created by the moon goddess Ketterbeller using biotechnology from another world and northerners. They are born with superhuman physical abilities and can learn magic.

They can be found throughout the entire western continent. Hundreds of years ago, they were the main force of the royal guard of the previous dynasty of the Kingdom of Phos. In recent years, due to the rise of Elena and Katepillar, who does not acknowledge that she is the goddess of the moon, a large number of immigrants have settled in the Kingdom of Phos. Now there are nearly 20,000 of them.

They weren't particularly powerful on their own, but as a family unit, they were incredibly united. They were responsible for creating several major gangs in the country, and Wang Du almost set one up too. However, after Elena killed off a bunch of their own family members, they quieted down.

In Ronan's words, whether it's day or night, above ground or underground, there can only be one vibrant organization in the capital: the Ministry of the Interior.

Finally, there's the issue of attracting people, but the population is even smaller, less than ten thousand.

This group of people used to be active in the northern part of the southern continent, that is, in the area of ​​Egypt, and they claimed to be a priestly clan.

They are not purely human; their origins are probably related to that lost ancient ruin in Egypt.

People can also use magic, and everyone can become a novice magician, although there are still not many who can become full-fledged magicians.

They only have two kinds of magic: divine magic and summoning. But strangely, their summoning cannot be inherited, and their divine magic is sometimes effective and sometimes not. This should be related to the fact that they are not pure humans.

The La people once followed the Green Church into Bilia. After the Restoration Movement, they were expelled, the Green Church retreated, and the La people went north to the Kingdom of Phos.

In fact, there is another non-human species within the kingdom, namely the Rag people, also known as the "Nigos" of this world. But unfortunately, the Haidi people, the Pavis people, and the Rag people all think that they are civilized people, and that their ancestors were once rich. Do you Rag people even deserve to be called human?

"Gentlemen, what do you think of this 'Proposed Intermarriage Method'?" asked the representative of the Haidi people.

The so-called "Proposed Intermarriage Measures" is a newly promulgated decree of the kingdom. In short, it encourages the Haidi, Pavis, and La people to intermarry with the dominant ethnic group.

Generally speaking, encouragement is useless, especially when the other party is somewhat unwilling.

It's not that mixed-race children born after intermarriage will lose their power, because they have existed on the continent for thousands of years, how could there not be mixed-race children? The special power of mixed-race children will weaken, but it will stabilize after a few generations and will no longer weaken. However, mixed-race children will grow to look more and more like pure humans.

In this way, their ethnic group will be completely assimilated sooner or later, and those in power within the tribe will no longer have any power.

But everyone knows that Ronan is behind this decree.

For the Haidi people, Ronan was a benefactor and their greatest backer. For the Pavis, Ronan was a powerful figure they wanted to rely on, but hadn't yet been able to secure. For the La people, however, it was fear; hundreds of their people had been killed in the previous bloody crackdown in the south.

"You'll have to figure that out yourselves," said the Pavis representative. The Haidi people were the most numerous and had the closest relationship with Ronan. If they didn't lead the charge, were they supposed to go themselves?

Laren said, “How about learning the matrilineal kinship system of the Ju’an people? As long as the mother is one of ours, she is considered one of our people. Also, we need to find a way to revive our already weak religion.”

The Ju'an people are practically the Jews of this world.

The ancestors of all three groups had committed acts of slaying gods and had long since lost their religious beliefs. In order to reunite the people, they had no choice but to find a way to revive them.

"Let's discuss it with Lord Ronan," said the representative of the Haidi people. They had once suffered the most, but now they were doing the best, so naturally they were the most cowardly.

“Then you can go,” said the representative of the group. They were the weakest and most afraid that Ronan might decide to carry out a massacre.

The representative of the Haidi people shook his head, "We have no idea where he went."

After saying that, the representative of the Haidi people looked at the representative of the Pavis people, "Go find Ms. Elena, she should be able to find Lord Ronan."

"This..." The representative of the Pavis people looked embarrassed.

Two years ago, they tried to infiltrate the capital's underworld, but Elena, who was heavily pregnant at the time, beat them up. Their leader was cleaved in two, and Elena almost went into premature labor afterward.

Does this send them to Elena, only to get slashed again?

Just then, shouts of warning came from outside.

"Listen up, you inside! Come out one by one with your heads in your hands and your backs turned. Slow down, don't run, or you'll be killed."

They thought their gathering was very secretive, but little did they know that when the "Marriage Law" was announced, Ronan had already had the Security Bureau keep an eye on them. At this moment, dozens of mages had completely surrounded the place, ready to take action at any time.

The dozen or so people at the gathering all walked out of the villa one by one.

Ashley was leading the group, with Galan as her second-in-command. Elena was also there, carrying a basket on her back, from which a small golden-haired head peeked out, peering at the group.

Ashley stepped forward and waved her hand, ordering, "Arrest them all. Kill any who resist. A bunch of ungrateful bastards."

The Haidi representative glared at Ashley, and the next instant, a shadowy black hand snapped her neck.

Chapter 437 New Year, Five-Year Plan, and Troubled Children

Several months passed in the blink of an eye, and it was May of 1591.

This marks the tenth anniversary of Ronan and Dinia's meeting. Ronan is thirty-five years old at the time. His primary identity is that of the Crown Prince, while his title remains that of the Marquis of Rhine. His position is Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, the number one secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, and Dinia's chief secretary. However, his direct superior is the Director of the General Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office.

By this time, Ronan had cleared all obstacles and laid the groundwork.

State-owned enterprises that control the lifeline of the nation's economy have fully mobilized.

Currently, the Kingdom of Fas is the wealthiest nation in the Western Continent.

Trade unions were established; farmers' associations were established.

The trade unions are special trade unions, not created to protect workers' rights, but to replace those guilds. As for the farmers' associations, they are used to allocate production materials such as seeds, fertilizers, and farm tools.

The workers and peasants across the country will be brought under control within a few years.

Five years later, no country in the Western Continent could surpass Ronan's Kingdom of Fas in its ability to govern at the grassroots level.

Twenty magic academies covering the southern region were established, and nearly one hundred new primary and secondary schools and three new universities were added nationwide.

They plan to create a wave of magicians within five years.

Military reforms, weapon upgrades, new cannons, new muskets, new magical armor, new magical revolvers and rifles, and individual flying vehicles specifically for orthodox mages.

The new formation consists of a Marine Corps composed of Haidi people, a Special Forces unit of Pavis people using rifles developed by Ketterbearer, and a Field Medic centered around the Ra people.

Five years later, the kingdom's army is absolutely invincible in land warfare and unbeatable in air warfare.

"Son, do you see? Your father is building an impregnable empire for you," Ronan said with a touch of pride as he stood in the palace.

“Your son over there is almost crying from being beaten.” Ambrina interrupted Ronan’s self-absorbed reverie, speaking as if he weren’t her son.

"Ugh, that little brat, she hit her brother again." Ronan cursed helplessly.

What should he do if his siblings fight?

“How about we bring Lily over?” Ambrina asked. Lily is Astrid, Ronan and Elena’s daughter, a precocious prodigy who is two years old and has already started reading and learning magic.

She doesn't usually like to stay with her mother; instead, she prefers to stick close to her godmother, Ascottina, to learn about magical theories.

Although Agustina may seem like a self-taught individual, she is actually a technically skilled academic. With the research insights Victor gave her years ago, her theoretical knowledge is quite solid, and her own strength is also quite impressive. As a fourth-tier elemental mage, she can be considered among the strong.

Astrid has only been studying for half a year, and she's already at the level of a novice mage. Plus, she knows "Moon Summoning."

The two innate skills, "Moon Tide," make him significantly stronger than Xiao Lüxian and Ina. In a real fight, he could easily defeat both of them.

Ambrina's suggestion is simply using one unruly child to deal with another unruly child.

"Forget it, if Lily comes, the palace won't be enough for those three little brats to wreak havoc." Ronan disagreed with Ambrina's suggestion.

“Then I’ll leave this to you. I’m going to rehearse,” Ambrina said.

Lately, she's no longer content with just writing songs and tinkering with scripts; she wants to experience directing.

“I still have to go to the Ministry of the Interior later,” Ronan said.

He's busy too, having put together such a huge "Five-Year Plan." If he doesn't keep an eye on things, who knows what kind of trouble his subordinates might cause. He never overestimates the bottom line of officials, because most officials have no bottom line at all.

Ronan and Ambrina are both old "forgetful" about their children.

Ambrina thought for a moment, "Then you can take Lucien to Canaan on your way and give him something new and interesting toy that he can play with all day. Let Ina go to her aunt's place; she always wants her aunt more than her mother anyway."

Little Lucien was extremely fascinated by all kinds of machinery, especially things involving magic.

Ina simply enjoys playing with her aunt, Isabel.

Ambrina felt like she was a genius at taking care of children.

“Okay,” Ronan agreed.