"How's the west?" Xiaozhi asked.

"Not bad."

Nasitan said, "the Western alien is now in the stage of surrender, and there are very few battles."

"That's good.

By the way, I haven't congratulated you on becoming a general. "

"Each other." Jesse said to him.

Then he paused for a moment, turned to Xiaozhi and whispered, "is what the little emperor said true?"

"What, really?"

"Although the question is very implicit, how many people can hear his meaning. Do you want to become a warlord and separate the south?"

"It's not that serious." Xiao Zhi said easily.

"Just to make them develop faster."

Jessica turned pale when she heard Xiao Zhi say so.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Xiao Zhi interrupted his words and said, "I am now the general of the Empire."

"I hope so."

"By the way, are you familiar with Estes?"

"Not very familiar, but I also know some information about him. What's the matter?"

"I'm a little surprised. What does he focus on? Is it because the theory is similar?"

Nasita received: "I don't know much about him.

Most of it comes from rumors and other people's hearsay that he is fighting against foreign races in the West. Some people call her Queen Victoria. She likes to abuse her enemies.

The more painful the enemy is, the happier he is. At the same time, he also allows his soldiers to burn, kill and loot the enemy's cities.

So it's not a good thing to be watched by him. "

Xiao Zhi said, "yes, forget it. One is in the north and the other is over there.

It seems that I can't make any small moves for me. "

"Are you leaving soon? Will emperor stay a few more days?"

"No, this city.

In my opinion, there is nothing worthy of praise, not to mention that the minister is eyeing me. "

"By the way, I'll give you another important information. It's not that being a military commander can guarantee no worries. An old friend of mine is a lesson from the past."

Xiao Zhi didn't stop and went on. Instead, it was Jessie who stopped.

After a while, Xiao Zhi left the imperial capital with a pair of his own soldiers.

In the mansion of minister Ernesto.

He was shaking with a glass of wine. "Do you want us to do it?"

Four figures emerged in the shadow behind him.

"Not now, but don't worry, it will be useful."

The next days.

Xiao Zhi concentrated on developing the three southern counties.

When the minister saw the little emperor, he announced that he would levy an additional tax on the three southern counties.

These taxes were directly left in the south by Xiao Zhi because he had just experienced the war and had no reason to rebuild people's homelessness.

Ernesto stamped his feet in anger, but he was helpless.

Because Xiaozhi implements military control over the three counties, they are all placed among them.

It has been greatly curbed, and the people's living standards are gradually improving. Even people from neighboring countries secretly come to the south to live together.

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. Due to corruption in other counties, it is the general public who suffer.

The more suffering places are, the easier it is to breed the seeds of revolution.

Because of the turbulent situation and the confused court, the revolutionary army gained the support of the general public and began to expand outward.

Naturally, the revolutionary army dare not march to the west, because Xiaozhi's military jurisdiction is there and can only attack a county called Shuiyuan town to the East.

On the one hand, Xiao Zhi was defending against the West for fear that he would attack the base camp during the revolutionary army expedition.

The action of the revolutionary army was too impatient, but a large number of soldiers were mired by the troops of the water front. Xiao Zhi naturally has no intention of moving the revolutionary army.

He also wanted to prevaricate the imperial capital in the name of the revolutionary army, and he himself had no sense of disappointment with the revolutionary army.

Ernesto seemed to pay little attention to the revolutionary army, and all his energy was on how to reach the three southern counties.

Therefore, this period of time can also be regarded as a period of peace.

Xiaozhi was able to do construction within the three counties wholeheartedly.

Because beer has been produced in batches and is unique to the south, it is on sale for a while, and the asking price is not low.

Although there is sugar making technology, the monopoly output of the high-level aristocrats in the north is not high, and most of them are sold in the imperial capital.

Within the Empire, there is a large market space and rich profits.

Because he is the person in charge of the non warranty process of the southern corps enterprise.

Knowing only part of the technology enjoyed, spies have no way to start.

One morning.

A sergeant took a teenager to Xiaozhi's office.

Looking at the determined young man, Xiao Zhi nodded, "long time no see, peck"

Hear Xiaozhi accurately call out his name.

The boy couldn't help getting excited and bowed solemnly to Xiao Zhi: "yes, sir."

"You go down first." Xiao Zhi said.

He got up and looked out. Seeing this, Sayou, who was sitting on the desk next to him, also got up and followed him.

"Come with me."

He said to the boy.

Peck immediately followed them and continued to walk forward. He observed autonomously and looked curious.

Until Xiaozhi walked into the prison, he was puzzled, but he still followed them faithfully.

Soon before arriving at a door, Xiao Zhi pushed the door and went in. As soon as peck entered the room.

A strong smell of blood came to my face. He looked around. The ground and walls were covered with dried blood.

The colors are different. Some are already black, while others are still a little bright red.

"My Lord." He finally couldn't help asking Xiaozhi.

Xiao Zhi naturally knows what he asks.

He opened his mouth and said, "do you remember our agreement?"

"Yes, sir, you once said that when I was 16 years old, you would teach me the way to become stronger."

"That's right." Xiao Zhi nodded, raised his finger and lit a black flame on it.

"Now you have two choices. One is to plant this flame by me, if you can survive under his persistence.

You can integrate with him and have extraordinary power. If you can't withstand it, there will be more blood stains here. "

"By the way, five people chose to accept it before you. Look, they provided fresh blood on the wall, and none of the five people succeeded."

"The second one, leave this room now. I'll let you join the army and join the southern Legion."

"I choose the first."

As soon as Xiaozhi finished, peck immediately replied without any doubt.

"Are you sure?"

"Well, yes." Peck said firmly.

He stepped forward quickly and reached out to grasp the working flame on Xiang Xiaozhi's toilet paper. As soon as his hand seal was closed, he felt the palm of his hand cool.

Then, the cold feeling is slow from the arm to the whole body. Then the pain came. In this pain, he thought of the incomparable feeling he felt when the alien came.

Remorse for failing to protect others*