When the Saintess Arrives, No King Exist-Chapter 734 - 690: Vibrant Vitality, 1,000 Valleys of Competing Life

Sitting in the carriage under the sunset, Horn read the documents in his hand unsteadily.

Although he received a lot of information about Serafe, there was none related to the Star Casting Gear or Ethereal Tower.

He asked that Akatean to meet with the high-level members of the Scales Hermitage, hoping to exchange for more data and relevant technology to find clues, paying with half a vial of blood.

But it will probably take quite some time to obtain the data and documents from them.

Currently, the only clue left is Master Cynthia.

But she's gone mad, who knows where she's run off to, how can he find her?

Closing the dossier, Horn rubbed his forehead, planning to ask Ottatila about any clues she might have after reaching Celestial Maiden City.

Two days later, except for the troops stationed at Solaburg and Dragonfly Port, thousands of Close Guard Cultivators and Divine Punishment Cultivators marched with precision, entering Celestial Maiden City under the falling dust of the portico.

Upon seeing those orderly and spirited faces, the city's residents threw a shower of purple-blue and pink petals in tribute.

The eagle and falcon cannons shot colorful paper into the sky, the piercing cries and bangs causing the Wizard Councilors and prisoners of war to change color dramatically.

They were eyewitnesses to how the Salvation Army fought.

The Spring Cannon spat meteorites, collapsing the old era's city walls, and the kite-shaped shields and flame-shaped swords couldn't withstand the alternating advance of the pikes and holy guns.

Countless valiant Warriors and Knights couldn't even get close to the war Monks clad in black and gray clothing before lead pierced their armor and flesh.

The era of swords and shields has ended, now is the era of guns and cannons!

Standing on the walls and balconies, the crowd focused their gaze on the war chariot crushing the petals.

Surrounded by countless soldiers, adorned with a golden olive branch crown, Horn stood on a bronze chariot styled after Ancient Aier, waving to the citizens on both sides.

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Hearing footsteps outside the door, Moliat pressed the top of the newspaper closer, revealing half of her white youthful face, practically identical to her mother's brow and eyes.

The wooden door slowly opened, in the dim light, Horn walked into the room with his collar open, momentarily dazed upon seeing Moliat, then smiled and asked, "Why are you here?"

"The founding of the Black Snake Bay is a significant event. As a member of the Holy Axis Federation, how could I not come?" Moliat stuck out her tongue, "When I was little, I'd come to Black Snake Bay every year for winter, I'm much more familiar with this Celestial Maiden City and Long Embankment City than you."

"Has the date for the Black Snake Bay Federation's First Witch Congress been set?" Horn picked up a bone china teacup, poured himself some black tea, and sat across from Moliat.

Moliat put down the newspaper, elegantly crossing her hands on her knees: "It's set for May 15, which is three days away."

The so-called Black Snake Bay Federation First Witch Congress is essentially similar to the Thousand River Valley Constitutional Convention back then.

Even the "Black Snake Bay Joint Declaration" was modified based on the "Thousand River Valley Freedom Charter."

Based on the current situation, the Northern County has a population of 1.04 million with 52 seats, the Central County has 920,000 people with 46 seats, Southern County has 1.06 million with 53 seats, while the Eastern and Western Counties each have 10 honorary seats.

After all, one area is still controlled by the Church, and the other is Barbaric Lands, unable to organize a council so they had to give up.

Therefore, a total of 171 councilors will participate, gathering 13 Witches including Moliat, Jeanne, and Horn.

Athena and Veronica from the Tarot Society, although holding a quite strong opposing stance regarding Horn's Customs Union, still actively attended this congress.

On the contrary, the Witch Mireya of the Golden Cross Association resolutely refused to participate, but coincidentally, another Witch joined at Ottatila's persuasion, keeping the total number unchanged from before the war.

This congress not only attracted the attention of many autonomous settlements and hidden Secret Factions but also a considerable number of Thousand River Valley People came to witness it.

Though they joined the Holy Axis, it can be pretty much confirmed that Black Snake Bay, which fought individually for years, is finally about to establish a nation soon.

Thousand River Valley and Black Snake Bay, the two areas at the forefront of the resistance against the Church, are now going to unite.

Most importantly, the borders of both are open, allowing Black Snake Bay People and Thousand River Valley People to move freely, and cheap food and daily necessities will flow endlessly into Black Snake Bay along the Ibe River.

Great days are still ahead!

Glancing at the latest True News, Horn focused on the headline: "How's the situation in Thousand River Valley lately?"

"You still remember it, huh?" Moliat spoke with a bit of a coquettish tone, "I thought you'd forgotten all about our Thousand River Valley."

While Horn was stirring things up in Black Snake Bay, the Thousand River Valley wasn't idle either.

By the end of January, all four counties in the Plains had completed the Hundred Households District transition, despite many turbulent events happening during this period, which were all bloodily suppressed by Moliat. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Between February and May, North Mangde County and North County transitioned into Hundred Households Districts successively, starting trial implementation of the Enrico rotation system.

A large number of nobles, no longer needing to monitor and suppress civilians, gathered around the county administration.

Unwilling to reside in filthy cities, most lived in the countryside outside, causing the land prices around Xia Lvcheng, Rapids City, and Joan of Arc Castle to skyrocket.

Moreover, due to various bans and preferential treatment for industry and commerce, these nobles started investing their spare money into shops and workshops.

Most seeking profit chose to invest in constructing their own workshops and shops, while those preferring stability typically bought bonds and stocks.

The consequence is, the quickly withering commercial sector of Thousand River Valley during the war and blockade is now recovering at an unimaginable speed.

Especially after numerous tax checkpoints along the river were dismantled, the efficiency and conditions of waterway transportation increased significantly compared to before, orders for merchant ships and barges in Xiaochi City are booked until next year.

Wool from Shattered Stone Plain follows the iron ingots from North Mangde County downstream, wool turns into yarn in South Mangde County entering Autumn Dusk Island, iron ingots become mountain bronze and tracks.

These yarns continue processing at the textile mills on Autumn Dusk Island, becoming woolen cloth, then move south into Joan of Arc Castle, either shipped directly with Joan's paper or processed into clothes at local garment workshops before being shipped.

Following clothes and paper spreading throughout the Thousand River Valley, it's not just gold pounds, but also numerous Holy Path Cultivators.

In the winter's grand debate, the natural theology theory proposed by Horn and Hilov gradually established a foothold among the Cultivator groups.

Around several missionary centers, the fervent Cultivators spread like wildfire over half the plains region.

Though the effects are not quite visible yet, at least incidents similar to those in Mason District almost no longer occur.

Quoting the Ancient Aier proverb from True News to describe this is "A scene full of vitality, with everything competing to emerge."

Even Horn himself is somewhat surprised, and needless to say, after being suppressed by the Church and the Extraordinary for too long, the explosive power and efficiency are much higher than he imagined.