Chapter Nineteen: The Hero's Monument

  The lean and agile figure of Xiao Yu stood on the wall, facing the busy Lion King's subjects below, shouting: "My dear subjects, I, your lord, have received the blessing of heaven! The long-lost gods of the beast and spirit tribes have recognized me as their king. Under my leadership, I hope to unify the continent and bring peace and happiness to all people. From now on, you are all divine subjects, follow me, and you will become the most excellent subjects on this continent."

  As soon as Xiao Yu suddenly shouted loudly, everyone was slightly startled. At first, everyone was pointing and discussing the tall beastmen who were busy, they were all very worried, how did these beastmen appear here, would they eat people?

  Now, Xiao Yu suddenly announced that the beastmen and elves both regarded him as their king. Is this true? If not, why would there be so many beastmen?

  At this time, the elven archers also removed their cloaks, revealing their pointed ears and handsome faces. Their ears, as well as their eyes shining with a purple glow, were the best symbols.

  Elf tribe.

  "Are they really the Elves? Are they the noble Elves who live deep in the Ancora Mountains, as told in myths? It is said that each and every one of them is perfect, long-lived, and a favorite of the Creator."

  The people below immediately burst into a commotion, looking at those noble elves with eyes that showed a deep respect and worship from the bottom of their hearts.

  In the mainland people's cognition, the Elf tribe is born noble and should be worshiped.

  Especially Tyrande, who stole the show at this moment.

  The five young wives are not bad-looking, each with their own characteristics, and they are rare beauties that the subjects of the Lion King have also seen.

  But now that they saw Tyrande, everyone was still deeply convinced by her, and some of the children even knelt down on the ground, worshiping Tyrande.

  At this time, Tyrande wore a black long gown, holding an exquisite longbow in her hand. The strong wind on the city wall blew over, lifting up her gown and revealing her snow-white thighs inside from time to time. Her elegant demeanor, combined with her peerless beauty, made her look like a goddess descending into the mortal world.

  Especially the white leopard beside Telande added another layer of mystery to her, if not a goddess, these subordinates would not trust.

  For a moment, everyone was completely enchanted with Theland, some people even reached the point of madness, crying out in tears, saying that the great spirit goddess had come to save them.

  The five young ladies also saw this scene and were all stunned. They had always been proud of their beauty, but when they saw Tyrande, they immediately felt ashamed and no longer dared to be proud of their own beauty.

  Tyrande's beauty is fundamentally not of this world. In fact, Tyrande is indeed not of this world.

  Xiao Yu looked at the crowd's attitude and couldn't help but curl his lip. Originally, he wanted to take this opportunity to publicly reveal that he had beastman and elf troops, so that the people could accept them.

  At the same time, he used the fact that he could lead the orcs and elves as a gimmick to add points to his leadership, saying that he was the king pushed out by the elves and orcs, and for himself to compete for hegemony in the future, there is also a reason.

  In the past, emperors who wanted to conquer the world all had to behead a white snake or something with an unusual natural phenomenon. Since you want to blend in well in this world, you should also find some similar excuses.

  Xiao Yu didn't have any great abilities, but in her past life she had watched a lot of movies.

  But he didn't expect that Tyrande completely stole the show, and everyone was completely uninterested in him, this king of two tribes, and instead all paid homage to Tyrande.

  Alas, life is hard! Am I destined to be so ugly?

  What times we live in! A beauty is always the center of attention wherever she goes.

  Xiao Yu was there, lamenting to himself, but he didn't know that this action of his had unintentionally intimidated all the soldiers and civilians, including Old Steward Xiao Hong and Long Hui.

  "Today, we have achieved a great victory in the Lion King's territory. This will not be the only one, and in the future, I will lead you to win more victories, unify this land that originally belonged to me, and let you all live a socialist life with no worries about food and clothing..." Xiao Yu was so excited that he even mentioned socialism. Fortunately, others didn't know what socialism meant either.

  "What is the greatest thing in war? It's the soldiers, yes, it's the soldiers. They guarded our safety with their own lives, so they are the most respectable and heroic. I, Xiao Yu, as the lord of Lion King Territory, hereby issue a formal order: I want to build a monument for heroes in the square of Lion King City. All soldiers who died in battle, regardless of whether they were nobles, commoners or slaves, as long as they fought for Lion King Territory and died, their names will be engraved on this monument. Our territory needs heroes like them, and we will remember them forever." Xiao Yu shouted loudly again.

  Before he played some construction games, all of which had a heroic monument that could boost morale, so today he also set one up.

  Today, because of the presence of the main war beastmen and elves, the number of ordinary soldiers who died in battle was not extremely high. However, Xiao Yu still decided to hold a grand funeral for them and inscribe their names on the heroic monument. This was not only a means to boost morale but also Xiao Yu's personal reverence for life.

  Whoever it is, if he died for him, then he has reason to bury him in his heart.

  As expected, with the issuance of Xiao Yu's order, the civilians at the foot of the city all cheered loudly. A soldier died and was respected, which is the best respect for his bravery.

  Many of the soldiers were children of city residents. At that moment, those citizens who had just lost their loved ones and were in grief received the greatest comfort.

  Xiao Yu looked at this effect and indeed it was very good, immediately again solemnly said: "All soldiers who died in battle for me, the Lion King, their families can enjoy ten years of tax exemption, and can receive financial subsidies from the Lion Kingdom. Their families will also receive a Medal of Valor, which will be hung on the door forever."

  Taking advantage of the crowd's excitement, Xiao Yu further extended this policy. This was to lay a foundation for the masses for future recruitment, as the number of beast troops was limited and many ordinary soldiers would still be needed in the future. These policies would greatly increase the enthusiasm of young people to join the army and their bravery in battle.

  As expected, the crowd became even more excited, loudly cheering for Xiao Yu and worshiping him. Their attention finally shifted from Tyrande to Xiao Yu.

  Xiao Yu was also somewhat pleased with this.

  Xiao Hong listened to Xiao Yu's words, and a hint of long-lost anger appeared in his already turbid eyes. Although he disagreed with many of Xiao Yu's methods, he saw that Xiao Yu was now thinking about building the territory, no longer the prodigal son who only knew how to eat, drink, and gamble.

  Long Hui heard Xiao Yu's words, but he was extremely excited in his heart. As a veteran of a hundred battles, seeing the lord treat soldiers with such respect naturally made him feel deeply comforted.

  Xiao Yu handed over the subsequent matters here to the old steward Xiao Hong and Long Hui for handling, while he himself quickly took the beastman soldiers and elf archers away.

  Because he now has something even more important to do, building a third base.