Struggle in the Steam Age

For the next whole day, Lawrence and the others were the headquarters that had been staying on the island to deal with various situations. Although the war is over, it does not mean that there will be fewer things to deal with. Even compared with the wartime, the things that need to be dealt with have become a bit more.

Of course, things at this time are not as urgent as during the war. After all, there is not much risk in the next actions after defeating the enemy. The next work is just that the risks are not high, and it is simple to chase and liquidate. However, there will naturally be some extremely cumbersome things to deal with in this process.

"Members of the church have already set off with a part of the navy. They will go to the nearby Pine Island to arrest and clean those guys who had previously smuggled with the Shahua murlocs and sold contraband. If there is no accident, we will arrive at noon today. That island and start the next interrogation work." A young officer said to Lawrence.

"Furthermore, according to the previous telegram, the people in the tribunal had successfully killed the semi-zombified island whale and completely solved the monster's problem in the early hours of this morning. So they are left with the exception of those who dealt with subsequent incidents. The people who are going down will meet up with the people who are leaving here off Squirrel Island, and then move together..."

After Lawrence and Nora captured the pirate ship on their way back to the Sahua murloc camp for reconnaissance, they found a series of evidence from above and pointed out that the Viscount Pine Island had done such a criminal thing and submitted those evidences. It was given to members of the church on the island to conduct investigations on the basis of these evidences.

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So as soon as the war ended, the churches that had investigated the matter clearly organized an elite force to immediately go straight to Pine Island to prepare for the cleaning mission.

Pine Island is a territory belonging to the Algarve Empire. Before that, it was used as a colony of the Kingdom of Castile in the New World together with the Algarve Empire.

As the earliest kingdom of Castile colonizing the New World, there are now many countries in the southern part of the New World that were all its colonies.

However, as the Kingdom of Castile fell into a civil war, wild animals launched attacks on the empire's homeland, and wrong colonial policies, these former colonial countries naturally chose to become independent. And one of the largest Governor's districts later became the Algarve Empire, which is now the strongest country in the Southern Continent.

However, compared with the top three new continents and Northland, which are comparable to the old empires on the mainland, the gold content of this so-called empire is obviously insufficient, like a mass of scattered sand. Each state, county, and free city all have their own independent or semi-independent administrative, economic and even defense systems. At the same time, there are various disputes between them, even to the extent of frequent civil wars.

For example, Lawrence and their Sauer have recently accepted many refugees and immigrants from this country. This is because a series of small-scale conflicts have appeared within the empire. According to the past, this kind of conflict is often a new one. A precursor to the outbreak of a large-scale civil war.

And in such a country, the first-generation Viscount Pine Tree was naturally not a kind fellow who could obtain the status it is now. At least according to the information that Lawrence saw, it was only a big smuggler before, and it also took care of some pirate business. Ten years ago, he was awarded this title by bribing some imperial officials and emperors.

The reason why the Algarve Empire did this was mainly because the power of their center was completely beyond the borders of these border territories, and there was nothing but nominal connections. Therefore, the royal family felt that it was better to exchange it for cash when it was worth some money in nominal terms.

After getting the title, this guy first washed away the evil subordinates who followed him, and then used his power to kill those who fought each other to seize control of the island on this small island of over 1,700 square kilometers. Farmers and merchants finally succeeded in establishing their own reign of terror on the island.

Of course, even if he won the title of a nobleman, the former big smuggler would naturally not be able to perform the duties that a fief aristocrat should perform. According to the information obtained by Lawrence, this guy not only found himself able to squeeze the islanders, but also continued the dirty but extremely lucrative smuggling and piracy activities.

In just ten years, Pine Island, which was originally an ordinary agricultural island on the Sea of ​​Stars, quickly became a smuggling and pirate den.

It's just that because there is a clear state asylum here, the political involvement is very troublesome and the viscount is more careful in this regard, making it difficult to grasp the handle, so the major forces can't completely solve this problem. What everyone can do is to strengthen patrols nearby and strengthen spot checks on all ships passing through the island.

"Has the result of handling Pine Island been discussed this time?" Lawrence asked the officer beside him. "Do you have any opinions or suggestions on how to deal with this kind of criminal den that has completely fallen, such as changing a lord or other arrangements?"

"Well, everyone hasn't reached a unified opinion yet." The officer shook his head gently and said. "Because all parties have their own interests and needs, it is only certain that the island will be thoroughly cleaned, and the Algarve Empire will also be deprived of the right to rule the island."

After entering modern times, the territorial changes between civilized countries have become much less. Unless a recovery operation is initiated to the originally recognized wild areas, whether to gain or lose territory, a series of preconditions must be met, and it is not a very simple matter.

The reason why such a socially recognized habit can be achieved is also very simple. On the one hand, there are large tracts of wild land and even astral planes in this world to explore, and it is not necessary for a country to expand and develop. Invade neighboring countries.

On the other hand, because the wild forces are still very powerful, they even pose a deadly threat to the entire civilized world. Therefore, civilized races will try to avoid unnecessary internal friction to let those wild forces take advantage.

Of course, in this context, fornicating with the wild forces itself is an extremely serious crime. And when the wild forces are at war with humans, selling military supplies to the warring wild forces is a felony in the felony~www.ltnovel.com~ So at this time, in addition to prosecuting those offenders, deprivation of territory is also a natural thing. .

However, after completing this series of things, the territory will certainly not be abandoned. Therefore, the ownership of this territory will be more controversial.

In particular, this island is more than 1,700 square kilometers, with enough fresh water and infrastructure on it, and it is located in a relatively prosperous place in the sea of ​​stars. No matter from any angle, it is a more attractive territory.

In this case, all parties definitely hope to intervene in this. It is estimated that the forces that participated in the war before should have begun discussions on this issue.

Fortunately, both the New World Republic and the White Eagle Federation belong to the top powers of the New World, and the Holy Visby Empire behind Lawrence is also one of the best countries in the Old World. Therefore, those who have nothing to do with this incident are basically impossible to reach in.

But even if there are only tripartite negotiations this time, considering that the negotiations will determine the future ownership of this fertile island, you know that there will be many troublesome things in it, and each party will definitely do their best to fight for their own interests. Therefore, it is estimated that it may take at least one month to come up with the final distribution result.