Chapter 439: Finale
Pendor Year 361:
On February 19, Admiral Gondor, the Imperial Navy's chief, led his army to capture Phicavia.
On February 25, Vicavia was incorporated into the New Pendor Empire and became an imperial duchy, and Queen Bodice became the Grand Duke of Vicavia.
On April 21, the peacekeeping force sent reinforcements to Mettenheim and repelled Barclay's army. Count Guderian of Mettenheim declared his allegiance to the Empire. His Majesty Leon promoted Count Guderian to Grand Duke, and Mettenheim became a principality.
On May 5, His Majesty Leon announced the establishment of the "World Trade Alliance", whose member states include the New Pendor Empire, the Bacchus Empire, the Kingdom of Sarleon, the Kingdom of the Noldor, the Kingdom of Ravenstern, the Kingdom of Falcon, the United Kingdom of Jato, the Kingdom of Vanskerry, the Principality of Mettenheim, and the Principality of Vikavia.
On August 20, the Barclay Empire declared war on the New Pende Empire.
On September 2, Queen Alina of the Bacchus Empire, Queen Amy of the Kingdom of Sarleon, and Queen Wendy of the Kingdom of Noldor jointly issued a statement, regarding the New Pendor Empire as the overlord of the continent and signing a joint advance and retreat agreement with the New Pendor Empire.
On October 15, member states of the World Trade Alliance passed a resolution to impose a trade ban on the Buckley Empire.
Pendor Year 362:
On March 1, the Barclay Expeditionary Force, consisting of 35 large warships and a total of 6,000 people, landed in Guangxiao Bay.
On April 29, Sir Roland, who was stationed in Guangxiao Bay, announced the end of the war. In the two months of war, 1,954 enemies were killed and 1,409 were captured, but the peacekeeping force suffered losses of 3,526 people.
On May 5, the Royal Academy began to publicly recruit craftsmen, and the research and improvement of Buckley's musket was listed as the Academy's highest priority project.
On September 9, the member states of the World Trade Alliance decided to completely ban any trade activities against Buckley, and within a month, they sent 18,000 troops from five legions to Mettenheim.
On November 30, the matchlock rifle named 'Amy 62' was successfully developed.
363 Pendor Year:
On February 10, the 'Resa Type 1' bayonet was released.
On May 5, the 'Amy 63' windproof matchlock rifle was released, and matchlock rifles and bayonets began to be equipped in large numbers in the army.
On July 22, the Barclay Empire and the New Pende Empire signed an armistice agreement and agreed to compensate the Principality of Mettenheim with 12 million dinars as war reparations.
On September 24, the Royal Academy of Sciences developed the first generation steam engine, the 'Industrial Type 1'.
On November 15, the Imperial Ministry of Finance issued the first national debt to citizens, raising 10 million dinars, with a planned total investment of 30 million dinars for railway laying.
Pendor Year 364:
On March 18, the Royal Academy of Sciences released the 'Amy 64' type self-firing rifle, but due to its low reliability, it was not mass-produced.
On June 25, the first locomotive 'Industry 1' was successfully tested in Changhe City.
On August 2, the boiler of "Industrial No. 1" exploded unexpectedly, and His Majesty Leon promulgated the "Anti-Espionage Act".
On October 4, the 'Changhe' steam-powered ship successfully completed its water trial at Dilingang Port.
On December 30, the first railway, the Changlie Line, was opened and the Industrial No. 2 train began running.
Pendor Year 365:
On February 1, the Royal Academy of Sciences released the 'Wendy Type 1' field artillery, which was the first weapon in the continent of Pand that could project shells five hundred meters away.
On May 7, the 'Amy 65' model was released and mass production began. (Note: The conventional firing rate reached 85%)
On September 10, His Majesty Li Ang promulgated the "Firearms Control Regulations", which stipulate that gunpowder and gunpowder weapons will be fully nationalized and private production or concealment will not be allowed.
On November 5, the Imperial Ministry of Transport announced that the total length of the mainland railway had reached 2,000 kilometers. On the same day, His Majesty Leon promulgated the "Standards for Weights and Measures", which set kilometers, meters, centimeters, millimeters, kilograms, grams and other units as standard units of measurement, and the Royal Academy of Sciences made standard weights with mithril (ebony).
On December 28, the Ashborn Empire formed an alliance with the New Pendor Empire and joined the 'World Trade Alliance' initiated by the Pendor Empire.
On December 30, Carlos, the crown prince of the Barclay Empire, paid a state visit to the New Pende Empire and signed a peace guarantee with His Majesty Leon. On the same day, the World Trade Alliance announced the lifting of the trade ban on the Barclay Empire.
366 Pendor:
On March 22, Pandevi and his troops totaling 35,000 people launched an expedition to the continent of Amarra.
This was the first major battle launched by the troops of the new Pende Empire after they were equipped with muskets.
This expedition was led by His Majesty Leon himself, with the aim of helping the Ashborn Empire destroy the Snake Cult in one fell swoop.
Originally everyone thought that this would be a tough war, but in reality, the combat troops suffered almost no losses, and it was not the army that played the biggest role in this expedition.
The medical team led by Sir Anson became the main force in conquering the Snake Cult - they vaccinated people in the Ashborn Empire and the Snake Cult-occupied areas.
On June 3, two core legions of the Ashborn Empire joined the peacekeeping force.
At the same time, people in the areas occupied by the Snake Cult rose up in rebellion, broke away from the Snake Cult and joined the New Pendor. Most of the northern part of the Amara continent became the territory of the New Pendor Empire.
On July 5, the Snake Cult fanatics formed an alliance with the Meritines and fought a not-so-fierce defensive battle at the Snake Cult Temple, but the battle lasted only a few days before the temple was burned down by the expeditionary force.
On July 10, the expeditionary force took only five days to capture Florissa, the former capital of the old Bacchus Empire, which is also the current capital of the Snake Cult. When the Snake Cult believers discovered that the expeditionary force would not be infected with the Red Death at all, they lost confidence in confronting the expeditionary force.
The remaining Snake Cultists fled to Mars Canyon, intending to lure the expedition into the canyon and ambush them with Maritine's troops.
But the commander of the Maritine army, Caspar, was afraid to fight, which led to an ambush turning into a pursuit battle for the expeditionary force.
On August 8, the expeditionary force pursued the enemy all the way to the territory of Maritim. The Emperor of Maritim pledged allegiance to the New Pendor Kingdom, downgraded Maritim to a principality, and killed all the Snake Worshipers in the territory. Only then did he gain the forgiveness of the expeditionary force and the Ashborn Empire.
However, just before the expeditionary force returned to Pendor, the Falcon Kingdom claimed that it was attacked by the Misty Mountain people, and Queen Ursula requested reinforcements from the New Pendor Empire.
On September 5, His Majesty Leon was still far away in the continent of Amara and had not yet returned home. Queen Amy sent the garrison of Changhe City to support the North, but Sir Ryan led the garrison into the territory of the Misty Mountaineers and used the Misty Mountaineers to delay the army that was going to assist them.
Afterwards, Ursula led the cavalry and attempted a surprise attack on Changhe City.
The situation in Changhe City was extremely critical at that time. Fortunately, the Changhe Legion (formerly Changhe Express) left a reserve force in the city, and Queen Wendy also rushed to the city from Bailu Fort to provide assistance. Only then did they barely manage to defend Changhe City.
At the critical moment, Gregory IV of the Raven Stern Kingdom suddenly invaded the Falcon Kingdom, cutting off Ursula's retreat.
On October 12, Ursula and Ryan were forced to withdraw, but were attacked by the Jatu people on the way and both disappeared.
On November 15, Gregory IV occupied all of Ravenstern and began to march towards River City.
On December 12, the Royal Academy of Sciences announced the successful development of the 'Amy 66' artillery. On the same day, Queen Amy was on the top of Changhe City, and she used artillery to accurately injure Gregory from a distance of 600 meters, causing him to fall off his horse.
On December 13, Gregory IV announced his surrender, and the entire Ravenstern became an imperial province.
367 Pendor:
On March 8, King Zakar of the United Kingdom of Jatu announced that the entire territory of Jatu would be incorporated into the empire and become an imperial province.
On June 3, Zakar, the governor of Jatu Province, died of illness.
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The above is excerpted from "Pend Historical Annals", written by Sir Ryan.
A new era of peace has arrived on the continent of Pendor.
Li Ang's friends also have new lives.
After stepping down as mayor, Fatty Andrew settled in Changhe City. He then built the empire's first lottery center... Then he was recruited by Li Ang as the general manager of a state-owned institution. This time he worked until he was 65 years old before retiring. When he retired, he weighed only 200 kilograms.
Klose served as a general in the army for 10 years. In the year 368 of the Pandrian calendar, at the age of 47, he chose to retire. He then developed his blacksmith shop into the largest steel industry group in the entire continent... After all, he had been accepting orders from the imperial government from the beginning, and there was too much business to complete.
Sarah served as the Empire's chief diplomat until her retirement, when her title was Imperial Duke.
She and Sigismund were in love all their lives, but they never got married.
Anson eventually became the Grand Master of the Knights of the Radiant Cross, Minister of the Imperial Health Department, and Duke. At the age of 48 (384 of the Pendor calendar), he successfully performed an appendectomy with the help of the Snake Heart Stone and was regarded as a miracle doctor.
Leslie served as the Empire's Minister of Commerce until she retired at the age of 50 in 379 of the Pendre calendar. After retirement, she opened a grocery store and in just a few years developed it into a chain of supermarkets called 'Leslie Supermarkets' with more than 500 stores on three continents.
Lisadilan has been serving as the commander of the Royal Guards, and has written an important historical record "New Pendor Battlefield Diary" in his spare time. His love for writing has meant that Lisadilan has never had time to find a girlfriend... But fortunately, with his lifespan, it won't be too late to consider relationship issues after a hundred years.
Godric lived in Sarleon after his retirement and died in 399 Pendor at the age of 98.
Friedrich served as a liaison officer between Pend and Mettenheim for a long time, and in his later years he served as a professor at Pend College.
After serving two terms as head of the legion, Alistair decided to retire. Before retiring, he duelled with Jocelyn and won.
But he did not hurt Jocelyn. Instead, he went to the continent of Amara with Alyssa and lived their own life in Florence.
Jocelyn married Bourdain and had a child. Bourdain served as queen in Vicavia (the Grand Duchess is also called the Queen), and Jocelyn traveled around the world with the child.
After retiring, Ralph built an industrialized farm specializing in the production of goat milk powder, and his business was very good. His son Raphael continued to serve in the military and was promoted to general.
Fothert eventually became the Duke of Lion Lake City and earned a higher status than his father. Although he always had a bad reputation, he never broke any laws and was loved by the civilians of Beibu Gulf.
Gondor became the admiral of the Imperial Navy and retired in 369. His son Inar joined the Imperial Academy of Sciences and developed ship-borne artillery in 370, ushering in the Age of Exploration.
As for Li Ang and his goddesses...
No one knows what Leon is doing. Ever since Ryan interviewed him in 374, his whereabouts have been classified as a state secret and few people have seen him since.
Amy, Wendy and Alina are all very busy, they are now more than just heads of state.
'Lucky Goddess' Amy is the president of the Royal Academy of Sciences , the president of the Imperial Academy and the president of the Continental General Labor Union. She has a lot of affairs to deal with, and Eric is basically in charge of the government affairs of the Fierce Lion Territory.
'Elf Capital' founded by 'Magic Goddess' Wendy has become the world's largest venture capital fund and has spawned many multinational companies. It is busy looking at projects every day.
'Goddess of Wisdom' Alina is the president of the World Trade Alliance, the founder of Siyuan City Securities Exchange Center, and the chairman of the Mainland Entrepreneurship Foundation. She has a lot of things to deal with.
Only Alice was still wandering around.
Moreover, Alice never showed any signs of aging, and the three goddesses did not age at all.
Alice has always been a seven-year-old mare, and the three goddesses have always been in their twenties...
But everyone in the continent of Pendor sincerely hopes that they can stay young forever.