Struggle in the Steam Age

For the next whole day, Lawrence and the others stayed at the general headquarters 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 wartime, there are more things to deal with.

Of course, things are not as urgent at this time as in wartime. After all, after defeating the enemy, there is not much risk in the next action, and the next work is just some low-risk, easy-to-handle pursuit and liquidation. However, in this process, there will naturally be some extremely cumbersome things to deal with.

"Church members have set off with a part of the navy. They will go to the nearby Isle of Pine to arrest and clean up those guys who previously smuggled with the sahuagin and sold contraband. If there are no accidents, we will arrive at noon today. The island and start the next interrogation work." A young officer said to Lawrence.

"Furthermore, according to the previous telegram, the people in the referee had successfully killed the semi-zombified island whale in the early hours of this morning and completely solved the problem of this monster. So, except for a few people who dealt with the follow-up incident, the rest of them The people below will meet up with the people from our side off the coast of Squirrel Island, and then act together."

After Lawrence and Nora seized the pirate ship on the way back to the sahuagin camp for reconnaissance, they found a series of evidence from it pointing to the viscount of Pine Tree Island doing such a crime, and submitted those evidences to It was given to church members on the island to investigate on the basis of this evidence.

Obviously, once they get some correct clues with the ability of the Church and the Tribunal, they will soon be able to mobilize their own resources to follow the clues to check everything.

So immediately after the war ended, the various churches that had investigated the matter clearly organized an elite force to go straight to Pine Tree Island to prepare for the cleaning task.

Isle of Pines is a territory belonging to the Algarve Empire. Before that, it was a colony of the Kingdom of Castile in the New World together with the Algarve Empire itself.

As the first Kingdom of Castile to colonize the New World, many countries in the southern part of the New World were all its colonies back then.

However, with the Kingdom of Castile falling into civil war, wilderness creatures attacking the empire, and wrong colonial policies, these former colonial countries naturally chose independence one after another. And one of the largest governorships later became the strongest country in the Southern Continent, the Algarve Empire.

However, compared with the three powerhouses in the Northland of the New World, which can compete with the old empires on the mainland, this so-called empire is obviously insufficient in gold content, like a mass of loose sand. Each state, county, and free city has its own independent or semi-independent administrative, economic, and even defense systems. At the same time, there are various disputes among 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 occurred within the empire. A harbinger of the outbreak of a large-scale civil war.

And in such a country, it is not a kind guy for the first Viscount Pine to achieve his current status. At least according to the information Lawrence saw, it was just a big smuggler before, and it also took care of some pirate business. This title was obtained ten years ago by bribing some imperial officials and emperors.

The reason why the Algarve Empire did this is mainly because the strength of their center is completely beyond the reach of these marginal territories, and they have nothing but some connections in name. So the royal family felt that it would be better to exchange it for cash while the name was worth some money.

After getting the title, this guy first cleansed those evil subordinates who followed him, and then mobilized his power to kill those who fought each other on this small island of more than 1,700 square kilometers in order to seize control of the island Farmers and businessmen finally succeeded in establishing their own reign of terror on the island.

Of course, even if he obtained the title of nobility, it is naturally impossible for the former big smuggler to perform the duties that a fief noble should perform. According to the information obtained by Lawrence, this guy not only found that he could squeeze the islanders, but also continued those dirty but extremely profitable smuggling and piracy activities.

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

It's just because there is an obvious country's asylum here, political involvement is very troublesome, and the viscount is more cautious in this regard, making it difficult for people to grasp the handle, so the major forces cannot 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 the handling of Pine Tree Island been discussed?" Lawrence asked the officer beside him. "Do you have any opinions or suggestions on how to deal with this completely degenerated sin den, such as changing the lord or other arrangements?"

"Well, everyone hasn't reached a unified opinion yet." The officer shook his head slightly and said. "Because all parties have their own interests and needs, what is certain is that the island will be completely cleaned up, and at the same time, the Algarve Empire will be deprived of the right to rule the island."

After entering modern times, territorial changes between civilized countries have become much less. Unless a recovery operation is launched to the originally recognized wild area, a series of preconditions need to be met to obtain or lose territory, which 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, it is because there are large areas of wild land and even astral planes in this world that can be developed. It is not necessary for a country to expand and develop. Invasion of neighboring countries.

On the other hand, it is because the barbaric forces are still very strong, and even pose a fatal threat to the entire civilized world. Therefore, civilized races will try their best to avoid unnecessary internal friction and let those savage forces take advantage of it.

Of course, under such a background, fornicating those barbaric forces is itself an extremely serious crime. When the barbaric forces are at war with humans, selling military supplies to the barbaric forces of the belligerent side is a felony among felonies. Therefore, at this time, in addition to prosecuting those criminals, depriving the territory is also a natural thing.

But after completing this series of things, the territory will definitely not be abandoned. Therefore, the ownership of this territory will be more debatable.

Especially this island has more than 1,700 square kilometers, there is 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 must hope to have a hand in it. It is estimated that the forces that participated in the war before now should have started discussions on this issue.

Fortunately, both the New Island Republic and the White Eagle Federation belong to the top forces in the New World, and the Holy Visby Empire behind Lawrence is also one of the best countries in the Old World. Therefore, it is basically impossible for those who have nothing to do with this incident to stick their claws in.

But even if there is only a three-party negotiation this time, considering that the negotiation will determine the future ownership of this rich island, you know that there will be various troublesome things in it, and each party will definitely do its best to fight for its own interests. Therefore, it is estimated that it may take at least a month to come up with the final distribution results.