Chapter 215, Various Trends
Opposite the Gray Mountains, Old World, Imperial Capital, Brunswick, Imperial Palace.
Since Ludwig, the emperors of the empire and the royal family of the empire have lived here. The towering palaces and huge walls appeal to the glory and greatness of mankind. This is a symbol of the empire still being the master of the mainland after countless years. The heart of the empire.
Elected Ruler, Dark Retreater, Defender and First Citizen of the Imperium of Man, Holder of the Warhammer "Gael-Maraz", Grand Prince of Reikland, Elector of Reikland, Brunswick The Grand Duke of Ke, the bearer of the silver seal and the holder of the holy sword Rune Fang, the emperor of all the sacred heritage from Charlemagne from the sea to the Boundary Mountains... including but not limited to the holders of the above twenty-three titles Or, Emperor Karl Franz Friedrich is sitting in the middle of his study, correcting various decrees.
The emperor was wearing purple-gold noble casual clothes. He was sitting behind the desk. The early spring sunshine shone through the colorful colored glass into the room. The servant brought coffee for him. The emperor took a sip of the coffee and stretched his waist. Although he had already returned to the palace, his mind was still thinking about the bitter battle two weeks ago.
Two weeks ago, the emperor himself led more than 10,000 imperial troops into the Drakewald Forest to wipe out the goblin and beastman tribes entrenched there. Although he had been cautious, the emperor's army was ambushed. A large number of Beastmen battle gangs rushed to the imperial army formation, and the rear was surrounded by goblin Arachnari giant spiders and swarms of goblin wolf cavalry. The emperor's army fell into chaos for a while, even The emperor himself had to join the battle himself.
In the end, it was Balshazer-Gert, the great alchemist of the Alchemy School Branch of the Royal Wizarding Academy of the Empire, who came out to save the defeat. Just when the morale was shaken, Geert rode his Pegasus "Swift Silver" Burning golden flames swooped down from the sky, the golden staff waved, and the wind of piety opened. A whole Beastmen battle gang of hundreds of Beastmen turned into a group of gold-plated statues, and then the metal torrent summoned by Gelt Crushed into slag, the imperial army, whose pressure was greatly relieved, repelled the sneak attacking Goblin tribe in one go, attacked on both sides and defeated the beastman army, and finally returned with a big victory.
This increased the emperor's trust in Gelt. The current chief wizard of the Empire, Senus Gehrman, the head of the Flame School, is the treasure left to him by his late father Luitpold, but Karl- Franz has always respected rather than relied on the chief wizard of the royal family.
The current chief wizard of the royal family who specializes in fire is really too irritable, his hair will be like flickering flames during his practice. Other identification marks include glowing eyes, hot skin, extreme discomfort in rainy days, or a faint smell of sulfur. His temper is like a bomb. This characteristic of wizards disliked the emperor. In contrast, Gelt's calm and meticulous thinking and brains, as well as various spells that were not easy to harm friendly troops, were more popular with the emperor.
This is all due to the great magister Teclis of the White Tower. When the empire was in crisis, the high elves brought magic and helped to establish the Imperial Academy of Wizardry. However, the technology of studying magic left by the high elves was not It is an ideal way. After Geert's in-depth explanation, Karl Franz has understood the pros and cons of this.
The magic cultivation method left by the high elves is the learning method of the high elves themselves. Human beings are not a race suitable for using magic, so Teclis made a slight change in the high elves' own cultivation methods. Proficient in a wind of magic and bound for life, this allows ordinary wizard apprentices to make rapid progress in their studies, and will soon become a qualified wizard who can stand alone.
But the disadvantages are also very obvious. The wizards of the empire can only master one kind of magic for life.
And after being bound for life, their bodies and minds will be affected by this magical wind, such as the grumpy temper of the fire-type wizards, the pale and skinny faces of the death-type (non-undead) wizards, and the skin and hair of the light-type wizards. All white, amber (beast) wizards have crazy body hair, love to wear animal skin clothes and so on.
In Gelt's words, this kind of cultivation method is to know what it is without knowing why it is. It can quickly become a qualified wizard and is not easy to be corrupted by chaos, but it is difficult to cultivate to a higher strength like a sanctuary.
Only Gelt is an outlier. Since this guy followed him to the northern Nord Kingdom to fight against the barbarian army and got an adventure, his magical attainments have been advancing rapidly, and he has quickly attracted a large number of famous wizards directly. Much to the Emperor's liking, Gelt loves to shout in his distinctive metallic accent, "For the Emperor, for the Empire, and for the Holy Terra!"
Under the leadership and teaching of Gelt, the wizards of the alchemy school followed suit. These alchemy wizards each had a booklet compiled by Gelt and studied it carefully every day.
What loyalty! Loyalty first drives loyalty later!
Karl Franz was satisfied with Geert's attitude, although he didn't quite understand what the third sentence meant.
What is Holy Terra?
It may be the language of some elves or magic spells! The world of wizards is really difficult to understand. Karl Franz decided not to think about it anymore, and the emperor continued with the next important news.
"Thousands of Nurgle demons appeared near the capital of Brittany, Korona, and the knights of the kingdom led by the witch of the lake, Morgiana, and the Duke of Connet, Lawn-Leo Cornwall, fought against each other. Elector Boris of the envoy also led his army to join the war. Under the unfavorable situation of the battle, the Lady of the Lake's God-Chosen Champion Ryan Macado paid a heavy price to defeat the great demon of Nurgle and won the victory for the knight army .”
"Hey!" Seeing the news, Karl Franz sighed with regret on his face, and slapped the wooden table with his fist, causing the Rick guards who were standing guard outside to come in and ask: "My lord, What happened? Is there anything I can do for you?"
"It's okay, you go down!"
"yes!"
Rick's guard went out, and the emperor showed his angry face again. It was really hard for him to imagine, why would he miss such an important talent? A warrior who can win the duel with the champion of the barbarian chieftain, a strong man who can defeat the champion of Khorne in Marienburg, a champion who can stun the white wolf Urik with one move, and a champion who can even defeat the Chaos Demon , Just like that, was poached by the knight kingdom on the other side of the mountain?
Karl Franz thought not to mention the baron, if Ryan Macado was willing to come, he would rather give him a viscount!
(There are no viscounts in Brittany, earls are above barons, there are no marquises in the empire, dukes are above earls, and then candidates.)
Is Nord's hick brain stuffed with paste and stone? Have you missed such a talent? What is the Archbishop of White Wolf doing? Are those wolf cubs only interested in drinking and fighting? Karl Franz's face is ugly. The Empire and Brittania are both human countries, and they have similar views. They are the only two reliable allies (the other is a dwarf) when the Empire is surrounded by enemies. Although this covenant It's relatively loose, but at critical moments, the empire can count on the dwarf brothers and fellow knights.
Now that everyone has become the God's Choice Champion of the Fairy in the Lake, can he still make Ryan the God's Choice Champion of Charlemagne?
"That's right." Karl Franz suddenly thought of something, and he called a courtier from outside: "My lord, are you looking for me?"
"Send this message to Ivan the Griffin Duke in a while. I will ask him to meet with him soon, and...how is the formation of the new pistol cavalry team?" Karl Franz then asked.
At the same time, Britannia, Courona, the residence of the Imperial Ambassador Boris Elector.
The elector is discussing with his confidant White Wolf Knights.
"Karl Franz is a cowardly puppy!"
Boris' voice of dissatisfaction sounded in the inner room of the mansion: "He is afraid, he is afraid that the White Wolf Knights will take away his glory, he is afraid that we will take away his credit, so he sent us here as an envoy, With his army, his knights and artillery, he won such a wonderful victory, but there was no White Wolf Knight in it. This is simply a disgrace to the empire! It is one of the greatest disgraces since the founding of the empire !"
The elector held the latest news in his hand. He knew that the emperor himself had led the army to achieve a brilliant victory in the Drakewald Forest. However, the elector not only did not appreciate the emperor, but felt ashamed. For believers, the absence of the war is a great disrespect to Ulric.
"He is our emperor, Your Excellency!" A cheetah knight said dissatisfiedly.
"Yes, he is our emperor, but he is also a cowardly puppy!" Boris shouted angrily. His red beard made him look very majestic, but after venting his anger, he chose Dihou added helplessly: "Well, I admit that he can still fight, but that's it, Yurik has witnessed everything."
The empire is such a system. The great and glorious empire is a country with great geographical differences, and its army clearly shows these differences. In the affluent southern areas, modern military equipment such as cannons, muskets and even war machines are widely used, while in the cold and barren north, soldiers also rely on spears, bows and their beliefs. famous battle.
Electors have all the military and political power in their territories. Although theoretically all electorate territories are part of the empire, in fact they are almost all independent countries. The emperor will only convene the imperial parliament when facing foreign invasion When discussing wars, the effect of the emperor's decrees depends on whether his personal prestige and talent are convincing to the public. Otherwise, the weak emperor will face the problem of candidates ignoring his decrees. Condition.
This is not nonsense. Karl Franz’s father, the late Emperor Luitpold, encountered it. When he was seriously ill in his later years, almost none of the electors listened to the emperor’s orders. It’s just that Karl Franz It was different after Lanz. The new emperor fought north and south after taking office and won one after another. He was in the limelight. Therefore, the candidates maintained basic respect for the emperor on the surface. On the one hand, there was a powerful and talented emperor He was pleasantly surprised, and on the other hand, he was wary that the emperor might interfere in his own government affairs.
"We did not gain nothing from our mission to Britannia this time. This war with the Nurgle Demon Army made our names of White Wolf Knight and Cheetah Knight spread to this side of the mountain. The battle in the suburbs a few days ago made us even more famous. All races in the world dare not face up to the name of Ulrich anymore, and I can feel that our Lord is satisfied with this battle." A Ulrich priest said.
"Well, I finally didn't lose face to my lord, long live Urik! Praise Urik!" Boris shouted in satisfaction.
"Praise Urik!" There was a roar in the house, and the white wolf knight and the cheetah knight held up the wine and shouted together. Although the south of the empire is also rich in wine, compared with the wine of Brittania, the wine of the empire It's just horse urine.
These are the words of Elector Boris himself.
"The benefits of this mission are not limited to these. I have successfully reached an oral trade agreement with King Richard and Duke Lawn of Connet. Britannia can provide us with urgently needed high-quality food, fine wine and olives. Oil, cloth, we can export a lot of furs, ores, and the damn wood in the Drakewald forest that can't be cut down!" Boris sat on the throne, and the elector wiped his sanctuary. The sword, the bite of the leg, reflected the light of the furnace: "It's strange to say, this sword has been not safe recently, I always feel as if I am participating in the Imperial Council, and its brothers are talking to it, hahaha !"
"Hahahaha! This must be because the holy sword drank the blood of the great demon, so it is so excited!" said Cornel Rezfield, the commander of the seventh company of the White Wolf Knights. The young White Wolf Knight looked very excited. Unfortunately, because he was injured in the duel, he missed the battle in the Korona Plain. Ulric's champion warrior was deeply ashamed and helpless. Ulric's teachings emphasized being brave and reckless, but The cunning of wolves is required of the faithful.
The topic was diverted by Conil, and the white wolf knights suddenly became lively again. They loudly talked about how many demons they had eliminated in this war, and how many heads of Chaos warriors they hacked to death for Urick.
The mansion of the imperial ambassador is very lively, and there is also a place in Korona that is very lively.
In the Lion Ring Racecourse, the largest racecourse in the old world, tens of thousands of spectators shouted in unison, the Kingdom Military Band was playing music, and the drums were loud.
The champion of this Knights Conference was born here.
updated! I chose to write a little about the Knights Conference. Some book lovers may be disappointed, but this kind of conference is bad at the beginning. I can write more than a dozen chapters if I want it, but I don’t think it is necessary.