Chapter 1514 Fengdi Mountain Range

Orphans have always been a problem. There is no concept of investing in the future in Midi. Most people only look at the immediate use. Therefore, the only people who would accept orphans in the past were those who wanted to use the children to beg, steal, or as gifts to powerful people with special quirks.

But there is a weirdo in this era's wonderland. Most of these children were transported to the holy city of Estali by the empty convoy of the Jialong Chamber of Commerce. Someone's elementary school has no restrictions and is open to admissions.

Except for those children who are shrewd enough to think that they can survive on their own, escaping from adult persuasion or capture. Those clumsy children, or those looking for a chance of survival, all got into cars or trucks heading towards an unknown future.

Don’t think that the refugee problem can be quickly solved by dividing people into several categories with a few simple words. In fact, how to classify different individuals, how to deal with them, and how to arrange them to act according to the treatment process is the real trouble.

The so-called administrative efficiency is a very confusing thing. Even the most advanced countries have sloth-like civil servants. Or even in a medieval feudal era like Midi, it can also show amazing efficiency and quickly handle the refugee problem.

The main reason for being so anxious is because the Gwana Empire also needs to seize the time to build an effective defense line.

The natural barrier to the north, the Wind Emperor Mountains, once protected the Great Plains of Gwana, the birthplace of civilization, from the attacks of the barbarian peoples in the north. It's like a natural Great Wall.

On the top of this natural Great Wall, there is a cold wind that cuts people's skin all year round. Not many living things can survive in this environment for a long time, let alone reproduce and grow.

This is a curse originating from magic. The curse was imposed by the ancient emperor who once ruled this plain where civilization originated. He cursed the barbarians in the north and those barbarians who trampled the land with iron hoofs. The mountains formed a natural barrier, making it difficult for barbarians to invade the south.

Even if we cross the mountain range through a few passes, the return journey will be equally difficult. Let the invading barbarians eventually die in the south they dream of.

Now facing the demon coalition, what the Gwana Empire has to do is to strengthen the defense system of the fortresses and magic towers in front of the mountain passes. Then let its hinterland form a large military camp instead of a breeding ground for demons and orcs.

The more complete these preparations are, the better. Therefore, the old emperor of the empire did not worry too much about the refugee issue. The power he held also suppressed dissent within the empire to a minimum. At most, these people expressed more conservative opinions, but no one dared to hold an opposing opinion.

The former Rizal family territory was also the foundation of a great duke. But since a big explosion twelve or thirteen years ago blew up Risa Castle and the entire family's dignitaries, this territory and title returned to the emperor's hands.

The Risa Territory and the Kawi Territory next door are the last barriers for the Gwana Empire to face the threat from the north. When the demon alliance defeats the Grand Duke guarding the border, what will follow is thousands of miles of fertile wilderness. The birthplace of the oldest civilization will be exposed to the abyss of greed without defense.

This is unacceptable.

Under the command of the new Grand Duke, the Kawei family territory lived up to its reputation as a military family and made various war preparations in an orderly manner.

Perhaps defense alone cannot solve the war, but waiting for work is the easiest way. Anyone who clearly knows the opponent's goal of advancing, but stubbornly wants to give up the geographical advantage and go out to meet others is a fool. The Kavey family does not have such incompetent descendants.

The Risa Territory was handed over by the emperor to his most trusted general for military management.

Ricardo Carvey, the undefeated commander of the empire, the extraordinary person who surrendered all his noble titles. As the commander-in-chief of the north, he settled in this territory that once belonged to his enemy.

The old Grand Duke only has temporary management rights, not actual fiefdom. But for two generations of father and son to control the power second only to the emperor in an empire, other nobles will of course be wary.

But reality prevents them from using the means of political struggle on this father and son who only know how to fight.

The reason is simple, the opponent is a devil. Orcs and stuff, that's like incidental. The real enemies are the group of evil creatures from the abyss and the Lord of the Abyss who has arrived in the Lost Land.

So the emperor sent his most trusted general, who was also the most powerful general in the empire, to stand on the front line. Who could say anything?

Dissatisfied, the dangerous position was replaced directly, and the old emperor smiled and said nothing. If someone dares not to die on the battlefield, or defeats the enemy and wins, then the titles and territories in the emperor's pocket will increase again.

As for the family territory that was destroyed in the hands of the old duke, when its residents faced the threat of demons, they had no intention of using any means to hold them back.

After all, almost all the die-hard loyalists to the Rizal family died in that shocking explosion. Even if the remaining people were loyal to the old Rizal family, their degree of loyalty was limited. In a predictable war against demons, how could they not choose the option with a better chance of survival.

The dead Grand Duke Rizal cannot protect anyone. On the contrary, the old Grand Duke Kawei was the invincible God of War in the empire. Which side you stand on has more chances to live, it is self-evident.

Of course, the old Duke had no intention of sacrificing all the old people led by Risa. He is passionate about war and behaves more purely when facing many things. After everyone in the Rizal family died, he let go of his hatred.

Now that he appears on this land, it is really to share the worries of the empire, the emperor, and the friends he grew up with when he was young, and to resist the invasion from the abyss. With all the layouts and arrangements, no matter how picky you are, you won’t be able to find fault.

It was the old Duke's idea to help several small countries adjacent to the empire. In addition to the geographical advantage of these small countries occupying the pass of the Fengdi Mountain Range, it is also a very important consideration not to burn the flames of war on their own land.

No one wants a war. If fighting is necessary, no one wants to fight on their own territory. Because war is never a game where the enemy and the enemy line up and fight for a while on a certain battlefield.

It involves a wide range of aspects and has a profound impact. Especially in Lost Land, every battlefield that has experienced bloody fighting will become a filthy land where the undead roar day and night.

In such a realm, there are no living people, nature withers away, and sometimes even highly adaptable monsters cannot survive. Only by spending greater efforts to purify it can this land be returned to the hands of the living.

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In view of the two incentives of geographical location and war on other countries' territories, the emperor agreed to lend a helping hand to help those small and barren countries.

Especially when the demon coalition has already reached the other side of the mountain. Now that the last human power on the other side is being wiped out, there is not much peace left for the Emperor.

And on a busy fortress construction site, the most eye-catching thing is not the transport fleet of the Jialong Chamber of Commerce, nor the team of craftsmen from the Holy City Estari Technology Guild, but the fast airships flying back and forth in the sky.

In fact, the name of the automobile R&D and manufacturing center is now somewhat inconsistent with its name. Lin once renovated the Sid and the Gauss Bertone belonging to the Southwest Peninsula. The technologies of these fast airships have also become the center's reserve, and new generation airships have been manufactured one after another.

After someone stays in Lost Land voluntarily or involuntarily, his behavior is quite a bit unrestrained. Some previously hidden technologies are no longer guarded so tightly. Of course, this is also because these technologies are no longer looked down upon.

The airships produced by these centers are almost not for sale. Because the keel of each ship has not yet been laid, its buyer is decided. And the biggest customer is of course the Haider Empire, the empire with the most powerful airship army in the world.

If it weren't for the existence of a certain magician behind the Auto Center, the Haider Empire would have already used some unscrupulous methods to take the Auto Center under its control. Even if the center is located in the holy city of Estali, a neutral city controlled by magicians.

It's a pity that no one dares to offend a man who 'digged' the territory of an imperial grand duke, causing the title and family to completely disappear from the world. The Grand Duke of Frias in the Karlsruhe Empire in the south is a bloody example.

If you can't afford to offend, then buy it. In addition to buying, engineers in the poaching center are also poaching at the same time, and the Haider Empire has further upgraded its R&D department and introduced new knowledge and new technologies.

In the past twelve years, no matter how well the knowledge and technology of the Automotive Center are protected, they will inevitably spread to the outside world. This is inevitable and is the foreseeable future.

All Lin can do is urge the center to maintain its leading position in technology, rather than settling into an ivory tower and resting on its laurels. As for building a business empire that is completely technologically closed, just think about it. It is impossible to do it in reality, and it makes no sense.

Competition is always the most beneficial driver of progress. Monopoly only produces arrogance and exploitation, and then senility and decadence. As someone who is not the biggest vested interest, a certain time traveler has no intention of creating a trust monster or a business empire.

Besides, in this world where finance and business have not yet taken over everything, too much money can irritate people and cause trouble. It's so stupid to take trouble on yourself just for the sake of spending endless money!

The result of someone's indulgence is that the technology of fast airships and automobiles can be obtained by anyone who is willing.

But having the technology in hand does not mean that the most advanced cars or airships can be produced. The skills of the craftsmen and their understanding of new technologies are what determine the quality of the finished product.

None of these can be perfected by poaching just one or two people. Neither cars nor airships can be built by one or two people.

The R&D and manufacturing system of the Automobile Center and the virtuous cycle of technological competition of the Technology Guild are the reasons why the Holy City of Estali can maintain its technological advantage.

However, even if the automobile center's technology has advantages, its production capacity is not enough to cover the entire country. The works of those imitators who have only half-learned the tune can only run on the road or fly into the sky.

After the forum improved the speed of information circulation in the Lost Lands, cars and airships also gradually improved the movement speed of people in the Lost Lands, making traveling far away no longer so difficult.

But even if the technology is semi-open, fast airships have not become popular enough for everyone to have one, and their use is also quite expensive.

But for those strong men who are willing to participate in the war, this fee is nothing. Even two generations of Kawei Gong can reimburse the airship expenses for some famous strong men.

Once again, adventurers from all over the land gathered again. And some precious magic materials that can be used in war were also transported to this predetermined battlefield along with the airship.