Chapter 1699 Dragon Empire
Dragon has a long history that stretches back thousands of years.
This country named after the dragon has a history as long as the dragon. It is said that as early as the era when the world was in chaos and the lights of civilization were not yet bright, Dragon had already stood proudly as a powerful city-state in this world. The world divided into two became the original refuge and guiding beacon of civilization.
Legends are always exaggerated, but the people of the Empire have always been deeply proud of their long history, and firmly believe that at least 90% of those legends are factual. In that majestic imperial capital built with black frost crystal stone, countless books and antiquities from ancient times filled the palaces and academies. The empire is dotted with ruins spanning the long river of history. These things that have gone through vicissitudes of life It silently tells the ancient heritage of this country, and seems to support the statement that "the empire originated in the age of chaos."
Therefore, when the proud Imperial people mention the "Ancient Country of Ys" on the other side of the world, they will always feel a sense of superiority involuntarily, and even feel that the word "Ancient" is slightly annoying. In the face of ancient empires, which country can be called "ancient"?
Dragon founded his country by force.
This ancient empire has stood firmly at the apex of the planet Sirahrien for thousands of years. It has a vast territory and dominates the vast land and oceans on half of the planet. Such a vast territory is not a gift from God. , it was defeated by generations of imperial people with iron and blood.
On the half of the planet occupied by the empire, countless brave barbarians and tenacious nations have appeared. The empire was once just one of these nations. However, under the leadership of the legendary immortal emperor, Next, Dragon's Black Sword Knights defeated all enemies standing in front of them - including bronze-skinned iron bones, the Frost Ridge tribe ten times stronger than humans, and the magical kingdom with elemental blood. Wherever the two-sword battle flag of the Knights of the Black Sword reaches, every inch of land and sea will become the territory of the empire. This is almost regarded as an iron law in Silahrien.
The loyal, powerful, and united Knights of the Black Sword, along with these illustrious military exploits, have become a model for all knights and warriors in the entire world of Lahirion - not only in the Western Hemisphere, but also in the Eastern Hemisphere. The White City Federation also has great influence on the Knights of the Black Sword. The group holds a special respect.
Although every member of the White City Federation knows very well that the powerful and ancient empire on the other side of the world rift has established a long-term peaceful relationship with the federation only because the terrifying abyss tearing apart the planet blocked the steps of the Black Sword Knights. , once that natural barrier is lost, sooner or later the belligerent Imperial people will point their swords at this half of the planet, but they are still in awe of the black lion on the other side of the world.
But how long can this black lion stand in the world?
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A village in the empire, like most of the villages in this vast country, is unknown. It will not appear in the natural history of a polymath because of its famous specialties, nor will it appear in the natural history of a polymath because of its famous specialties. It became a chapter of the bard after a certain famous hero. For hundreds of years, it has been lying quietly and without any sense of existence on the plains on the southwest border of the empire. Soon, it will be regarded as a turning point. recorded in history.
The night's fighting was over. After enough blood was shed, the two warring parties left this battlefield that was not worth holding on to. The unextinguished flames lingered on the buildings that had been burned into ruins, and puffs of smoke came from those buildings. Rugged carbonized roof beams and trees rose up and floated high into the sky. On the land soaked in the smell of blood, you could occasionally see broken and abandoned weapons and equipment.
A pitch-black broad-edged sword with a strange and complicated mechanism lay quietly in the mud. The blood on the blade had turned black and red, while a severely burnt military flag fell to the ground. The blue background depicts two crossed black swords.
But one of the swords has a broken pattern...
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In a medium-sized town in the southern part of the empire, a dusty caravan was walking through the wide bluestone road that the town was most proud of.
This is a small caravan that is very common in the empire: as a large country with a vast territory and a high degree of development, busy commercial activities and a large amount of material flow are the basic conditions to ensure the normal operation of this country. Various Caravans of all sizes circulated between cities day and night, including even merchants from surrounding vassal barbarians and business groups from the other side of the world rift, and the Imperial people had long been accustomed to this.
Three rune caravans driven by magical mechanisms were driving on the road, while several armed guards were sitting on the railings at the edge of the caravans lazily looking at the scene on the street. The last caravan had obviously been modified. , the enlarged and sealed carriage indicates that it is the car of the caravan owner.
Charlemagne seemed to look at the scene on the street casually for a while, then withdrew his gaze and closed the sunshade on the carriage window again.
Like Evana, he was disguised, using alchemy potion to dye his originally gray hair into light blonde, and his face was also cleverly disguised. In a world that has not invented fingerprint recognition and DNA tracking technology, such a Disguise is enough to conceal the truth.
Although the appearance of a pair of reclusive royal brothers and sisters is far away information to civilians, for some people who planned the pirate attack, all the information about the brothers and sisters must have been in their hands for a long time. It is also a last resort.
"This is a very prosperous place." Hao Ren was also looking at the scene outside before. The prosperity of this town left a deep impression on him. The bustling market with people coming and going and the various shops powered by magic power left a deep impression on him. The various means of transportation and public facilities are eye-opening. Although the technical routes taken are different, this planet that uses magical power to light up aircraft technology seems to have allowed ordinary people to live a life close to the level of a contemporary medium-sized country on earth.
"Although we love our hometown very much, we have to admit that the Dragon Empire has gone further than any country in the Eastern Hemisphere in magic technology, including the ancient country of Ys, which is not its opponent in this regard," Ivan Na said in a soft voice, "Yis has profound magical attainments, but our classic magic system is not completely compatible with the widely used magic technology today. In Ys, many traditional mages They all scorned the increasingly prosperous magic technology. They believed that this cheap and lack of foundation was a symbol of the nouveau riche. However, few people thought about what the Dragon Empire's rapid development in magic technology meant. .”
"This ancient empire is not only still strong, but is becoming even stronger," Charlemagne sighed softly. "The oldest country always has the youngest mentality. How does this country do it?"
Vivian raised her eyebrows: "Because they have an immortal and always wise Dragon Soul Emperor?"
Lily next to her took over the conversation: "But guys with this kind of setting are usually super stubborn old stubborns - after all, they have lived for so many years."
Vivian and Leah's eyebrows twitched slightly at the same time.
Charlemagne and Evanna laughed and did not take the topic seriously, but Evanna reminded her later: "Don't be so open-minded in front of the imperial people. They will not allow anyone to ridicule their emperor like this." His Majesty."
As Hao Ren listened, he looked at this "magic vehicle" that was superficial but actually powered by secondary psionic energy at its core, while thinking about what had happened before.
After reaching a consensus with the Charlemagne brothers and sisters, the group quickly finalized a plan to change their identities and operate within the empire. In order to divert the attention of enemies who may be hiding in the empire, and to ensure the confidentiality of the operation, Hao Ren first sent the Giant Turtle Platform to the border city closest to the World Rift in the Dragon Empire, and transferred most of the spacecraft's The "hitchhikers" were all dumped directly on the avenue on the outskirts of the city. Then the spacecraft took off and left while these people were still trapped, and ran for thousands of kilometers before landing near this town in the southern part of the empire.
Subsequently, the Charlemagne brothers and sisters, Hao Ren and his entourage, together with several of Charlemagne's carefully selected personal guards who could be trusted 100%, used the "camouflage props" produced in the giant turtle rock platform factory to dress up as a man in the empire. Small caravans can be seen everywhere.
The "camouflage props" produced by the factory include everyone's new clothes, the cheap swords in the hands of the guards (the original sophisticated equipment was too eye-catching and was left on the spacecraft), and several "disguise props" produced according to Evana's description. "Magic Caravan", as well as two carts full of various goods.
It can be said that the trick is complete.
Those "hitchhikers" who were abandoned in border cities will seek help from the Ysu embassy under the organization of Captain Boken. Although it will be delayed for some time, they will eventually be able to return to their hometowns safely, and the White Pearl encountered News of the attack and the safe return of the survivors would also spread - among the conspirators, this would cause enough confusion and confusion, and they would hardly have thought of the chaotic flow of refugees rushing to the ambassador. At the same time as the pavilion, Charlemagne, Evanna and several personal guards had already started their journey on the other side of the border.
To Hao Ren's surprise, such a caravan was surprisingly easy to move around in this huge empire. He had thought that this empire would have strict laws and regulations, and strict identity checks and security checks would be required to enter and exit any city checkpoint. But in fact, apart from some routine interrogations and inspections, they did not encounter any similar troubles - and the forged passes and identity information were almost useless.
"Only in the imperial capital and a few big cities, as you said, the management of the Dragon Empire in other places is actually relatively loose," Evana introduced the situation of this country to Hao Ren. She has basically Hao Ren and his party believed in the "Isolated World Tree Temple", and Hao Ren and his party's ignorance of the details of the world situation naturally became a matter of course. "Rules and order rely on the majesty of the emperor himself and the Black Sword Knights." Maintenance, the law is secondary. In this country, the emperor and the knights are two sharp swords hanging high in everyone's heart. The sharp sword can protect oneself from foreign enemies, and can also clean up crimes within the empire. In this case There are very few people who would do anything that violates the laws of the empire."
Lily pouted: "But we disguise ourselves as a caravan and move around in this country. Doesn't this prove that this management method is very flawed?"
"The reason for the arrogance is that everything we do is completely in line with what a caravan should do," Evana smiled calmly, "Whether it is the combination of vehicles and personnel, the content of the goods, and the route of action , all legal and verifiable - except for our identities."
A wonderful country - Hao Ren couldn't help but think of this.