Chapter 1700 The Secret of the Empire

Hao Ren found it difficult to understand how a huge country like the Dragon Empire could maintain efficient and stable operation - the direct rule of long-lived species over short-lived species would mean many hidden dangers and troubles under any circumstances. If that If His Majesty the Emperor is truly immortal due to inheriting the dragon soul as the legend says, then his way of thinking will inevitably change in the direction of a long-lived race, although he will accumulate great wisdom and unimaginable abilities in the process. Experience, but precisely because it is unimaginable to ordinary people, there is an insurmountable gap between him and his short-lived citizens.

Let’s take a very simple example – when an eternal ruler decides to formulate a millennium plan to benefit all peoples, but his people can only live a hundred years at most, even after ten generations of hard work they may not be able to see it. Can Hope’s plan really gain the understanding and support of the people?

Hao Ren himself has never seen anything similar, but there is no shortage of actual cases in this regard in the prosecutors' database.

But the Dragon Empire in front of me... seems to be running very well.

The Dragon Soul Emperor has incredible prestige in this country. Majestic sculptures of His Majesty the Emperor wearing black armor can be seen everywhere in the city. The people of the Empire regard their Emperor as an eternal protector and will obey the Emperor. Orders are taken as a matter of course as "natural logic." It seems that no one will ever question any order from the imperial capital. In the thousands of years of history, there have been almost a handful of turmoils in the empire, and every time Can be calmed down quickly.

At least, on the surface, this country seems to be quite stable.

This is the conclusion drawn by Hao Ren from what he saw on the carriage and the intelligence he heard from Evana. Of course, given that he has just arrived in this country, it may take some time to understand the true situation in this country. .

The "caravan" soon found a place to stay in the town: there was a semi-official and semi-private "inn" specially prepared for this kind of caravan traveling within the empire, right in the center of the town. Although brother and sister Evanna and Charlemagne cannot often move around among the people due to identity issues, they have obviously received a very complete common sense education. In addition, among the accompanying personal guards, there are dedicated personnel who are very familiar with the affairs of the Dragon Empire. , everyone settled down in the post without much effort.

After settling in his room, Hao Ren came to the window and pushed open the window sash inlaid with countless diamond-shaped glass and engraved with rose patterns. Since the floors here are high and civilian buildings are usually low, the town scenery is now in full view. fundus.

The imperial buildings are mainly dark-colored, and the undulating roofs continue to extend in the field of vision. Those Gothic spiers, eaves, and small towers give the entire town a strange and mysterious atmosphere. Although the town is small and not a prosperous place, the town itself still looks neat, prosperous and well-organized. Countless shops and workshops can be seen neatly arranged on both sides of the wide road that runs through the town. In addition, There are various large and small hotels: the sale of various alchemy props, magic equipment and hotel accommodation are the main source of income of this town, and the customers are the merchants and travelers passing through here - there are A small airship docking station. The docking station is not large, but it also brings a lot of traffic to the place.

At this moment, the sun was setting in the west, and the golden sunlight was shining on this Gothic-style town, making the rows of roofs and tower spiers shine. The sound of mechanical operation coming from the magic workshop was not only inaudible. Noisy, but it gives the place a wonderfully warm atmosphere.

Suddenly there was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats on the bluestone broad road where the crowds were gradually thinning. Hao Ren's eyes were attracted by the sound. He followed the sound and saw several knights wearing black armor and black swords at their waists. The horse ran across the avenue below, and the leading knight held a flag with two swords on a blue background fluttering in the wind.

Pedestrians on both sides of the street gave way to the knights, appearing in awe.

Hao Ren frowned: Is that the knight of the legendary Black Sword Knights?

A moment later, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, followed by several regular knocks on the door - it definitely couldn't be Lily. If it were Lily, she would have already carried the door in to greet him.

Sure enough, it was Evana's voice that came from outside the door: "Mr. Hao Ren, can I come in?"

Hao Ren agreed: "The door is unlocked."

The door opened, and the Princess of Ys with beautiful light gray eyes stood outside the door, and Charlemagne stood beside her.

Hao Ren let the two people into the room and looked at them curiously: "Is there any problem?"

"I just came to see if you have settled in well," Evana said calmly and generously, completely unable to see the so-called airs and arrogance of the royal family members. "It can be seen that such a hotel is far inferior to your ship. , I hope you can still adapt."

"Don't use honorifics, I'm not used to it," Hao Ren waved his hand, "The conditions are pretty good. It's much better than sleeping in a cave or an underground palace. I've experienced some of the hardships of living in the open air. I'm a successful person in the religious world. People, you can’t be more intolerant of being bumped into than members of the royal family like you, right?”

A somewhat stiff smile appeared on Charlemagne's face: "Your way of speaking is indeed quite strange. I can understand every word, but it's always hard to understand the sentences you form."

Hao Ren smiled, and suddenly thought of the black-armored knight he had just seen at the window, and his heart moved: "You must have other things to do with me - speaking of which, I just saw a few knights dressed in black coming from below. Run over, is that the legendary Black Sword Knights?"

Charlemagne and Evanna looked at each other, and the prince nodded slightly: "Yes, the Black Sword Knights all wear that kind of dress. Their mechanical swords are unique in Lahirien and are easily identifiable. "

"So that thing is a mechanical sword..." Hao Ren muttered, "Ah, I don't know much about the Black Sword Knights. Can you introduce them?"

"The Knights of the Black Sword are the symbol of force of the Dragon Empire and the most powerful regular army in the world." Avina is always responsible for introducing the local customs and customs, and this time is no exception. "They take orders directly. His Majesty, the Emperor of the Dragon Empire, has an extremely strict organizational system. Each Black Sword Knight is an elite selected from thousands of outstanding warriors. Not only must he be proficient in martial arts, but he must also receive training in magic. At the same time, You also need to master a variety of knowledge including culture, history, pharmacy, etc., as well as learn the unique 'Dragon Seal' ability of the Black Sword Knights. These knights are usually distributed throughout the empire and are responsible for maintaining order in the country. And convey His Majesty the Emperor's will, but if there is a war, they can quickly integrate and form a legion, and the speed of integration and the high degree of coordination of the legion are simply incredible."

Charlemagne added a few words: "They are scattered all over the country all year round. Many black sword knights will not see each other even for more than ten years after leaving the barracks. But with just a piece of order, they can quickly reorganize according to the establishment in the barracks." Forming an army without any re-familiarization and adjustment process, all countries in the world could not understand how they could do this - and those imperial people directly called it 'His Majesty the Emperor's Miracle' without thinking about it. .”

"It's really amazing." Hao Ren's admiration came from the bottom of his heart. The selection standards and training process of those Black Sword Knights are already amazing enough, and their special organization method is even more eye-opening. If you haven't seen it before After passing the legion of guardian giants, he still had a more disciplined army of drones under his command. Hao Ren's level of amazement at this time probably had to rise to a higher level, "But as you just said, they are the most powerful. 'Regular Army', then are there any people in the irregular army who are more powerful than those Black Sword Knights?"

"Of course," Evana said lightly, "Although the Black Sword Knights are strong, they are still soldiers trained in batches. However, there are still many warriors in the world who cannot be measured by common sense, such as the rune warriors of the ancient country of Ys. The Tidecaller from the Gray Mist Strait and the Wood Whisperer from the White Elf are all stronger than the Black Sword Knight in one-on-one situations - but they are special units that are rare enough to be regarded as national treasures, and they can easily cost tens of thousands. The Black Sword Knights who form a legion based on artificial standards cannot be compared.”

"Are there such 'irregular military elites' in the Dragon Empire?" Hao Ren asked curiously. Every country has its own super trump card, which serves as the ultimate threat of force just like a nuclear bomb. It makes no sense that the Dragon Empire, which was founded by force, would not have such reserves.

"Of course," Evana nodded, "The princess known as the 'Dark Dragon Lady' personally led a Broken Sword Knights, whose number was only one percent of the Black Sword Knights, but those Broken Sword Knights The combat power of the Sword Knights is incredibly strong, almost unlike mortals, and they never perform any tasks - or in other words, no one who knows about the tasks they perform will eventually know about it, that is, the shadow of the Dragon Empire. trump card'……"

"Wait a minute, wait a minute," Hao Ren quickly stopped the other party, "Why is there another princess? Does the Emperor of the Dragon Empire have a daughter?"

What he actually wants to ask more is how many heirs the immortal emperor has, and whether those heirs are planning to inherit the throne - with an emperor father who is not old and immortal at all, being a crown prince must be very troublesome. What a profession!

However, considering that this question seemed unserious, he held back and did not ask it in the end...

But even though she didn't ask such a frustrating question, Evana still looked at Hao Ren with a strange look: "It seems that the World Tree Temple is indeed... very isolated from the world."

Hao Ren's expression remained unchanged: "That's because we are busy every day maintaining world peace where you can't see it."

His greatest strength is telling the truth.

Evana sighed: "Of course there is a princess in the Dragon Empire, Constance Dragon. Everyone knows about her. But her father, the 'Eternal Emperor' Berrentine Dragon, actually Didn’t take a wife…”

Hao Ren's eyes suddenly changed - there seemed to be a story behind it?

"I know what you are thinking, but it's best not to say it," Evana shook her head. "No one knows the true origin of Princess Constance. People only know that two hundred and twenty years ago, Della A 'mutation' once occurred near the imperial capital of the Gong Empire. It is said that a mountain disappeared without a trace overnight, leaving only a large pit filled with hot lava. His Majesty Berrentine went to investigate in person. Then they brought back a baby girl and recognized her as their adopted daughter, Princess Constance. Of course, people also speculated whether it was the illegitimate daughter of His Majesty Berendine. After all, two hundred and twenty years have passed. , and Her Royal Highness the Princess is still in her youth, and she obviously has inhuman blood, but such questioning voices will never last... As time goes by, people no longer mention this topic. "