Just being a dark elf in Warhammer

Darkus, who was sitting on a big rock, turned his head and looked over when he heard the footsteps. Ren, who made the footsteps, saw him turn his head and shook his head at him with a regretful expression. He nodded clearly, then looked at the somewhat disappointed Gilead not far away and couldn't help but sigh.

The team going south had already led a long way in Reik. After setting off, the team continued to move west along the north bank of the Reik River. When it was approaching Kronburg, it came to Fudist. Fudist is the name of a swamp. It is located east of Kronborg and at the confluence of the Reik River and the Bogen River. It is not a dangerous place, but it is very famous for geopolitical, political and economic reasons. .

Although Fuldist is mostly within the Reikland, it legally belongs to the Midden Territory, which is a bit noisy, and Kronburg, which also belongs to the Midden Territory, happens to be stuck there. Since the card is stuck there, it cannot be stuck there in vain, so tolls appear. Reichland made adjustments to this situation. If it could not be solved through political means, it would use other methods. A Weisbock Canal connecting the Bogen River and the Reich River was dug out, allowing more ships to pass through. choose.

Vessels pay a one-time usage fee regardless of which end of the Weissbork Canal they enter, but the Weissbork Canal has a steady flow year-round. There are also many reasons for this. Although the Reikland and the Midden Territory both live in the country of the Empire, the two territories are not of the same race, and their relationship with each other is not very good in terms of politics, religion and geography. .

A captain from Rickland would rather take a longer detour than pay taxes to Middenland. Why not pay taxes to Rickland? Moreover, after passing Kronburg, there is Fuldiste. Although Fuldiste It is not that dangerous, but it is still dangerous. You need to pay another fee to let the water pilots of nearby villages and towns take the boat through Fudist. Not only the captains of the Rick Territory, but also the captains from other territories, as long as they are sane, they will know what to choose, and there are many anchorages and accommodations along the Weisbok Canal.

This world is somewhat different from the culture of Darkus' previous life. Otherwise, there would be a pile of piles in front of the west gate of the city, which could not be destroyed by waves every year. The verse about the regret that people's hearts are as stone as a boy, traveling east and west again and again in a young age, maybe the messenger from Cathay will also write a similar poem when he visits Altdorf via Marienburg, right?

In the eyes of Darkus, there is no difference between Fudist and Yanlidui. The most feared thing when sailing on the river is the backflow of the reef. In summer, the flash floods coming down from the upper reaches carry the momentum of thousands of troops. It happens to meet When we arrived at Yanlidui, a backflow formed under the water. On the water, we met the rocks of Yanlidui. The waves rose into the sky and made a thunderous roar. The Yangtze River whirlpooled thousands of times here.

At this time, sailing is like dancing in front of the gate of hell. If you are not careful, either it will be pushed to the rocks by the current and smashed into pieces, or the boat will lose control in the backflow, causing the boat to sink. Until the Yanlidui was blown up, accidents occurred one after another. Ships had to queue up before entering here to avoid being caught by the backflow and causing two ships to collide.

The same is true for Fudist, but it is slightly different from Yanlidui. The swamp is a shallow water area. Inexperienced captains often get stranded in this deceptive shallow water. Being stranded means directly pulling the lock. The cost of tug and the sailing schedule. The cost of lost work and the shelf life of the goods are about to catch up with the cost of building another ship. The captain will definitely have no good harvest when facing the ship owner. Tattered flags and rusted road signs pointed out the most dangerous sections of the flight, but they were never enough.

Reikland prides itself on being one of the most populous and civilized provinces in the empire. Despite this, large tracts of land in this realm are still covered by a vast forest, and after thousands of years of development are still beyond the reach of human hands. Although the forests of Reikland are relatively safer than the great forests of other lands, the dark corners are still home to all kinds of terrifying creatures.

After thousands of years of expansion, most settlements in Reikland are distributed along the Reik River and its many tributaries, connected by rivers if not necessarily roads.

There are also human towns scattered around the Rick River Swamp. As the saying goes, people rely on the mountains and the water to eat. The towns near the swamp have derived a profession called water leaders by the locals. As long as the price is right, these water pilots will lead the ships to safely cross the swamp. The captains who come and go are willing to pay such a fee to allow the ships to cross the swamp safely.

However, the business of the watermen near Fudist is not so good, but there are other places. There are more than one swamp similar to Fudist in the Reik River...swamps, swamps and dangerous swamp plains are everywhere. In the Reik River, Fuldist is considered an unknown person.

The largest wetland in Reikland is the Groz Marsh, which spans both sides of the River Reikland and is located between the triangle of Westland, Reikland and Middenland. Hundreds of years later, in the year 2429 of the Imperial Calendar, a fierce battle began between the armies of the Empire and the Westland. Although the Westland's army was small in number, it was equipped with a fleet and elite mercenaries.

The Asurs of the Kaihai faction also played a very important role in this, not only politically, but also militarily. Asurs even sent mages to support them. The imperial army also failed as a result. The then Emperor William III verbally recognized Marienburg's independence, but refused to sign any legal documents. Marienburg was very satisfied with the result and redrawn a new border line.

This William III is not Dacus' human friend William III, but the ancestor of Karl Franz.

In this battle, no magicians appeared in the empire. The reason was that in the year 2415 of the imperial calendar, the Thousand Magic Night incident occurred in Altdorf, and eight branches started a fierce battle. Parts of the building were destroyed, and six of the eight deans died that night.

The Cult of Sigmar put pressure on Dieter IV, who was still in power at the time, to blockade and close the magic academy. After executing many remaining magicians, the law in which the use of magic was legal in the empire ended, and a small number of surviving magicians left. The whereabouts of the college are unknown. As for whether he went to Marienburg to become a mercenary or not, he didn't know if he would turn around and Explode the Imperial Army.

After the defeat at the Battle of Grozmarsh, the blasted William III recognized the importance of elven magic and the navy. Fifteen years after the closure of the Academy of Magic, he ordered its reopening and invested in the shipyards of Altdorf. By the way, at that time there was still trouble in the Reikland, Gollum, the same Gollum who took a boat to the west of the sea to land in the Kingdom of Yres. Due to the abandonment of the magic academy, the imperial army, which lacked magic support, was often defeated in the war. Gollum swept through Reikland before setting off, destroying many towns and villages.

There is also a marsh near Altdorf, known as the Altdorf Marsh. It has hundreds of unpredictable rivers, black mud flats and marshes. These wide wetlands are covered with rushes and reeds, and are filled with stinking and grunting. It is notorious for being a quagmire infested with bubbles and trolls. There is also the other end of the Weisbork Canal. After the ship leaves the winding river channel, it will merge into the wide Reik River. On good days, you can even see the hammer on the Sigma Cathedral.

The reason why Darkus did not choose to cross the Reik River there was because there were too many signs of human activities there and it was too close to Altdorf. Six causeways wind through the fertile farmland immediately adjacent to Altdorf. Each causeway has a stone bridge built by the dwarves, some of which date back to the days of Sigmar. After the siege of Altdorf, there was an endless stream of carriages and caravans traveling to and from Altdorf on the causeway, and a large number of road patrols patrolled the causeway.

In addition to those on the surface, there are also secretly a large number of smugglers and gang members operating there. They avoid Altdorf's exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and at the same time battle with river guards and road patrols, and sometimes have to deal with trolls and the like. large swamp monster.

Of course, the most dangerous swamp on the Reiker River belongs to the Reikl Swamp, which is sandwiched between the Reiker Highlands and the Hochson Hills, at the confluence of the Reiker River and the Teffel River. It is the most dangerous swamp on the entire Reiker River. A treacherous place where inexperienced captains often run aground in this deceptively shallow water, the watermen there are some of the most profitable on the entire Reik.

The reason why it is like that has a lot to do with the Tafel River. Its source, like other rivers in Reikland, originates from the Gray Mountains, but the water of the Tafel River has a distinct red color, which is due to the presence of water in the mud and silt. Caused by iron deposits, scholars believe that the endless war between the dwarves and greenskins of the Gray Mountains dyed the river red forever.

The span of Reikland is huge, and the weather in the north and south is also different. In the spring, a large amount of rainwater flows in, causing the Tefiel River to overflow. The mud-filled river often floods the depths of the surrounding forests, and floods the depths of the surrounding forests. Rushing towards the confluence downstream, over time the Riker Swamp appeared.

The confluence of the Tefer and Reiker rivers also became dangerous due to the Reikl Marsh, and more than three hundred years later, the locals called it Emperor Leopold's Folly. Leopold was the successor of Magnus. After he came to power, he made many attempts to dredge the river area filled with red mud, but all ended in failure. The reason appeared on the Tafel River.

In response to this situation, the nobles of Reikland made appropriate adjustments. They abandoned the section from Glenburg to the confluence and built a canal in Glenburg that avoided the confluence. It was designed by Karl Franz. His father commissioned the construction and it was completed in 2506 Imperial Calendar. The canal bypasses the treacherous fords of the Reikl Marsh overlooking the Reikl Guards fortress and carries most of the Teffel's flow to Altdorf. Of course, there are fees for the canal, but the captains are willing to pay for it.

Although a lot of traffic was diverted with the emergence of the Glenborg Canal, the business of the watermen near Ricker Marsh is still very good. The reason is that the Glenborg Canal only connects the Taifel River and the Ricker River. However, there is only one section of the Glenburg Canal and it does not connect to the Reik River upstream. You must know that the upper reaches of the Reik River are known as the "Crown Shining with a Thousand Jewels". It is the location of Nun, the second most populous city in the empire. Iverland, an important source of food and war horses in the empire, is also located on Reik. river.

Although Darkus doesn't understand the reasons for the formation, history, geography, etc. of these swamps, he understands politics and economics. In his opinion, no matter how good the relationship between the elves and the empire is, Marienburg will definitely be eaten. His ass sitting here with the elves has already determined the inevitability. The elves need Marienburg, a port city that can radiate the entire empire. In addition to radiating the empire, the elves can also sell ships to the empire specifically for traveling on rivers and prohibit the empire's ships from sailing into the vast ocean.

Building railways in the empire is completely nonsense, but Darkus can help the empire build canals, connect the various territories of the empire, and keep the empire's economy alive. Of course, the premise is that the cost is paid in place. Just like building a highway, it cannot be built in vain. It must be done with intention. He thinks that the human nobles will understand what he means. After passing through the Ricker Swamp, there is a section of the Waijizi drainage basin on the upper Reiker River. He can help the empire extend a section of the Glenburg Canal that has not yet appeared, and build a canal on land to go straight through the Waijizi. Watershed to reach Nuln faster.

Darkus will send elves to conduct on-the-spot measurements. After controlling all aspects of the empire, the elves can calculate the cost of building various canals, and then set the bid. No matter how the cost and cost-effectiveness are displayed, those human nobles are I can't refuse, it's better than digging out a stone man with one eye. He didn't even need to ask the elves to send out an engineering team. It was completely redundant to send out an engineering team for such rough work. After measuring, he can trouble the Slann magic priests to build a river overnight and show miracles in front of humans. This can also strengthen the authority and mystery of the elves.

Of course, when necessary, Darkus can completely cut off those canals and let the empire that relies heavily on the canals directly close the gates...

As for crossing the Reik River, it is not a problem for Darkus, even if a Triceratops joins the team. He was able to solve the problem without the spellcasters being involved, and he had many solutions. In the end, he caused the Reik River to temporarily dry up and froze the swamp. Unfortunately, nothing unusual happened to the local humans, because it all happened at night.

Interestingly, it only took a short time to cross the river that night, but that night was spent crossing the river, and most of the time was spent fighting monsters and picking mushrooms...

Spellcasters have discovered the value of mushrooms in the swamp. In terms of magic, they can be used to make potions and magic materials. In terms of cultivation, they can bring back Asriel and Nagaros to cultivate and cultivate them on a large scale. During the gathering process, members of the Order discovered some hungry river trolls trying to find mushrooms to satisfy their hunger, as well as some sneaky goblins. There is no doubt that these strange things were careless when they went out and bumped into the members of the cult. Not to mention the mushrooms, they even lost their lives.

The members of the cult armed with various crossbows were like whack-a-mole, chasing and exterminating these monsters, and snatched the mushrooms from the monsters' hands. After very careful classification, some of the mushrooms arrived in the hands of Darkus the next morning. He checked them carefully again and made sure that there were no red boletus mushrooms such as hand greens. He took out his mushrooms. As a unique skill, he stewed mushrooms, carrots, onions and other wild vegetables in a pot.

After crossing the Rick River, the team officially entered the Rick Territory. After a feast of rotten mushroom soup, the team arrived at a landmark building in the Rick Territory in the morning.

Deep in Reikland west of Altdorf, far from any easily traversable roads, stands a monastery associated with the Sigmar faith. The monastery is under the care of the Order of the Anvil in the Cult of Sigmar. This order is a very small branch of the sect. It is said to be the Anvil, but it is actually responsible for administering the laws of the Cult of Sigmar and maintaining all details of the sect's practices, including blacksmithing and casting. Nothing like that.

It is worth mentioning that in this era, the Anvil Order was not very famous, but in the Age of Sigmar, it was very famous. It directly became the Holy Hammer Anvil Chapter. This Chapter is different from other Chapters. The members of other Chapters are usually taken to the heaven by Sigma to be reforged as mortals when they are about to die, and the members of this Chapter are The members were all dead for centuries before being taken up to the heavenly realm by Sigma to be recast. It was also true that Nagash was angered by Sigmar's pretentiousness, because Nagash believed that Sigmar had stolen something from him.

During the Age of Sigmar, many characters from the Medieval Era were recast into Stormcast Eternals, the most famous of which was Belshazer Galt, also known as the famous Metal Face, but he During the Age of Sigmar, it was called Baelshazer Adamantium.

The monastery known as the Monastery of the Holy Word contains the Covenant of Sigmar, which is of great significance to the empire. This covenant was compiled after Sigmar abdicated. It is a collection of memoirs of those who have dealt with Sigmar. The people he interacts with include Sigma's friends, warriors, and even civilians. The Covenant is considered to be the most accurate collection of what Sigmar actually said and the practices he adhered to in life. This Covenant is not only a holy relic of the Sigmar Cult, but also one of the most sacred items in Reikland.

It is not the custom of the Order of the Anvil to receive visitors, but the Monastery of the Holy Word is no ordinary monastery. The Order of the Anvil usually only hosts dervishes who have traveled across the Imperium seeking arcane details about the founding of the Law of Sigmar. It is said that occasionally nobles and extremely wealthy merchants who have shown loyalty to the Armor of Sigmar are allowed to make pilgrimages to the Monastery of the Holy Word. Although they are allowed to enter, they are not allowed to read the original copy of the covenant, let alone touch, gaze at a page or two of the covenant. Originally considered a priceless sacred honor.

Darkos and the elves have no interest in the so-called covenant. In his opinion, it is more like a daily life record, a memoir, or some kind of classics in Chinese. He was not interested in visiting, let alone taking out the sacred music and placing it in the museum in Nagarund.

If possible, Darkos hopes to put the original documents of the elf code and constitution that have not yet appeared in the museum for future generations of elves to visit, instead of the Sigma Covenant. If it must be produced, it will be done in the future. , at least when William III is no longer around.

The most urgent thing for Darkus was to rush to the south. While eating mushroom soup in the morning, he saw a forest dragon appearing in the sky, flying from the north to the south. He identified it through the outline of the dragon, which was the forest dragon Bagir. (End of chapter)