Just being a dark elf in Warhammer

The team went all the way south without stopping. After passing through a forest densely covered with water but relatively safe, the team came to Westbrook.

Westbrook was originally just one of the many small fishing villages along the Bogen River. Until one spring in a certain year in the imperial calendar, an old man drew a circle there, not... Westbrook is located where the Bogen River enters Weiss Port of the Bock Canal, Westbruck rose quickly with the advent of the canal and later developed into a lively port for goods and passengers between Bögenshafen and Altdorf.

In addition, the rise of Westbrook is also attributed to the local ruling family, which has a very famous surname, the Krupp family... During the exploration of the Skagg Mountain on the left side of the Bogen River, humans discovered Rich coal and iron ore resources. This was one of the reasons why the Weissbork Canal was built. The rulers of Altdorf needed iron ore and coal mines.

With the blessing of the dual income from the port and the mine, the Westbrook and Krupp families gradually became rich. Now that Westbrook is on the rise, there is no uneasy peace among the burly miners and dock workers. As mine production increased, more and more miners set out from Westbrook for the Skager Mountains, before creating a growing, agitated unemployed workforce with nothing to do but drink cheap liquor and frown at strangers. . As for what will happen in a few hundred years, it is hard to say. This is an unsolvable shortcoming of resource-based cities.

In addition, the Weisbrok Canal is also very magical. After walking around Weisbrok, the running team and the Huangqi Shadow Hunters collected some useful and useless information. It is said that the dwarf engineers who designed this canal discovered cultural relics from the pre-Amberogan era when they first dug the waterway. However, in terms of dating of the cultural relics, they have not yet reached the era of elven colonization. Asanok also said that there were no settlements or manors here during the colonial period, only forests with dense water networks.

After the cultural relics were excavated, the Weissbork Canal became strange. Some sailors who drank heavily in the tavern swore that they had seen strange things while sailing. Some sailors even swore that during the full moon, along the Weissbork Canal, The canal's route to Altdorf would never reach Altdorf, but would enter somewhere other than the Reik.

In this regard, Darkus regarded it as a piece of fun and travel information. This year's dusk tide has passed long ago, and the next dusk tide will be more than ten months later. He is not an adventurer or a group enthusiast. There are a lot of things waiting for him to deal with. It is impossible for him to wait here for several months based on a rumor.

The team did not enter Westbrook, and Darkus had no idea of ​​visiting the Krupp family. The current head of the Krupp family was not named Alfred. He didn't go to Skag Mountain either. It was actually a rocky hilly mountain range. It was one of the few places in Rick's Territory that was not covered by forest. Layers of stone climbed up to the Skag Ridge, and the roads in the hills It is difficult to travel, and many roads are narrow paths.

Moreover, Darkus is not interested in the resources on Skag Mountain. Iron and coal are not like silver. His purpose in blowing up the Silver Mountain was to curb the empire's silver mining and make the empire run out of money, so that the elves could control the empire and make the empire more economically dependent on the elves.

Moreover, resources such as iron and coal are everywhere. Even if Darkus really blows up Mount Skag, it will be useless. Without Mount Skag, there are other mountains. He can't be like whack-a-mole. Let's blow up all the resources in the empire. In addition, William III's establishment of the Sigma Firearms Army required a large amount of steel and coal, and the iron and coal provided by Westbrook were the best choices.

If possible in the future, Darkus is prepared to sell excess high-quality steel to humans in the form of exports, but that should be a long time later? Building the island-circling railway in Ulthuan and carrying out major infrastructure and construction are all inseparable from steel. We will talk about it after Ulthuan eliminates overcapacity...

After crossing the Weissbork Canal, a small battle broke out. The Reik Territory is very large, and even Darkus has not actually left the territory belonging to Altdorf. South of the Weissbork Canal is a unique forest, which the Reik people call the blood pine forest.

In fact, this was an unplanned journey, but now that he was here, Darkus would definitely have to go around. This forest is called blood pine forest for a reason. The wood here is completely different from the wood in other forests. It is called blood pine because of its deep chestnut color. The wood was in great demand by the craftsmen of Altdorf, as it was most often used to make fine furniture and musical instruments, which, when finished, would appear as luxury goods in Altdorf, Nunn, and Marienburg market, loved by human nobles and musicians.

Darkus needs this kind of wood. In his opinion, this kind of blood pine is no different from the hematoxylin wood deep in the jungles of the Lustria continent. They are both fine wood. But the biggest disadvantage of sappan, also known as redwood, is its slow growth rate. After all, sappan is a hardwood. The growth rate is also slow in the depths of the jungle filled with magical energy, let alone planting in the Kauchen Plain which is not adapted to the environment at all.

Even though Darkos doesn't know much about wood, he knows that cork has a wide range of uses because of its softness. It is used in construction, furniture, shipbuilding and other fields. Moreover, pine has high toughness and elasticity, and can also absorb sound and insulate. Hot, suitable for interior decoration.

After a war ends, there is usually a period of rapid development.

Darkus knew that high-end furniture and musical instruments were what the elves would need after they came to Ulthuan. As sapphire grows slowly and Lauren Loren trees cannot be cut down on a large scale, perhaps this blood pine is a good substitute. . Although the growth rate of pine is also very slow, it has to be compared with who. Compared with hematoxylin, pine is a softwood that grows extremely fast. Even if blood pine cannot be planted in the Kauchen Plain, it can also be planted in the venom woodland and subsequent Planted on Albion Island and Nagaryth.

When the quality of life improves, the elves will definitely pursue a higher standard of living. Not everyone can afford the luxurious and rare sappan wood, so the blood pine can be a good substitute for the lower class, used by the small nobles and common people. To put it bluntly, this is not wood to Darkus, this is money, Sovereign, an endless supply of money printing machines.

The result was just as Darkus expected. With the recognition of advanced spellcasters like Alyssa and Asanok, the blood pine could be transplanted, and it could even be planted on a large scale in the Venom Woodland. After that, things will be easy, just collect the seeds. During the collection process, the elves bumped into the forest goblins of the Spider Claw tribe, and a small to large cavalry battle broke out. The cold lizard fear knight faced off against the forest goblin spider rider. The ending was no surprise.

In front of the T0 cold lizard fear knights, they were unable to form a scale. Even the forest goblin spider riders with terrain blessings were no match. The cold lizards feasted on spider legs. The flag of the Spider Claw tribe was taken away by the elves, and like the battle flags of the vampires, it was prepared to be placed in the Nagarond Museum, which currently has no shadow.

This battle also inadvertently helped humans. Due to the emergence of the Spider Claw tribe, few human lumberjacks were active in the blood pine forest. Those who attempted to log wood never appeared again after entering the blood pine forest, and their screams were heard in the blood pine forest. It echoed in the mist of the forest, and then suddenly fell into silence.

It is not good for buyers to have this kind of thing happen, because it will cause the price of blood pine to rise. Now the humans who dare to wander in the blood pine forest are basically mercenaries or private groups. After all, it is cheaper to solve the problem with violence than to pay. The premium for a new wardrobe is much cheaper, and there are plenty of people. As a resource, people are the least valuable.

Directly south of the blood pine forest is the Sigputz, which is shrouded in heavy fog all year round. This high mountain range extends from the Prince Altdorf in the north to the Free City of Ubric in the south, and from Bogenhamn in the west to the East Glenburg and Sigputz occupy the most central position in Reikland. Sigputz is a hollow area, and the forest in the mountains is so dense that it is impossible to build a road through the area. Travelers in Reik's territory can only take a long detour to reach where they want to go.

What is certain is that there are countless rare metals and minerals in the Sigputs Mountains, but these metal substances are all in the deepest part of the Sigputs. The first thing the lords around Sigputz did after taking over was usually to organize adventurers and miners to go into the mountains. Unsurprisingly, most of them never returned and disappeared forever. Only a few people succeeded. Brought back a lot of wealth.

In addition to adventurers and miners who will enter Sigputz, occasionally archaeologists will also try to enter, because Sigputz is sacred to the Amberlogans living in Reikland. It is said that Amberlogans The tribe's sacred burial ground lies deep within Sigputz. In addition to historical records, there are some other evidences that can be confirmed. For example, when the fog disappears occasionally, humans living at the foot of the Sigputs Mountains can see ancient stone cairns towering in many highland clearings, some of which are also engraved with The looming statue of a man.

It is said that those who go too deep will encounter thick fog rising from the ancient tombs, which echo with the groans of the dead. However, this statement has been denounced by locals as the gibberish of shepherds who drank too much hard cider, but there is also a legend that ancient kings thirsted for human blood.

Although the Reik Territory is large, Darkus is not just messing around. He has a senior guide, but this guide sometimes can't tell the difference between east, west, north and south, and he has to ask the earth. However, these guides can provide some reliable information. Since Col Vanas was founded by the Arsino family, there are many colonists from the Caledor Kingdom in the city. Not every Caledor elf has a dragon. But there is no doubt that the elves living in Caledor will definitely walk in the mountains.

The life of an elf is long, and long life is accompanied by boredom. When the Caledor elves living in Kor Vanas have nothing to do, they occasionally go to Sigputz to walk in the mountains. At that time, Asanok was also preparing to lead an expedition to visit Sigputz. In addition, the dwarves also had the idea of ​​developing Sigputz and built a dwarf fortress in Sigputz. However, all this happened with the revenge of Revenge. The arrival of the war was put on hold.

There was a period of vacuum after the War of Revenge, and Darkus speculated that the ancient tombs in Sigputz, in addition to being related to the ancient Amberlogan tribe, might also be related to the southern kingdom of Nehekhara.

Although Darkus could already see Sigputz in the distance, he had no intention of visiting, mainly because it was not convenient, and it was not bad at this time. While he was in the process of exploring Ersin Alvin, he could organize an elf expedition to go deep into Sigputz to see what the situation was like and whether there was any metal worth mining. As for the person to lead the team, he had already thought about it and asked Asanok to go after a thousand years.

Darkus didn't go very far in Reikland, but with every step he took, his evaluation of Reikland dropped by one level. In his opinion, the carrying capacity of Reikland is limited. It is a rugged country broken by rolling forests, rivers, peaks, cliffs and ridges. The towering mountains of Sigputz and Skag lie across Reikland. The central and northern parts of the Reikland are fragmented, and the vast Reikwald Forest occupies a huge part of the Reikland.

The special geographical environment of Reikland has cut the Amberlogans into two large pieces. Nunn is at the uppermost reaches of the Reik River, and the next one is Grissenwald in Reikland.

The southwesternmost tip of Grissenvald spreads south along the border of Stirland, and gradually thins out as it advances upstream to the city of Nuln, while above, to the north, the forest is separated from Rickvaldsen and West Goputs blend together.

Griesenwald is a large town in Reikland, with the same name as the Griesenwald Forest. The town was built at the confluence of the Griesen and Reik rivers and has many docks and hotels. There are 14 small farms around the town. Around these farms, farmers, herders, laborers, etc. formed family groups and villages emerged. There are abundant coal resources there, but at this point in time, the coal resources there have not yet been developed, and there are not a large number of deceived dwarves living there.

The town further downstream is the Free City of Campebad, not Grunburg.

Strictly speaking, Glenborg is a canal city, located downstream of several major trading towns. The town's project is river shipbuilding, producing a large number of barges to maintain trade on the Teffel River. There is an open field in the southeast, but several large-scale battles have occurred here in history. The offensive of the orc warlord Gorbad Ironclaw was terminated on this plain.

Campebad is an ancient town with a long and intricate history. It produces the best brandy in the entire Reikland and even the entire empire. The reason why it is so intricate is that although the town belongs to the Reik Territory, it is on the east bank of the Reik River and within the boundaries of the Reik Territory. Historically, the town has been fought over and ruled by nobles from Talabek, Stirland, and Reikland, changing hands again and again through a series of marriages, treaties, and wars.

In 1066 AD, Campebad gained autonomy and became a free city led by a local council. The town was very wealthy due to its production of brandy and its ability to collect and retain its own taxes, and the merchants there had a prominent position and enviable wealth.

Downstream of Campebad is Altdorf, followed by Kronburg, which belongs to the Midden Territory. Before reaching the seaport of Marienburg, there is also an important town in the Reich Territory, Shadelheim.

Situated at the confluence of the rivers Moss and Reik, the town took advantage of the trade route between Marienburg and Altdorf, building numerous hotels and berths for passing ships and barges.

What's interesting is that Shadelheim is the core of Morr's faith. There is a temple dedicated to Morr south of the town center. This magnificent and crumbling building has appeared since the founding of the town, but Assanok's His memory inferred this statement. In his memory, this place was a transit point when the elves colonized. Of course, the history of this temple is no longer important. What is important is that the locals have a particularly strong affinity for Morr. This is rare in empires other than Ostermark, which is dominated by the belief in Sigmar. The Reikland is even more abnormal, but this happened.

These are said to be large towns, but they are only comparable. Griesenwald has a population of only 4,500, Campebad has a slightly larger population of 7,500, and Schadelheim has a permanent population of about 5,000. However, Nunn has more people, with a population of about 850,000, Altdorf has more people, with a population of about 900,000 to 1 million. Marienburg, the largest port in the old world, has a population of 1.35 million.

The population distributed on the Reik River seemed to be large, but in Darkus' opinion, it was just that. The entire Reik Territory had the beauty of the Principality of Franconia.

The Principality of Franconia, one of the tribal principalities of East Francia, was established in 906 and dissolved in 1168. The entire principality begins along the confluence of the Main and Upper Rhine rivers and extends to the borders of the Nordgau Bavaria region of Bavaria, covering today's Franconia region of Bavaria, the adjacent southern part of the Free State of Thuringia, Baden- Northern Württemberg and the state of Hesse also include several highlands around the left bank of the Rhine, including the cities of Mainz, Speyer and Worms.

Nearly half of the land of the Principality of Franconia is covered by forests. Although it is located in the area of ​​four wars, it is surrounded by natural barriers formed by the Central Highlands, Frankish Mountains, Fichte Plateau, and Rhn Mountains. There is also the Rhine River in the principality. The confluence of the , Main and Danube rivers is why the principality has been able to survive in the midst of four wars.

As for Altdorf...it can be compared with Frankfurt.

Today's Reikland and even the empire have a kind of Shenluomei that is neither sacred, nor Roman, nor imperial. Apart from being productive, nothing else is good.

In Darkus' view, the politics of Reikland and even the entire empire are perfect. Although he is an elf, he is a strong supporter of this political system. Whoever wants to deny this system of the empire, he is better than Those electors are even more anxious. In his opinion, the idea of ​​unified power is a bit of a joke, and it is purely nonsense. This is determined by productivity. Before this problem is solved, it will be useless for Sigma to return to the empire. The one who can really change productivity is not a certain strongman, but the Slann Demon Priests in the Lustria continent.

The Slann Demon Priests have the ability to transform the Reikland, wiping out Sigputz, Skag Mountain, Reikvald, and Grisonwald that cut the Reikland in half, allowing the Reikland to It will become a plain with dense water networks, a real land of abundance. By then, let alone millions of people, it will be able to support tens of millions or even over 100 million people.

However, this is only limited to contemplation, unless Darkus is possessed by Tzeentch one day.

The cut-off Reikland has two major essence areas. One is the northeasternmost town of Altdorf and the important town on the Reik River, and the other is the Wobergeland Hills.

The Wobergand Hills are located between the steep peaks of the Gray Mountains and the deep forests of Reikwald. Bordering the Land, known for its fertile valleys, rolling meadows and windswept plains, it is the most densely cultivated area of ​​the Land and is dotted with many thriving towns, villages, farms and vineyards.

From a political and military perspective, this is extremely troublesome. The nobles in the Wobergland Hills enjoy a very high degree of autonomy. The fiefdoms of Reikland are ruled by the vassals of the Grand Prince of Reikland, and the Grand Prince of Reikland has no control over the general affairs of Wobergland Hills. These rulers can do as they please with their lands, dividing them among family, friends, and children as they wish, but creating new hereditary titles requires the approval of the Prince of Reikland and the Council of Reikland.

There is a permanent Reikland Council in Altdorf, but the nobles scattered throughout the Reikland rarely participate, and even if they do, they cannot get together. If the members of the parliament really gather together, it means that something big has happened, or something big will happen. This kind of important event cannot be replaced by children, spouses, relatives or servants. These nobles need to be present in person.

Each fiefdom had a different set of legal and military obligations to the Crown, and all fiefdoms were required to raise and support at least one regiment of Reikland troops. These soldiers were usually used as guards, bermudalists, or guards in times of peace, and in times of war. Will gather together and join the army of Reikland.

Then let's play, just like the siege of Altdorf this time. A notice was issued from Altdorf that it would take two weeks to reach the Wobergrande hills by water normally, and then the scattered armies were gathered and transported by water. Support Altdorf, this time... This is still under the condition of waterway.

Railways are the best choice for land transportation. Otherwise, why would Dayang build railways when there are waterways? But water is the best option for Reikland, and building a railway through Reikwald is a completely unrealistic fantasy.

It would, of course, be possible to build a railway across the Wauberg Grande hills from north to south, but it would be unnecessary. In addition to technology and geographical environment, the fees, taxes and maintenance are enough to keep the human nobles quarreling for generations. The water network there is also very rich, so rich that some captains are willing to allow ships to enter the Moss River without passing through Al. Dolph's case reaches Nuln.

Reikwald covers almost all of Reikland except for the Wobergland Hills, which is only cleared around the jagged Skag Mountains or by the towns and villages along the Reik River and its many tributaries. places will become sparse.

Few travelers choose to cross the Reikwald by land, usually choosing the relatively safe river. There are roads in Reikwald, and the main roads are equipped with road patrols, but they have too few people and the roads are too long. They are full of vagrants, thieves and robbers. From time to time, they will encounter overturned carriages and other robbers. behavioral signs. Of course, these existences are relatively safe, and there are more terrifying things in the forest.

In most areas, the canopy of forest trees does not grow to the point of blocking out the sun, but the depths of the forest are often dark and full of fog that can make travelers lose their way. Some scholars believe that before the establishment of the empire, the Amberlogan tribe roamed in this foggy forest together with those ancient tribes whose names have been lost, in order to find and sacrifice something.

On some things, the Codex scholars are still reliable, and Darkus also found the reason why those human tribes roamed. (End of chapter)