Realm of Power

"Have you figured things out?" The fat man took the handkerchief soaked in the cool lake water from a guard, and tilted his head in confusion. It was already afternoon when he woke up, and the dazzling sunlight shone on the lake in the distance. , like a mirror dyed golden, in front of him, a Guards squadron leader was reporting the investigation results with a respectful expression.

"It's basically clear. According to the confession made by Heng Ting, the head of the Moorhausk garrison before he passed out, the whole incident was arranged by a wealthy businessman family named Bourbon. The reason why the other party acted so boldly was because they wanted to borrow money. This is an opportunity to establish their own prestige in Moorhausk to prove that the Bourbon family can withstand the pressure of the military after becoming mayor."

"Withstand the pressure from the military?"

The fat man was stunned for a moment, and then snorted in displeasure, "Who does he think he is? Is this Bourbon family seeking death? And that Heng Ting, what's going on with him! As the head of the local army, he actually What's wrong with being led by someone's lead and being over an hour late?"

"Last night was the Double Orchid Festival in Moorhausk. Most of the soldiers were out and not in the barracks, so the assembly was an hour late. This is a serious dereliction of duty." The Guards Squadron Leader in charge of the investigation was Abiso. He explained, While taking a look at the majestic back of His Majesty Falcon, he said calmly He said, "According to the imperial military regulations, my subordinate asked Hengting to kneel under the scorching sun for 5 hours before he was dragged down even if he fainted halfway! 5 hours of exposure to the scorching sun is enough to dehydrate a strong person. Hengting By the time he was dragged on, he had only vented his anger. I believe he will remember this lesson! "

"It seems it's time to mention the empire's military regulations again! In the peaceful environment of the mainland, soldiers have forgotten the taste of blood!" The fat man seemed to have thought of something, looking at the blue sky in the distance, his tone was cold and horrifying. Man, no one knows what is going on in his mind!

"I heard that in the election that just ended today, the Bourbon family became the mayor of Moorhausk!" Abiso, the captain of the Guards Squadron, looked strange. He mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally, and sure enough, he saw His Majesty Falcon turn around, narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly said, "Mayor? What a beautiful idea! If I remember correctly, Caesar Sauron's Northern Army Division 1 It should be in Kudan City, 40 miles away from here!”

"It's the 6th Flag Regiment of the Northern Army! The station is at Kudan." Abiso replied because he was a little confused. Most of the Imperial Legion was in Obaro. The only Northern Legion left in the empire now is Caesar Sauron.

"Order the Northern Army to immediately mobilize troops to station in Moorhausk! In the name of a temporary exercise, the entire city will be under martial law for a month!" A stern sneer appeared on the corner of the fat man's mouth. "Since the other party wants a unique mayor's ceremony, then give it to him A scenic opportunity that will be known to the entire northern part of the empire!

The fat man's voice stopped and he said in a sharp tone

"Everyone must know. The reform of the imperial army is one thing, and the authority of the imperial army is another matter. It is not yet the turn of a local mayor to provoke. As for Heng Ting, considering that he once fought bloody battles for the empire, For the sake of it, let him submit a withdrawal report to the Ministry of Military Affairs himself! This is an opportunity to adjust the local army. I have already ordered a thorough investigation of this family. How dare you even use the army? And I believe that as long as the investigation is carried out, even if it is a blank piece of paper, countless stains can be found in the war. How can a family that can rise in an area like Moorhausk have a clean foundation? "

"Yes, my subordinates will send someone right now!"

Abiso answered decisively. Seeing his old friend Hend being deceived and punished, he felt he had a grudge against the Bourbon family! But judging by His Majesty's tone, it seems that he has no intention of immediately punishing the Bourbon family. However, the Bourbon family may be considered a decisive force in Moorhausk, but in front of His Majesty Falcon, they are the difference between ants and elephants. .

When an elephant walks, should he still pay attention to the attitude of the ants in front of him?

No, just step on it! Mobilizing the Northern Army to station in Moorhausk was His Majesty's move. The Bourbon family is completely finished. Martial law lasted for a full month. The mayor wanted to prove that he could withstand the military, but he was slapped hard in the face by the military. Total martial law means that the military is completely Taking over the control of the city, this slap was so loud that it was estimated that the entire northern territory of Virginia could hear it. All the hard work of the Bourbon family in Moorhausk was in vain. This is the price for offending His Majesty!

In the evening, the golden and beautiful sunset shines on the town hall of Moorhausk

Hundreds of merchants and nobles from Moorhausk gathered here to congratulate the birth of the first mayor. Under the eyes of everyone, Bourbonrad, who was wearing a black dress, had a cheerful smile on his face and was a little drunk. He walked up to the front desk, holding a glass of red fruit wine in his hand, and glanced at the faces of the people below with a satisfied look.

There was a hint of emotion on Bourbonrad's face. These people were once vassals of wealthy families or leaders of underground forces. The fire of the Falcon Army burned down the big tree named Antis, making these people just like him. , the businessmen who once took care of business on behalf of the Antis family suddenly became the new powerful people.

"This is really a world full of great expectations! We will form a new order of Moorhausk today." Bourbonrad murmured in a low voice, raised his glass high, and shouted loudly to the people below, "Everyone, let us Raise a glass and let's celebrate together starting today, Morehouse Gram will become the Moorhausk people's own city! We will become the real masters of this city, and the city hall will rewrite the rules of this city. Even the army of the empire can't control us! Drinks and shouts, Long live Moorhausk! Long live City Hall”

"Long live Moorhausk! Long live City Hall"

When countless wine glasses were raised, cheerful sounds shook the city hall. The faces of the businessmen and nobles who attended the meeting were all red with excitement. City Hall, what a powerful term, from today on, they are this city. manager!

Of course they know why Bourbon Ladd said that! Under the deliberate exaggeration of the Bourbon family, everyone has heard that Bourbon Lader severely accused the garrison leader of the imperial cavalry breaking into his family's private property last night. Although there is no reply yet, the courage of the Bourbon family admirable,

In the empire, the status of the army seems to be higher than that of other classes, and the authority of local garrison is, to a certain extent, that of the local emperor.

This dissatisfied the rapidly emerging new business aristocracy. In the past, no one dared to make such accusations that would obviously be suppressed by the military, but this time it was different. The empire promulgated the mayor system, which for the first time gave the business aristocrats an opportunity to participate in the management of the imperial government.

The business aristocrats hope to see someone who dares to withstand the pressure of the military, and it is this expectation that has a huge influence. Most businessmen and nobles decisively voted for the Bourbon family in the election.

"Everyone, please be gentle. We have a mayoral system now. If the roof of the hall is blown off, our city hall will pay for the repairs ourselves!" A nobleman laughed and ridiculed loudly, causing everyone to burst into laughter. Just then. There was some commotion at the entrance of the hall. A miserable-looking businessman from Moorhausk ran into the hall with a notice in his hand and shouted, "No, the Imperial Army has entered the city!"

"The Imperial Army has entered the city? Habili, are you kidding me?" said a drunk Bourbonrad. Looking at the panic-stricken businessman, a nonchalant smile appeared on his face and he said, "Didn't the Imperial Army come in and out of the city that day! Isn't this something worth making a fuss about!"

"Haha, this guy Habili must have drunk too much!" The nobles and businessmen laughed together.

"It's the regular army of the empire! The real regular army of the empire!"

The businessman realized that he was too hasty and did not explain the most important point, so he hurriedly said angrily, "Just now, I saw clearly that a whole group of regular soldiers entered the streets of Moorhausk. There were thousands of them. ! They set up checkpoints on the street and posted notices, and I took one over!"

"Announcement?" Seeing that this businessman didn't look like he was telling lies, the celebrating nobles and businessmen were a little dumbfounded. They all looked at Bourbonrad who was on the stage. He seemed to be saying, Mayor Aren’t you trying to withstand the pressure from the military? So now it's time to show off

"Asshole. What's going on!" Bourbonrad's mouth turned bitter. He reluctantly stepped down and took the notice from the businessman. After taking a look, he became stunned!

"What's wrong!" Everyone came over curiously. Everyone wants to see what kind of magic is on this notice that can make the new mayor behave so shockingly.

"Oh, it looks like a notice of martial law! Some people exclaimed in disbelief.

"Yes, martial law will be enforced for a month. Even city management cannot be implemented, so what prestige does our city hall have?" A member of the city hall seemed to have thought of something and said to himself, his face looking ugly.

At this moment, outside the city hall, several groups of northern troops wearing black armor were walking towards here. The group was led by a middle-aged general, wearing a straight uniform of an imperial general, with cuffs trimmed with gold and silver. , the flaxen short hair is like the tips of erected needles, looking more and more military and intimidating.

He stopped on the steps in front of the city hall, glanced at the city hall where cheers had just come from, and pretended to be dissatisfied and said to the adjutant behind him, "When martial law is declared, people gather and make noise! ​​How should we deal with it?"

"Arrest them and interrogate them one by one!"

The adjutant replied with understanding, raised his hand and waved to the soldiers behind him, and led the soldiers behind him to step onto the steps in front of him. The soldiers rushed into the city hall without any scruples. The businessmen and nobles who were in the hall saw the crowd at the door. The soldiers who came suddenly became a little stupid.

"What do you want to do!" The businessman was so frightened that his body trembled.

"According to imperial military orders, gatherings of people are prohibited during martial law!"

The adjutant looked after them with an indifferent expression. This time the order came from the extremely noble His Majesty the Falcon. It seemed that it was someone here who made His Majesty very unhappy! In this case, don’t blame us! He raised his hand, clicked a few times, and gestured to the soldiers behind him who were controlling the whole scene, "Catch them all!"

"You...you can't!"

Before a noble could even finish his words, several murderous soldiers rushed up and dragged them out like a dead dog. "Wow!" The newly rich people in the hall who had seemed like masters just now suddenly looked frightened. To be honest, when facing the real military, these wealthy businessmen who used to think they could cover the sky with one hand suddenly discovered that,

The so-called courage and arrogance disappeared like running water in front of the power of the army.

The so-called suppression of the military is simply a joke. In the eyes of the military, they are just a group of ants fighting against each other, and they only need the roar caused by flying by. It's enough to put them into a situation of no return! Life is like a leaf in the wind, which will be chopped into pieces by the sharp sword of the army at any time. The sun is bright in the sky, but what shines on them is a majestic coldness. The black armor around them seems to be able to cover up the light.

On the first day of the establishment of the Moorhausk Town Hall, all members were thrown into military prisons.

The people of Moorhausk were horrified to see notices declaring martial law in the city immediately posted all over the streets and alleys of the city. Behind the windows of the houses on both sides of the streets of Moorhausk, the people of Moorhausk were like frightened moles, looking at the military patrols walking back and forth on the streets with frightened eyes.

The black armor also looks so dark under the setting sun, with no light visible, just like the black king of the Hell Demon coming to the earth. It enveloped everything and was suffocating. The heavy footsteps outside the window and the scratching sound of metal armor evoked the bloodiest part of the Moorhausk people's memories.

Most people in Moorhausk still remember that the same scene happened six years ago.

After occupying Moorhausk, the Falcon Army also declared a month of martial law in the name of eliminating the remnants of the enemy. In that month, the power of the Stian family and its vassal families were uprooted, and the heads of Gululu rolled around. The beheading field was piled up into a hill, and about 2,000 people were purged. This was considered to have narrowed the scope of involvement. Otherwise, as the stronghold of the Stian family that has been in business for hundreds of years, and the area with the most intense resistance to Samor, it would be abnormal no matter how you look at it, the streets were not washed with the blood of tens of thousands of people!

It was originally a hot summer day in July, but at this moment, in front of the sharp spears of the Falcon Army, there was a winter-like atmosphere, with a group of unlucky guys in the city hall setting an example. The streets quickly became deserted with no one to be seen, shops were closed and city management was out of the question.

Imperial Northern Army Base Camp,

The sun shines on the stone platform. Caesar Sauron, the commander of the Northern Army, looked at the two documents on the table with some distress. One was a report sent by Moorhausk. The reporter was the Northern Army who had just shocked the entire northern part of Vecchia because of the Moorhausk incident. The leader of the Sixth Banner, Ashurk,

There is not much explanation. In Ashurk's report, there is only an exercise order signed by His Majesty Falcon himself.

This is enough to explain the reason for the temporary exercise of the Sixth Flag Regiment. Another document is an inquiry from the Business Alliance. As a commercial center in the north, Moorhausk suddenly encountered strong suppression by the military. The Business Alliance We need an explanation from the military!

"You actually asked for an explanation! You are really overestimating your capabilities!"

Caesar Sauron pouted at the request of the Business Alliance, thought for a while, took out the order from His Majesty Falcon from Assyk's report, and threw the documents of the Business Alliance into the trash can. Business After the promulgation of the mayoral system, the alliance's power was invisibly formed into a city alliance, and the combination of businessmen and municipal power really put pressure on the military. Originally, Caesar Sauron was also worried about how to deal with the conflict between the rights of the two parties, but His Majesty Falcon's decisive example has been shown! The army is the foundation of the empire and cannot be shaken!

In July, Fatty arrived at Achemore, but the shock caused by the Moorhausk incident was spreading. The empire's attention was suddenly focused on the northern region of Vecia. The confrontation between the mayoral system and the military power was more complicated than hunting. His Majesty Eagle has married another beautiful wife, which makes people feel the impact of the trend of the times even more.

The inquiry raised by the Business Alliance did not receive a reply from the military, but something even more shocking was also released by the Imperial Ministry of Military Affairs.

The Empire's regional army training. According to the training order, all officers at the level of local flag regiment commanders and above will be gathered at the Army Academy in the southern part of the empire for a three-month training. Then, based on the training results and the general's wishes, they will be mobilized and mobilized again. Assigned, according to a drink from the Ministry of Military Affairs According to the news revealed by the drunken senior adjutant, His Majesty launched this training group because of the shortage of troops in Oparo. After this training, if the generals are willing and perform well, and are recognized by His Majesty Falcon, it will be possible. He returned to the frontline combat troops and took up military positions.

The leak of this news immediately caused huge waves among the local army generals who were complaining.

Returning to the frontline troops is something that many local generals can laugh out of their dreams.

The nature of soldiers is to pursue glory and merit, and to risk their lives to fight for honor.

The front-line troops are the real imperial combat troops, and they are the soul of what is called the imperial sword.

Whether it is the opportunity to make achievements, or the glory and status they receive, the treatment of the front-line troops is simply worse than that of the local troops. The generals of the local army began to gather at the Army Academy in southern Wikiia. Here, they have to learn how to cooperate with the navy in combat. How to establish regional connections, here, they came into contact with a special new military position "Colonial Governor\

,"This kind of integration of military and political affairs in a certain region, the highest military position, undoubtedly makes all the local army generals jealous!

This is simply a position tailor-made for them! You can not only gain a lot of glory and wealth, but also be valued by the empire, and the most appropriate thing is that the requirements for becoming a colonial governor are not high.

It doesn’t matter if you have a disability or battle wounds, the most important thing is “courage and determination!” Dare to support the sky of the empire alone in a certain area!