Realm of Power

The news that the Port of Cornelia was captured by the Eero rebels was like a storm blowing through the yellow sand desert and sweeping across the entire Kingdom of Aden. Oases large and small, and countless merchants gathered in these oases, suddenly panicked. . The Port of Cornelia is the seaport of the Kingdom of Aden in the Obaro region. It is the eastern exit of the trade route that traverses the entire Kingdom of Aden. Because the Aero people sent troops, the Cornelia region has become a war zone, and the entire The trade route has been paralyzed for a month, and the caravans are all jammed together. It is almost the end of the year, and it is the most prosperous time for maritime trade in the Obarone Inland Sea region. It has attracted almost 60% of the chambers of commerce in Aden. Now it is suddenly blocked. here,

Mountains of goods were accumulated in the six oasis areas near the east. The original idea of ​​making a fortune had become infinitely devalued due to the delay of such a war. The fighting on the front line was fierce, and batches of Aden troops could be seen heading towards Ahead, the final result is still the fall of Cornelia Port, which will have a fatal impact on the Kingdom of Aden. The Kingdom of Aden is originally an oasis kingdom, and large areas of deserted sand cannot survive, but it is also Because of this, the two ends of the southern continent were isolated. The ancestors of the Aden people were one of the few desert peoples who could cross the two ends of this vast desert like a natural chasm. They spent hundreds of years transporting goods from both continents and earned astonishing wealth. , and the Yaron gold discovered in the unknown desert was enthusiastically sought after by the southern countries. The Aden people finally established their country based on it, and gradually formed the current territory of the Kingdom of Aden.

An oasis in the desert. In this golden sand, the huge oasis is like a big green carpet occupying a radius of more than a hundred miles. The air trembles slightly, and a group of Aden camel cavalry stops their horses on the sand dunes in front of this oasis.

"stop"

An Aden noble came out of the queue, raised his hands high, and looked down like an eagle. In the middle of the white gauze scarf is a blue gemstone that shines like a thumb. The gemstone is as pure as a pool of water, and the edge of the robe is glittering with gold. It was blown up by the wind, revealing the golden armor under the robe. Looking around, the lakes between the oases are shining in the sun. Under such an oasis of yellow sand, the sky is high and the clouds are light. The whole world is a little more transparent at this moment. In front of it is Lugu of the Kingdom of Aden. Great oasis. The Kingdom of Aden is the nearest large oasis on the eastern coast, with a radius of a hundred miles. The vegetation here is lusher than other oases, because it is only three hundred miles away from the coastline.

This is also one of the few large oasis in the Kingdom of Aden where you can see rain. The vegetation on the periphery of the large oasis is intermittent, not lush, and there are not patches of green spots in the sand. It is the most lush near the lake. It is also the place with the most residential tents. There are even fixed city walls outside the oasis and low shrubs outside the oasis wall. Scattered and scattered, the large and small hills formed by the yellow sand undulate like waves. The Aden sand beast military flag within the city wall, with its fangs and claws on it, becomes even more ferocious when blown by the wind.

"Your Highness, Port Cornelia has fallen. Does it make sense for us to go to the Falcon Empire now?" An attendant followed the Aden noble. He withdrew his gaze from the distant oasis and carefully spoke into the noble's ear.

"Although it is difficult, it is not completely impossible. The Port of Cornelia fell into the hands of the Eero people. However, the Eero people only dared to claim that it was the rebels. In other words, in terms of ownership, Cornelia "Aden still belongs to our Kingdom of Aden," the Aden noble wearing a jeweled scarf said through gritted teeth. "If the Aero people hadn't started the war undeclared, and the kingdom suffered heavy losses in the North-South War, the kingdom wouldn't have needed to To do this, since Cornelia can no longer be saved, just throw it out and take it to whoever has the ability. Anyway, it will not let the Elo people get an advantage. At least it can delay the power of the Elo people and let them temporarily We are unable to advance into our country of Aden. "The person who is called His Highness is Prince Siconis of the Kingdom of Aden. He is the third son of the current King of Aden, Mohan IV, so he knows more about the current situation.

I saw his eyes falling deeply on the large oasis in the distance, his voice paused, and he said, "Now the entire kingdom's top brass, with the defeat of the Cornelia War, has decided to temporarily abandon the east coast of the kingdom. The North-South War, Lost We have lost more than 100,000 elites, and now we have lost another 70,000 to 80,000 people because of Cornelia. The entire Kingdom of Aden has only about 500,000 troops. It can withstand the fuel consumption of the Ero people. Even if we give up Cornelia, seemingly The abandonment of the eastern seaport of the kingdom's trade routes has had a significant impact on the entire kingdom's commerce. However, the entire inland sea area is now within the scope of the Falcon Empire Navy. The empire's commercial network covers the inland sea. Facing the invasion of the empire's merchant forces, even Cornelius In the hands of Aden, the role that Aden can play is very limited. On the contrary, it is better to throw this hot potato to the Aero people. It is better to provoke a war between the Falcon Empire and the Aero Empire."

"What if the Falcon Empire finally takes over Cornelia? Wouldn't that be more dangerous than the Aero people?"

Hearing his master's words, the attendant was stunned for a moment. He only knew that his master was going to the Falcon Empire on behalf of the Kingdom of Aden to secretly talk about Cornelia, hoping to use the power of the Falcon Empire to stabilize the situation. Cornelia collapsed, but he didn't expect that the kingdom's senior officials had already decided to give up on Cornelia. Although the Erro people were terrible, the Falcon Empire was not bad either.

"Danger? Not necessarily!"

Prince Sikonis smiled faintly. "Although the Falcon Empire is strong, it is a northern power of Obaro after all. Even if it occupies Cornelia in the end, it will not be very interested in the Aden Kingdom with its vast desert." "But the Ero people are different. Ero has been eyeing Aden for a long time. After more than a hundred years of war and peace, the Ero people have already figured out the distribution of oases in the Aden Kingdom. The natural barrier of the desert is almost unable to affect the advance of the Ero army. From the attack on Cornelia this time, the Ero army's precise and effective entry and the division and strangulation of our Aden army all show that the Ero army is interested in our Aden. It has reached a very scary level. It is obvious that the Ero people want to destroy Aden! "

"And the Falcon Empire occupies Cornelia, at most it will make it a commercial port. Cornelia's role as an outlet to the east still exists, and the merchants of our Aden Kingdom can still pass through unimpeded. If it is the Ero people, it will be another matter. They will definitely use Cornelia as a support point to continuously erode the wealth of our Aden merchants. They can even use this to weaken the national strength of our Aden Kingdom! ""Your Highness, someone is coming from the Great Oasis"

A forward scout camel cavalry pointed forward and saw a team of camel cavalry flying the flag of Aden running towards this side from the Great Oasis. These camel cavalry are different from the subordinates of Sikonis. He wore a pointed helmet on his head, with iron plates connecting his cheeks. His armor was a short-sleeved half-body plate armor. The camel cavalry held a long lance with a series of pompoms on the front end. When the camels ran, the pompoms fluttered in the wind like military flags. There were about fifty or sixty camel cavalrymen in this team. The Cornelia area was already a battlefield. The Great Oasis was only three hundred miles away from Cornelia, and it was already the edge of the battlefield. The border guards of the Kingdom of Aden in the Great Oasis appeared here. "The reaction was not slow." Sikonis nodded. After all, this was already the edge of the war zone. He had been watching the scenery here for so long, and the Great Oasis had no reaction at all. He was too lax. You know, once the Ero army approached the inland, the first thing they would do was to attack the Great Oasis. Therefore, there were four camel cavalry teams stationed in the Great Oasis all year round, even if most of the troops were withdrawn due to the tense war. There should be at least one camel cavalry regiment. Sikonis asked his attendants to contact the other party. Soon the attendants brought the officers of this cavalry team, "Your Highness!" After seeing the royal symbol on Sikonis's flag, the cavalry officer saluted Sikonis on horseback. When he learned that Sikonis was going to cross the war zone ahead, the cavalry officer hesitated for a moment and said, "The Ero people have cut off the road to Cornelia. If Your Highness must go. This way it will not work. There is a caravan of the Falcon Empire about to set off in the Great Oasis. In this situation, only the caravan of the Falcon Empire can Only then can they pass through the war zone! The Ero army dare not offend the Falcon Empire too much for the time being. At most, they will extort a little more tolls, and now the Ero people have also determined that Cornelia is their area, and they have relaxed a lot in the inspection! "

"How dare you, a small patrol captain, ask His Highness to pretend to be a merchant of the Falcon Empire! ! "

"In the war between the North and the South, the Falcon Empire slaughtered more than 100,000 soldiers in Aden. You dare to speak for the Falcon Empire. Believe it or not, I can kill you immediately! "Sikonis has not spoken yet, and the attendant knights beside him are already boiling. The Falcon Empire killed more than a dozen in the war between the North and the South. There are tens of thousands of Aden soldiers, most of whom are elite troops stationed in the big oasis near the capital of Aden. They have more or less relationships with many of the followers and have been regarded as a shame by the entire King of Aden, especially the attendant cavalry who followed Sikonis out of the capital of Aden. They regard the Falcon Empire as their enemy. This time, they followed His Highness Sikonis to the Falcon Empire, and they all clamored to let the Falcon Empire see what an Aden warrior is. The shame of the war between the North and the South must be washed away. Who knew that before they even went out, they were asked by a patrol captain to pretend to be merchants of the Falcon Empire. How could they be willing to do that? How could they not Angry,

The patrol captain was also a veteran, and he just rolled his eyes at the excited crowd in front of him, "You are right, how can you let His Royal Highness pretend to be a merchant of the Falcon Empire? I believe that with your ability, you can definitely ensure that His Royal Highness can break through the blockade of the 300,000-strong army of Ero."

After that, the patrol captain stopped talking and just looked up at the sky. You are nobles from the capital, I can't afford to offend you, okay? I have been stationed in this large oasis near the east coast for more than ten years, and I have seen all kinds of people. Since the North-South War, there have been so many Aden people who cursed the Falcon Empire, but what can they do after cursing? The Falcon Empire did not attack, but the Ero people did. When the Cornelia war broke out, the entire trade route was cut off. How many merchant groups' goods were blocked here? In the end, they had to rely on the signboard of the Falcon Empire merchant group to pass the Ero blockade. Those who were stubborn and refused to bow their heads had to sell their goods at a low price, and now they have lost everything!

"You!"

Hearing the words of the patrol captain, Xikonis's subordinates were speechless. Who dared to say this? Even if the God of War was reborn, it would be impossible to break through the Cornelia area filled with 300,000 Ero troops. The Cornelia Corridor is 300 miles long. It takes more than two days to gallop at full speed. Who dares to say that they will not encounter Ero people?

"Okay, everyone, be quiet." Siconis raised his hand with a gloomy face. The Erro blockade was indeed a problem. Originally, he wanted to dress up as a caravan and pass through it. During the war, the most profitable thing was the caravan. Trophies and prisoners of war on both sides , all need to be digested by caravans, so it is a common practice in the south not to move caravans during wars. However, I did not expect that this time, the Ero people went against the usual practice and simply blocked the entire passage. Except for the merchants of the Falcon Empire, caravans, no caravans from other countries will be allowed. , Siconis is not a rigid figure, otherwise he would not be sent out to perform such a diplomatic mission. After careful interrogation, he found out that the reason why the business group pretending to be the Falcon Empire would not be investigated was because of the Falcon Empire. The Empire leased the development of the Eero Empire In Luogang, the business groups here will be sent directly to Cairo Port by the Eero people, and then they have the opportunity to travel by sea to various places in the inland sea. In this case, even if there are people in these business groups who are unfavorable to Eero, there will be no Opportunity to enter the country of Hérault and stay in the war zone

"All the Falcon Empire business groups are registered with the Eero people. It is difficult to impersonate them!" Seeing Siconis's hesitation, the patrol leader quickly said, "Someone tried to impersonate Falcon before. The empire's merchant group crossed the blockade, but was discovered by the Eero people and all were nailed to death on the roadside. The Eero people assigned a specific guide to the imperial caravan passing through. To pass the blockade, a guide and a guide were needed. Only the proof from the Falcon Empire Merchant Group will suffice."

"Isn't that easy? Grab a guide and get a certificate!"

After hearing that the required conditions were so simple, one of the attendants said with a sinister smile.

Other attendants also quickly echoed, "Yes, isn't it just one proof per person? Just grab a guide and grab another proof!"

Siconis was the only one who remained silent. He calmed down, looked at the patrol leader, and asked, "If the conditions required are so simple, how come no one else has done this?"

When the patrol captain heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly and sighed, "If His Highness really does this, it will completely harm Aden. To be honest, we are more nervous than those Aero people now. We are afraid That blind man really did something like this, so every time a Falcon Empire business group sets out, we have to send cavalry to escort them all the way until they enter the Aero people's control area before returning!"

"Asshole, what benefits did the Falcon Empire give you, so that you would do such a thing!" The attendant cavalrymen were completely angry, and they all drew out the sharp machetes on their waists.

The patrol officers and border guards also raised their bayonet guns one by one. The two sides were at war with each other, and they might take action at any time. Siconis felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong. Although the border guards of the Kingdom of Aden were not absolutely loyal elites, they It's not something that can be bought casually, and it's only been more than a month since the North-South War. Siconis suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Why do you need to escort? You are soldiers of the Kingdom of Aden, why do you do this?"

"The Falcon Empire's army is still on the border of Istan. If the business groups of other countries are robbed, that's all. If the Falcon Empire's business group is robbed, has His Highness thought about the consequences?"

The patrol leader said unhurriedly. Judging from his calm expression, it was not the first time he faced this situation. Who is willing to protect the Falcon Empire business group? But without protection, once they are attacked and damaged, the Falcon Empire's army may be killed from the Istan area at any time, and the entire country goes to war over the affairs of the merchant group. The Falcon Empire is not unable to do it. The Aero people are certainly terrifying, but they are worse than Compared to the Falcon Emperor*, he is still a little inferior. I am doing this entirely for the sake of the kingdom, okay? (To be continued.)