Realm of Power

In the second half of the eighth year of the imperial calendar, in the Obaro region, which had just calmed down from the Civil War and the battle for the Istan region, puzzles that could not be understood in the long river of history suddenly appeared. Shocking big... Incidents came one after another, like various anomalies gathering in the eye of a storm, from Lisbonto, the trade and commercial center of the empire's inland sea, all the way to Hérault Haitang Bay in the south. From the riots in the Obarofesan area to the brutal strangulation of hundreds of thousands of troops outside the capital of the King of Ero in the south, all of this broke out in just two months. Before everyone had time to react, the dominant force The powerful overlord of the Erro River, the largest river in the south, and the emperor of the Erro Empire who ruled tens of millions of living beings up and down the Erro, was defeated and committed suicide in the battle of Lutia Castle. The Erro Empire collapsed, just like a dream. . . . . . Because of the research on the causes of these series of outbreaks, it has even supported a group of so-called experts and scholars, publishing thousands of various articles, allowing them to earn enough royalties from the curiosity of the general public, and also made this year In their various analysis articles, it became a unique historical term "the puzzle of the eight years of the empire" ------- "What happened in the eight years of the empire?" 》Baiting Ma Tuo

hérault coast

The coastline that has entered winter is extremely calm. White lines of water rush to the coast, leaving behind layers of wet and dark colors.

If you look at the desolate coastline in front of you from the map, you can see that the high line has become very loose here, and there is even a blank area. This means that you have reached a certain inland, which is an area of ​​flat plains, and the coastline is extremely I rarely see mountains rising and falling. Occasionally, a few hills rise quietly, but they don’t feel abrupt.

This is a piece of land that is extremely suitable for farming. There are large tracts of wetlands irrigated by the branches of the Great River Hérault that run through it. There are four months of sunshine a year and the temperature is at 36 degrees. The above hot and humid weather has strong negative pressure, and there are dark fertile river mud fields left after the floods in the large rivers recede. All these are the environments that agricultural crops most desire, and they are natural places for crops to grow. Wheat in other places is the same. It is ripe once a year, but in the Upper Hérault in the Great Hérault, it can be twice ripe a year. It is said that before the flood 80 years ago, this was not only the case in the Upper Hérault, but also in the Lower Hérault. The same is true, and it is even more in line with the original beautiful name of the Land of Thousand Lakes. Unfortunately, a great change has changed Baja Hérault from a water-made land to a dry environment. The lake water level is almost dry, and there is also a large desert area from the south coast. the constant invasion of

Emperor Dustin, standing in front of the bow of the Imperial Navy's Dragon-class battleship, looked at the Hérault coastline with sharp eagle-like eyes. Although the Hérault Empire had a considerable length of coastline, as a country that relied on the rising of the Hérault river, An inland agricultural country irrigated by water does not pay much attention to the coastline that is just around the corner, so the entire coastline , there are only a few ports used to dock, and they are not large in scale. Because of the war, no merchant ships have dared to come to Hérault. Relatively speaking, the Port of Hérault, which originally leased the entire port, was leased by the Empire. The relationship has attracted major traders from the southeast, northwest and northwest. It is already the largest trade distribution center on the eastern coastline of the Barro region in southern Europe.

Heading south from Feishan Sea, after a day and night of sailing, the Avenue Hérault, known as the shining pearl of Hérault’s crown, appeared under the emperor’s sight

Countless ship masts are densely packed in the port. Countless caravans are rushing back and forth in the port. The camels dragging goods are always chewing something in their mouths. Traders wearing various styles of clothing are pointing at the goods in the port. , making all kinds of arguments, making the originally gray-white coastline become colorful here

The most eye-catching one is a huge vault-style building with a soft milky white Sky Cult style. The pure blue dome hall is reflected under the transparent and bright sky, bringing an aura of wisdom and holiness into the room. In the emperor's slightly frowning eyes, the emperor's face was slightly stunned. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have thought of the sky. The religion actually spent so much money to build such a large and luxurious branch in the Port of Hérault. It is said that this building, called the Blue Temple, can accommodate eight thousand to ten thousand sky believers to pray at the same time, and the entire The construction cost of the building was entirely sponsored by the imperial merchants in the Hérault region, amounting to more than three million gold coins.

Such a pious act of charity, such a huge temple in the sky, and it is also the largest port of Hérault on the east coast of the inland sea. How many ships come and go when they see the port of Hérault, the first goal is this blue temple towering under the blue sky. The Great Temple is so glorious. It’s no wonder that Master Parscina, who has just completed the saint’s rebirth and has not yet taken office as the head of the Sky Sect Council, will come directly to the Port of Hérault to conduct seven days of prayers for the Sky Sect Inner Sea East Branch. spiritual ceremony

It is now a troubled time in Eero. A war is about to break out in the capital of Eero. It seems that the situation in Eero is delicate. Especially the Haitang Bay incident that caused the empire to lose face some time ago has also caused quite a stir within the empire. There was a sensation. Naturally, this time Palstina came to the Port of Hérault, she did not dare to make it public and did not inform the imperial officials. Fang, a completely simple man, took only a few maids and guards and set up a Sky Cult ship all the way to Hérault. The fat man didn't know until he received a report from the port of Hérault that Teacher Parstina had arrived. In Port Hérault, the fat man was also a little dumbfounded and had to change his previous plan to serve as a headquarters in the Feishan area.

There is no way!

The current situation in Eero can be said to be arranged by him. Just think about the imminent battle in the capital of Eero, where hundreds of thousands of troops will brutally strangle. Although it is still unclear how much impact it will have on the port of Eero, but As a chess player, how could Fatty not know that if the battle goes well, the risk to Port Hérault will naturally be low. At most, it may encounter harassment from some of Hérault's defeated troops. According to the guards of Port Hérault, it will be enough to deal with it.

But what if the Legion failed? The empire's support for the Order's army of fifty thunder gods will be exposed, and it is also adding fuel to the flames from behind, personally guiding the Order's national army to advance all the way. If the winner is Ero's side, how can it let the empire go? The first one to bear the brunt is Port Hérault under imperial control!

The Port of Hérault, which is only more than a hundred miles away from the battlefield of the royal capital, is where countless Hérault soldiers pour in and completely crush this bright pearl on the land of Hérault. Either to vent their anger or to take revenge. Port Hérault will definitely be there by then. They were going to be massacred, mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and rivers of blood. . . . . . . For the cold fat man, this is actually a decisive move in his hand!

Once the Order State fails, the Eero army, which has won a hard-fought victory, will inevitably point its sword at the Eero Port. The massacre of the Eero Port will inevitably shock the entire Obarro, and the empire will have a reason to send troops to Eero. Tens of thousands of imperial troops in the Feishan area who are ready to go will set off overnight, at lightning speed, in Under the escort of the fleet of the Imperial Navy, they penetrated from the northern coastline of the inland sea to the southern coastline and set foot on the land of Hérault. This time they sent troops in a legitimate manner. Even if the southern countries objected to the imperial army setting foot in the south, at the port of Hérault In the face of the bloodstains of the tragedy, all protests are feeble.

The Fifty Gates of Thunder God are a weapon given to the Order State by the Empire. They are also the reason that drives the Eero army to massacre the Eero Port. They will eventually become the justice that triggers the Empire's true revenge! But now, Parstina's sudden situation in the Port of Hérault forced the Emperor, who had already made all kinds of preparations, to go to the Port of Hérault in person with a wry smile. He even made preparations, even if she was tied up. Mental preparation for Parstina’s kidnapping

What Fatty didn't expect was that the first thing he did when he arrived at Port Hérault was to be rejected at the gate of the Blue Temple.

"I'm sorry. Instructor Parstina went to Baiji Village with Priest Hutlilan this morning and should not be back until the afternoon. If this gentleman needs anything, I can tell you!"

A middle-aged priest wearing a white temple priest's robe stood respectfully in front of the fat man, with a hint of bitterness in his eyes. He did not recognize that the young man in simple clothes in front of him was the emperor himself, but the imperial guards behind the fat man took out The identification has already shown that these evil spirits are as evil as The characters are from the imperial military. Although the entire temple has surrendered to the empire's management, the tragic impression of the imperial military arresting the temple priests and almost erasing most of the temple's top brass still remains in the minds of the middle-aged priests. , in front of the imperial military, the privileges of the temple are meaningless!

"It seems that my arrival is really unlucky. It happens to be just when the instructor Parstina is leaving. Please tell me, the priest, that the instructor's students want to see the instructor?" The fat man took it off his fingers with a gentle look. A ring engraved with the falcon crest was handed to the nervous temple priest opposite.

"Okay, if the instructor comes back, I will transfer it to her."

The middle-aged priest took the heraldic ring and took a look at it. The falcon ring carved from old obsidian had been polished by the fingers of successive heads of the Falcon family and over the years, as if it was dyed with a layer of black glass. The sheer luster made the shape of the spread-winged falcon look nondescript. You couldn't expect a heraldic ring on your finger to still be lifelike after years of baptism, so the middle-aged priest's eyes were even more confused and hesitant. After a while, he kindly reminded the fat man, "Sir, although I don't know the relationship between the mentor and you, I have a superficial guess that you should be from the military. If you are a friend, you may still understand, but you call yourself Pars." As a student of Instructor Qinna, this is a bit unbelievable. Instructor Palschina resigned from her status as a saint a few months ago. Tutor is just an honorific title, not an actual position. Are you sure you want to tell Instructor Palschina this way? ?"

"It is indeed a teacher-student relationship. Priestess, just tell the truth. Please tell the tutor that I need to see her as soon as possible. I am at the Swan Dance Hotel at No. 31 Danfengliu Road." The fat man smiled at the corner of his mouth, and it was obvious. , this sky priest was of good character, and he left five imperial guards nearby to pay attention, and the fat man turned around and left.

The sun shines brightly on the streets. In the Port of Hérault, where various cultures gather, you can see the costumes of the entire continent. Among them, those who like black dresses must be the imperial people, those who habitually wear overall robes are the Adenites, and the locals of Hérault are They are accustomed to wearing fresh and simple colorful clothes, especially the young and beautiful local Hérault women, walking in groups on the streets, which is a dazzling scenery in itself.

His Imperial Majesty, the God of War, who once faced the 700,000-strong allied force in the south and still calmly swept away the mighty force, was recognized as the most powerful monarch in the sky. At this moment, he was sitting in the Port of Hérault with a melancholy look on his face. He was not well-known. But he was sitting by the window in the lobby of the Swan Dance Hotel, one of the Imperial Intelligence Department's offices. He was holding a glass of red swaying rum in his hand and staring at the hustle and bustle on the street outside the window.

There are not many customers here. In fact, it is a place that the Imperial Intelligence Department pays special attention to, and it is also the designated hotel where senior imperial personnel must stay when they come to Port Hérault. The Swan Dance Hotel has a seemingly ordinary facade, but there is an atmosphere that is enough to The luxury that surprised the people of Mingli was that this place was more like a small military fortress standing indoors. To a certain extent, this was the official hotel of the empire and was not open to the public. In order to ensure the safety of guests in the hotel, from There are ten Imperial soldiers at the entrance, and then you have to enter three thresholds for inspection. There are soldiers standing at the four corners of the hall, and the complex Hérault Port's safe Imperial garrison camp of a thousand troops is right in front of the Swan Dance Hotel. Diagonally opposite, there is a small group of armed soldiers on standby at any time. The arrival of the emperor undoubtedly raised the hotel's alert level. All the soldiers' positions were replaced by the emperor's guards. This sudden and quiet change,

Seeing so many new faces at once, the faces of several imperial officers who had just walked into the hotel also had expressions of curiosity that could not be concealed.

"What happened today? Isn't the rotation tomorrow? Why is it so early?" Walking at the front was a sturdy young man. He looked around and said to himself.

"I don't know. In the past, I didn't seem to be as strict as today. When I came in just now, they didn't even spare my hair. Unfortunately, I spent two imperial gold to hire the best hairstylist to design it. Even my pocket knife was cut off. Searched! "A young officer with slightly messy hair complained.

"Under normal circumstances, this means that someone big is coming! Who is it? Who will come to the Port of Hérault at this time? I heard that this time the religious army broke through the outer battle of the capital of Hérault and suddenly appeared. An astonishing number of Thors! "The last one was a sharp-eyed young officer with brown hair. The three of them sat down at the table by the window.

The brown-haired young officer among them glanced in the direction of the fat man's seat. The young officer's broad shoulders made the young officer feel relieved. Sure enough, he felt that the other person looked faintly familiar, but he just couldn't remember why. We have seen each other before and somewhere. I, Rabika, am said to have a photographic memory. It must be that some of the characteristics of the other person make people feel that they are similar!