Realm of Power

In the early morning, the cool breeze blows on my face,

On the southwest outskirts of the royal capital of Kalisu, Alokasu stood on a slope, almost dumbfounded as he looked at the scene of what used to be a hundred miles of forest rippling in the wind. At this moment, it was now completely covered with villages made of densely packed wooden houses. Instead, it is obvious that these houses have just been built, and the color of the wooden boards is still there. It is quite rough new wood. Even from a long distance, you can seem to smell the smell of new wood. Surrounding these villages, there are absolutely impossible large tracts of reclaimed land. The area is so large that it is almost impossible to see it. It covers the farthest distance that can be seen, fifty miles, or sixty miles, or maybe even further.

As for the two winding commercial roads that were paved with gravel and at least five meters wide, and a convoy of vehicles heading towards the capital of King Kalisu, it made Alokasu think that he was dazzled. A large convoy of more than thirty carriages. The long convoy is more than two hundred meters long. From a distance, it looks like a long dragon. The tarpaulin used to cover the cargo on the carriage was swollen, and the ruts made a clicking sound when they rolled on the ground. The people guarding the convoy were only a dozen mercenaries who looked relaxed. , there is no longer any protective power, "Come, ask, where did they come from?"

When will the land of dense forests be able to have such wide business roads and such convoys? The corners of Alokasu's slightly raised lips tightened, and his eyes flashed with unparalleled shock. As Anse people who also lived in the dense forest, they knew very well what it meant to have such a large caravan in the dense forest. If it were placed in the southern part of Kalisu, there is absolutely no telling how many people would die.

Looking at the serious and pretty face of His Highness, a middle-aged Anse noble who was following behind hesitated for a moment, seemed to have made some kind of determination, and suddenly walked forward and bowed and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to ask, this is It should be a convoy from the Imperial Business Alliance, and if there are no accidents, it should be coming from the west coast."

"West coast? You mean the Jersey coast, which is more than three hundred miles away, was shipped here...'

Alokasu's pretty face showed shock that could not be concealed, and the other Anse people also looked like crazy people. "Rocas, you have only been here for a month on behalf of Anse, why are you starting to learn to speak for the Empire people?" ,, a journey of hundreds of miles, like this A large caravan is escorted by only a dozen guards. Do you think everyone is a fool? A dark and strong man standing next to Alokasu suddenly said. This strong man is nearly two meters tall and has a thick skin. Dark, tight arm muscles give people a powerful atmosphere

He is a well-known warrior in Anser. In the southern battle of Kalisu, it was he who led the vanguard of the Anser army to bite Kalisu's retreating army of 100,000 and refused to let go. He was known as the Tiger of Anser. , is also the captain of the escort that Alokasu came to negotiate this time. The arrogance of defeating the Kalisu people still remains on his face. Although he is a little in awe of the empire, it cannot be said to be afraid.

He withdrew his stubborn and disdainful eyes from the distant business road, and just snorted coldly, "Your Highness, the Empire has only been in the dense forest for less than three months. How could you know that the business road in the dense forest is taboo and an ominous sign. The Empire Such unscrupulous construction of trade routes will naturally lead to the punishment they deserve. The people in the empire don't know this. As an Anser, Rokas has been influenced by the empire. It is so big that my subordinates believe that Rocas will be unable to handle this negotiation with the empire. I request His Highness to drive Rocas back immediately and find a determined warrior to serve as the liaison officer. "" Bicia, you What does this mean? I, Rokas, am also Anser's general. I killed no less than you in the Southern War. If you don't speak clearly today, we will follow Anser's rules. , let’s see who God allows to survive!” Rokas looked at the strong man with an angry expression, holding the saber on his waist with one hand, almost scolding him for betraying Anse, his name is Rokas, He is the liaison officer sent by the Anser people last month. He is mainly responsible for the liaison between Anser and the empire. He is also a general on the Anser side. The Anser people worship force and because they do not yet have a systematic management model. , so there is basically no civilian presence. "Haha, you have been in the empire for a month, and you, Rokas, think you are an imperial citizen? If you hadn't run so fast last time, your head would have been cut off and hanged by me. The tree is up, and there is still the nerve to shout here. "The strong man Bisiya looked Rocas up and down, and pulled out his sword with contempt on his face. The sharp light of the sword was dazzling in the cold sun.

When they saw the two of them, they were about to start a fight. The other Anse people looked weird, and they seemed not to be surprised. For the Anse people who worshiped force, whoever had the bigger fist was the reason. Besides, everyone came from different ethnic groups, and there was no conflict. No, many people even hope that it would be best for both of them to stab each other. Neither Bicia nor Rocas are good people. "I don't have the blood of other tribes on my hands. It would be best if they all die here." That's enough. We haven't negotiated with the empire yet. Are our own people starting to quarrel? If the empire people know, it will only make us worse before we start. The negotiation has fallen into an unfavorable situation." Alokasu looked away from the distance, snorted coldly on his pretty face, and a trace of annoyance flashed in his slender and charming eyes.

Although Anser appears to have entered the ranks of Obalo's forces, and although Anser claims to have an army of 300,000, which is as good as a small regional power, internally it is a mess.

Just like in front of you, although they both belong to Ansel, Bisiya and Rokas are from two different tribes. The two tribes were originally enemies, and they fought many times on the battlefield with red eyes. Although his brother tried hard to Various ministries came together to defeat the old enemies, the Kalisu, but no one knew how long this situation could last. Internal undercurrents were surging, and various frictions never ceased.

Seeing Alokasu getting angry, the two of them quickly stopped their hands and retreated to one side. They both knew that Anse's current situation was mostly due to Alokasu. If it weren't for Alokasu's pressure, all kinds of things would have happened. It may be a piece of cake now, but in Anse customs, building business roads in dense forests is indeed a very stupid behavior.

Cutting down trees to create roads is secondary. The biggest problem is the geographical environment and climatic factors of dense forests. The land of dense forests is always dark and humid, and there are many wild beasts. Years of rotten leaves pile up on the ground. During the rainy season, it is muddy, let alone walking by horse-drawn carriage. , that is, it is difficult for people to walk, and they are attacked by wild beasts on the road and suffer losses. This situation abounds, and if the roads cannot be maintained regularly, they will be submerged by lush vegetation again in just a few months. Therefore, the roads are quite troublesome. They not only consume manpower and material resources, but also violate the dense forest. The first rule of survival is to habitually treat the dense forest as a protective barrier for your own group.

By opening a business road in the dense forest, the so-called barrier will naturally be broken down. Anyone can follow the road. It is no different from completely exposing oneself to greedy eyes. Attackers from all races will follow one after another. Come, for the dense forest, the weak and the strong, robbery and plunder are commonplace. , even the royal family would not dare to make the trip without more than a thousand guards following them. As seen before, a dozen mercenaries could safely carry the entire caravan from hundreds of miles away. escorted to the capital of King Calisu from the west coast. This is a completely unimaginable sight in Anse.

As the think tank of the Anser clan, Alokasu suddenly saw a broader world and was thinking about something deeper.

The empire's development model of northern Kalisu was a bit irritating to her. She had never thought about it before. She had always followed the ancestral system and relied on the dense forest. However, she never thought that once the dense forest was developed, there would be It is so vast, and now it seems that we know how serious the problem is. For the Oubalu countries, regional development has already been quite large. Common things include large-scale population gathering, productivity, expansion of urban areas, and expansion of cultivated land, but for Anse, even the most basic road problems cannot be solved, and circulation between various cities and ethnic groups cannot be realized. Not to mention cultivating dense forests, forming a unified consciousness, a unified culture, and finally allowing Anse to establish a country is even more of a joke.

Although the south of the mountain range also has a considerable population and productivity, and although it has a large ethnic group with hundreds of thousands of people, it has been suppressed by the Kalisu Kingdom for decades. It is not entirely unreasonable. The tribes operate independently and lack road connections. Not to mention productivity, most of the power is consumed in internal friction.

Even though we have now occupied the southern area of ​​Kalisu, got rid of the obstruction of the mountains, and stepped into the circle of influence of the Obarro continent, the practices in southern Kalisu are still the same as before. Each has demarcated a circle of influence. If the empire hadn't gone south and defeated the capital of Calisu, if it hadn't been for the Martin Liya people stabbing in the back, the Ansers would have relied on their own power to cross the mountains.

The more we know, the more worried we become about the future of Anse. Compared with the large kingdoms in the central or further north, Anse, which just came from the south of the mountains, is too weak. After two or three hundred years of unification, the other kingdoms , the inside was already like an iron barrel, but Anse... Alokasu's eyes swept around the ground in front of him, and his fingers couldn't help but clenched together.

In just two short months, the empire was able to turn the northern area of ​​Kalisu, deep in the jungle, into what it was like. She came to negotiate, not to enjoy the mountains and rivers, so after learning that the empire was reclaiming large areas The dense forest, I immediately came to see it for myself. Such large-scale reclamation is naturally not only for the purpose of producing more food. Once this large area of ​​cultivated land with no visible edges matures, I am afraid that even if it supports millions more people, it will It's not a problem. It's impossible for the Kalisu region to increase its population so much at once, so what does the empire want to do?

This is the only possibility to increase troops!

Moreover, these two trade roads seem to have broken the history of impassable roads in the dense forest of Kalisu, running through the entire six cities in northern Kalisu, realizing the circulation of materials and commodities, and even connecting with the main road from the west coast. , but how could he hide it from his own eyes, what kind of business road is this? The business road does not need to be so wide at all. This is obviously a road used to transport the empire's feared war weapons. For example, the empire can destroy cities and countries. God of Thunder!

From a strategic comparison point of view, Anser still has the power to defeat the Kalisu people. The various tribes can still work together and pull out 300,000 troops, and they can still have some advantages against the Empire.

However, this situation will be reversed in a few months. When the crops in the Kalisu area mature, and when the imperial army defeats the Hokuriku nobles and moves south, there will no longer be any worries. These two trade routes will be flooded with goods. The imperial army is crowded, and a large amount of strategic materials will also converge towards the Kalisu area.

You know your own family's affairs. Don't look at the fact that the Anse army defeated Kalisu. That was achieved under the sudden surprise attack of the Martinliya people.

Instead, look at the Empire, the continental overlord who single-handedly suppressed the entire Southern Europe Barrow and made it difficult for him to breathe. The strength he showed was simply shocking. He went south to defeat the tens of thousands of royal troops that the Kalisu royal family had cultivated with all their efforts, forced the 50,000 defense troops of Kalisu to surrender, and then defeated the royal capital garrison and killed the King of Kalisu. This series of lightning-fast advances only took five or six days. In just five or six days, the country of Kalisu was destroyed. This is the true face of the Empire, this is the strength of the Empire. When the imperial army that really swept across the entire Northern Europe Barrow appeared in the Kalisu area, how much resistance could Anse still have?

But this point, except for himself, how many people in the entire Anse saw it?

This negotiation with the Empire, to some extent, determines the future of Anse's life and death. If he does not go to King Kalisu to see the actual situation, he is afraid that he will not be able to make a correct judgment. However, the current situation of the Empire is also quite unfavorable. The nobles of the Northern Continent are heading south to the west coast, the Martinliya people are attacking the Religious State in the north, and the northern part of Eero is already in flames. The prelude to the war has been opened. Although the Empire is strong, no one knows whether it can hold on under the deliberate attack of the three parties. If the Empire is defeated and Anse signs an agreement with the Empire, based on this alone, the Martinliya people will not let Anse stay in the central part. In this circle, everything Anse had done before would be in vain.

"Your Highness, the Empire, the Empire is coming!" A guard came from a distance on a galloping warhorse.

Hearing the report from the guard, Alokas frowned slightly and took the reins of the warhorse from the guard. He jumped on the warhorse as agile as a colorful butterfly. The first negotiation with the Empire was scheduled for this morning. In front, the two teams of imperial cavalry responsible for welcoming appeared from the end of the earth, like two black lines galloping towards this side. The smoke and dust filled the sky. The black armor of the imperial light cavalry showed a dark luster in the sun. Anse, where should he go!