Realm of Power

South of Hérault, Samu Castle,

Prince Eltrega of Héro stood in front of the window. Under the dark sky, he could see a blue bay in the distance. Surrounding the bay was the boundless great plain, which is the southernmost point of the territories in the south of Héro. , it is only fifty miles away from the mouth of the large river to form the long and narrow Bokaro Bay. In terms of topography, it is closely connected with the Tenere Plateau in the east of the Harvey Kingdom. It can be seen as an extension of the plateau to the coast.

From Fort Sam, you can overlook the entire southern Hérault plain. From a military strategic perspective, this is the commanding heights of the southern Hérault. This has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that the yellow sand that permeates the entire southern Hérault is covered here. It is blocked, so the vegetation here is relatively dense. The disadvantage is that because of the overall climate of the entire southern part of the Hérault Due to drastic changes, this plateau near the bay is extremely dry and the water source is very precious. It is hotter when it is hot and colder when it is cold. Most people will feel uncomfortable for a while when they come here. , it seems that the sun's rays are much more intense, and I can feel the stinging sensation every moment.

Not only that, the heat waves from the yellow sand land in the west are often invaded by storms, which indirectly forges the perseverance and will of the people here. In the entire southern part of Hero, the combat effectiveness of the Samuta family's army will be relatively strong. The reason is that the Samuta family has always been fond of militarism, military expansion and preparation for war, and they have not paid much attention to urban construction and environmental transformation.

The Samuta family is not a native family in the south, but came unexpectedly fifty years ago. It is said that the first generation of the Samuta family was an Aden pirate leader who accidentally came to the southern region of Hérault because he mistakenly entered the sea of ​​mist. After realizing that he could not return, he had no choice but to accept his fate, contributed a sum of money to the Southern Alliance, and asked the princes of Southern Héro to allocate this wasteland to the Samuta family for the time being.

Because this place was too close to the Sea of ​​Mist, the southern princes did not want it, so they gave it to the Samuta family. At that time, the Samuta family had not shown much threat, and the biggest threat to the southern princes was still The royal family in the north, and the Samuta family volunteered to guard this place, and they indeed won the respect and trust of many people in the south. In the end, they took deep roots in this land, and it continues to this day.

The Samuta family built Samuta Castle on the cliff near the coast. To the southern princes who did not have knowledge about the sea, it was just a joke. Pirates are pirates. Even the castle was built in a style like a sea ship. , there is actually a tall spire built on the top of the castle. Although it faces the bay, it looks gray and the houses are in a mess, as if a drunken architect made them up randomly. It is completely inhabited by barbarians. place.

But at this moment, standing on the top floor of Samu Castle, Eltrega discovered that beneath the rough appearance, there was a deep purpose about everything needed for ocean navigation. The entire Samu Castle was actually a huge lighthouse. , because of this lighthouse, the ships of the Aden people can find the location of the land in the foggy sea. Fifty years ago, the purpose of the Aden people digging this nail in the south of Aero makes Aden think about it. Ertliega felt trembling inside

Without this cooperation with the Aden people, he would never have imagined that the king of Aden had already made such a layout fifty years ago. It was ridiculous that the upright emperors of Aden were still racking their brains on how to break into southern Aden, and Aden People can do it effortlessly. If I had known it was so easy, why would the emperors of Eero bother to work so hard?

"The Aden Red Dragon Palace made a desperate move this time and spent so much manpower and financial resources, but the result was that the entire army was annihilated. Even that thing was taken away by His Highness the Prince. His Majesty is very satisfied with the result. His Highness the Prince The request was also responded to, as long as His Highness the Prince can prove that the The Eye of God is real. We, the Kingdom of Aden, will abide by the agreement and hand over the Samu area to the prince as the capital of the restoration of the country." A middle-aged man in a black dress stood behind him and placed a document in his hand. On the table, the middle-aged man's bright eyes gave people a chill, and his skin showed a light red color traditional to Aden people.

His name is Samulitai, the contemporary head of the Samuta family. Of course, this is only his superficial identity.

His true identity is actually the deputy commander of the Southern Fleet of the Kingdom of Aden's Navy. The surname Samuta itself is fake. The heads of Samuta's family in each generation are actually from the Navy of Aden, because they are far away from the interactions of the princes of Aero in the south. circle, and the Samuta family has always been known for being remote and eccentric. Among the southern princes, there are only a handful of people who really know what the patriarch of the Samuta family looks like. The last time the patriarch of the Samuta family appeared was eleven years ago. Of course, it was publicized that the Samuta family had a strange disease. It is often difficult for personnel to live past the age of fifty. In fact, they all return to the country at retirement age.

"How do you want to prove it?"

Eltrega turned around from the window helplessly and sighed, "You know that once the power of that thing breaks out, it will be enough to destroy the entire southern part of Erro again. You want to be verified, I really It’s difficult to do. Of course, if your country has no objection to the destruction of the entire Gulf of Aden, I can try my best.”

"At the appropriate time, the entire southern part of Elero will be destroyed again. Our Majesty thinks this is okay." Samulitai said in a cold voice.

"Are you crazy?" Eltrega had an unbelievable expression on his face. No matter how crazy he was, he never thought about destroying the southern part of Erlo again.

"Haha, you can look at this"

Samutai handed over a confidential report. The Kingdom of Aden has been deployed in the south of Hero for fifty years. Naturally, Samuta is not the only one who can inform the situation. Aden has been paying close attention to the changes in the south of Hero. , the Kentam family's Atrice's counterattack, the Southern Alliance's performance can be said to be unexpected. To express this, the Southern Alliance, which had an absolute advantage in military strength, suddenly announced its support for Atrice, which shocked the entire South Héro. And now that the news has returned, this suddenness has become even more understandable. Then The sub-report mentioned a person, a person who could make the entire continent tremble.

"This is impossible. The emperor has arrived in the south of Elero. Are you sure this information is reliable?" After opening the secret report, Eltrega's body stiffened and his eyes opened in disbelief. The arrival of the Imperial Minister of Military Affairs, Hu Keqili, has already shocked people in Erro, but now... this man who really stirred up the storm in the continent of Obarro, carried the cold wind and snow in the north and destroyed the huge army in one go. The Gallic Empire defeated the Congolese Empire and defeated 700,000 southern allied troops in the Civil War. The dazzling sun surrounded by dazzling stars has also descended on this rural place in the south of Erault... What is going on? The Emperor of the Falcon Empire, Falcon Dustan, is an existence that makes the entire continent tremble. If it is really the person standing there... With the person behind the Kentam woman, the competition was so unfair. He is just a prince from a broken royal family, fighting against the emperor is like a newborn baby fighting against a peerless master.

"No wonder the Aden Red Dragon Palace Cavalry suddenly turned south during the battle in the capital of Ero and fled. As a result, they were beaten violently by the imperial army in the name of revenge. They couldn't tell the difference between the north and the south. More than three thousand Red Dragon Knights had to After abandoning more than 20,000 infantrymen and fleeing back, they were collectively stabbed by the princes of the southern part of Héro as allies. It can be said that they died in an extremely miserable manner.

Then the 200,000-strong coalition of the princes in the southern part of Héro was wailing, and they fell apart without even seeing the shadow of the imperial army.

The aristocratic factions that originally supported the royal family also suddenly reversed collectively and launched a comprehensive stranglehold on the always respectful royal family. In the Battle of the South of Hero, the south had an absolute advantage from the beginning. In just a few days, there was It’s an extremely strange phenomenon. He’s here. He’s actually in the south of Hérault. The recognized leader in the layout of the mainland, the battlefield war god who has never been defeated, is also a well-known battlefield hunter. As a witness to all this, Eltrega felt even more cold at this moment. Originally, he was still I thought that all this was caused by the internal conflicts among the southern princes, but now I think it is completely different.

That man secretly arrived at the capital of Elro, and everything turned around! This is strength!

"If the southern part of Erro can be destroyed again in exchange for this person's life, our Majesty can directly grant His Highness the title of king." Samulitai's eyes were frighteningly bright. When he received this shocking information, he realized This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if successful, it might even be possible It directly affects the direction of the entire Oubaluo continent. For the Kingdom of Aden, which is about to enter the imperial stage, this imperial emperor, who is like a huge shadow, is the biggest obstacle that cannot be overcome. The birth of an empire is not only Unilateral claims are also a judgment of their influence.

Just like the Kingdom of Aden, if its influence is only in the Gulf of Aden, then it is a regional kingdom. Even if the Aden people call themselves an empire, it will only attract ridicule from other kingdoms. However, the current Kingdom of Aden not only controls the entire Gulf of Aden region , and also included thousands of miles of desert areas. , brought eleven large and small forces around the Aden Sea under control, and the expedition to the Central Biya region was a great success. It not only defeated the Xinjing of the Central Biya Empire and captured countless people, but also captured central and southern Central Biya. The entire area was included in the territory of the Kingdom of Aden, and the Kingdom of Aden had the capital to enter the imperial stage.

Once the Kingdom of Aden becomes an empire, it will be equivalent to having nominal orthodox power over the surrounding areas of the Gulf of Aden and Central Asia, and having the qualifications to compete with the Falcon Empire that controls the Europa continent. Qualifications seem to be It's illusory, but in fact, the qualification itself represents strength and influences people's aspirations.

Just like the Falcon Empire, the original Falcon Kingdom only landed in the northwest region of Barro in Northern Europe and was regarded as a barbarian that everyone looked down upon. Unable to find North's million-strong Gaul army, the entire European continent began to face up to this barbarian force that landed from the northwest.

From that moment on, the Falcon Dynasty truly gained a foothold in Oparo. In the following years, Falcon Emperor Dustin expanded wildly from the northwest region of Oparo, defeated the Gallic Empire and became the northern overlord. Then he went south to defeat Only after fighting against the Southern Allied Forces in the Central European Barro and Istan regions did they establish themselves as the hegemons of the European Barro Continent. Qualifications, the expansion of the Falcon Empire is all about fighting all the way, slaughtering countless cities and countries, and surrendering countless people. Naturally, there are many people who hate the empire, and there are not a few people like the Southern European Barrow who desperately resist the influence of the empire from the south. However, In the battle of the Holy Capital of the Order State, the army of 500,000 Martin Fangs, regarded as the hope of Southern Europe Barro, was also defeated by the Empire in the battle.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the battle in the holy capital of the Order State completely broke the backbone of southern Erro. All the forces that originally opposed the empire were completely scattered after this war, and everyone was in danger. It has become a joke for the Southern Héro region to join forces to fight against the empire. In just six months, the Southern Héro region has been affected by various means of the empire. Power rapidly expands in southern Europe Barrow

The Martin Fang area was infiltrated by the empire, and the strength of the three major clans was greatly damaged. There was no longer any possibility of fighting against the empire. The Order State area became an area completely controlled by the empire. Pope Potamia's orders could not go beyond fifty miles from the Holy Capital. The eight central countries Driven by willing hounds, the Ero Empire was cut into two

From that moment on, no force in the south has the qualifications to fight the empire. Now, once the Kingdom of Aden enters the ranks of the empire and has the qualifications to be on an equal footing with the Falcon Empire, then these leaderless anti-imperial forces and resources will turn to the Kingdom of Aden

"Why not just let the Red Dragon Palace send out experts to kill this emperor who sneaked into the south quietly!"

Eltrega gritted his teeth. As a former prince of the Elro royal family, no matter how cold-blooded he was, he still couldn't bear the thought of burying millions of people in southern Ello with his life. Everyone said that the Aden Red Dragon Palace There are many masters, and in terms of personal force, they are even better than Mount Aitmeng under the command of King Erro. ​​As one of the descendants of the three holy cities of Aden, the Royal Family of Erro and the Red Dragon Palace of Aden fought against each other. It wasn’t once or twice, but even Edmon Mountain, who was able to assassinate Martin’s Tooth, lost his troops in front of the Red Dragon Palace in Aden, and finally gave up his activities in Aden completely, and Eltrega also knew that at the time, In the Holy City system, the predecessor of the Red Dragon Palace of Aden is the Holy City Guards, which is the true direct descendant of the Holy City. However, Mount Edmon was just a piece of data in the Holy City system.

“useless”

Speaking of sending someone to assassinate him, Samulitai shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This military god emperor not only has the best layout, but is also protected by a large army. It is said that he is also an invincible master. The Red Dragon Palace is no match for the Sky Temple in the capital of Ero." attack, the mysterious master who defeated Red Dragon Knight Rilada, one of the three masters of the Red Dragon Palace, with just one blow. Intelligence indicates that it is nine out of ten that he is the God of War Emperor himself."

"Isn't it too exaggerated to defeat Rilada of Dance of the Red Dragon with just one blow?"

Eltrega took a breath of air. He had seen this proud one of the three knights of the Red Dragon Palace, and even had a vision for him. The beautiful and proud Dance of the Red Dragon was regarded as a red dragon. The ace in the palace raid was actually Just one blow... The military god emperor was so terrifying. Atrelega asked himself that even if the three of them came together, they might not be able to block the fatal blow of the Dance of the Red Dragon. When they met, this The female knight of the Dance of the Red Dragon He had defeated his three most trusted subordinates, and the other party expressed disdain afterwards that if it was a real assassination, no matter how many guards were in front of him, he would be able to pierce his throat in less than ten seconds. , and such a top figure was defeated by the emperor in one blow. Although Samulitai did not clearly explain what the meaning of defeat was, the use of the adjective "defeat" is enough to show that at least he has lost his combat effectiveness!

No wonder even the arrogant Aden military has given up on assassination. Anyone who encounters such an opponent will be helpless!

Eltrega sighed, feeling more and more that the Imperial Emperor was simply a peak that could only be looked up at. He sighed, came to the window and said in a deep voice, "Why did the Imperial Emperor come to the south of Erlo? We can't be sure of this. Even if we destroy the southern part of Elero again, we may not be able to move the emperor at all. Unless the opponent happens to be within the scope of the explosion and can kill him with one blow, it will be of little use! "

"This is indeed a problem." Samulitai touched his chin with his finger, and felt that his idea was a bit whimsical. "Currently, I only know that it is related to the Pope of the Order, Putamia. The report from the Red Dragon Palace said, The pope has also come to the south of Erault." At this point, Samulitai murmured in a low voice, raised his head and looked at the back of Eltrega in front of the window, Saint The three major descendants of the city, the Royal Family of Eero, the National Temple of the Order, and the Red Dragon Palace all appeared in the south of Eero at the same time. This is not a normal phenomenon in itself, but Eltrega has always avoided this problem, and this His Royal Highness, the prince who holds the secret of the Eero royal family, has been staring at the sky in the distance since he escaped, as if waiting for something like this!

Following the direction Eltrega was looking, Samulitai's eyes flickered. That direction was... the Sea of ​​Mist! What is hidden there! "Tap tap" the horse's hooves stepped on a slope in the southern hills,

"There are often storms around the Sea of ​​Mist, but the climate is unusually dry. It's like being in a traditional Chinese medicine hospital where the temperature evaporates for a long time. Even thatch can stay moist for about two days after a rain, and will become wet on the third day. It must be extremely dry,

The black-haired emperor matched the situation in front of him with the information mentioned in the intelligence. It was basically certain that this was the area around the Sea of ​​Mist. He stopped his horse with a solemn gaze. The black-haired emperor took the weapon provided by Atrice from the guard. Looking at the area marked as the Sea of ​​Mist on the original map of the South is another thing than actually seeing it on the spot. This is the edge area near the Sea of ​​Mist. This is a semi-plateau that often turns into a plateau. An area filled with yellow sand. Although it is close to the coastline, the sky still looks gray, and there are temporary barracks made of thatch among the towering ramparts.

It is like the yellow land under the grass stems, which is built with stone slabs to form a circle, and the outer periphery is a group of low grass huts. You need to bend down to walk in and out. Otherwise, you will bump into it. People will not be injured, but it is hard to say whether the hut will collapse. However, it can be seen that the environment here is indeed very special. According to Beatrice, these places where houses are built with thatch were once towns built with stones. For some reason, the stones eventually turned into powder within 30 years after the disaster. Later, it was found that houses built with stones would often collapse within three or four years.

It seems that there is some kind of magic here, which makes the stones turn into powder without knowing it!

"If you stand on a high place and look down, what does this look like? A round ship?"

The black-haired emperor withdrew his eyes from the map of the south. He had not thought about this at first, but the first feeling he had when he got this original map of the south was that the pattern of this sea of ​​fog was too much like a huge round object covering it, like a swirling disk-shaped object. The closer to the center, the darker the color. Fog may not be fog. Beatrice said that the origin of the fog was unknown and the source could not be found at all. After seeing this, the emperor thought that the biggest source of the yellow fog1 might be stones, those stones that were turned into powder by some accident.

This kind of change cannot be found on land, but what if it is in the air! The kingdom of God on land may have really descended on the southern part of Ero and has not left yet!

The laptop keyboard has been broken for half a month, which seriously affects the typing speed... I can't type out what I can think of in my head, which is very annoying!