Realm of Power

A crescent-shaped lake lies peacefully in the valley, surrounded by undulating mountains, and steep cliffs can be seen everywhere.

Du Yu, who walked out of the spirit portal of the base, thought he would appear at the base, but was a little surprised to find that he was standing in a study room with simple and elegant decoration. This was an old castle that could not be seen from the past. Built on the mountain, it stretches along the mountain! The tall and thick towers formed a wide artificial barrier, with steep and dangerous boulder cliffs on both sides. Scanning the surrounding scene, Du Yu murmured in a low voice, "This is... the projection of the base in this world, this should be Second connection point off Robbensham Island!"

With confusion, Du Yu took a deep breath and guessed that he should have returned to the human world from another exit of that world. The base of that world was projected into the shape of an old castle in this world, and he returned to this world from that world. The place of return has changed, and the news about the Falcon Emperor three hundred years ago The mystery of the loss has been solved. Why did I disappear from the holy peak of Robbensam Island three hundred years ago? And when I returned again, I did not appear at the holy peak of Robbensam Island. This was why I disappeared from the dark world. According to the contents of the assassination secret file, I originally speculated whether I walked out of the teleportation point, which led to the accidental transmission of Robbensam Island.

But now it seems that no, the incoming point and the outgoing point are completely two places. I should have come out of here three hundred years ago.

Then this is how Prophet Feran came back. . . . . Du Yu has now determined that Felan entered that world, but he should have chosen the exit of the Southwest Guards House, so the location he was sent out became Ikadiva, which is thousands of miles away. This shows that, The southwest garrison has a base in Ikadiva, and that base. . . The first thing that came to Du Yu's mind was the royal court of the Kugits, the holy peak towering to the north of Ikadiva, and the base of the southwest garrison seemed to have such characteristics, or it was the top of the peak. , hollowing out the entire mountain, or deep in the earth. Often, once an abnormality occurs, it will lead to a major earthquake.

"Where is this place?" Du Yu glanced at the layout in the study. He believed that if he had been here three hundred years ago, he would have left an answer. Sure enough, he soon discovered something unusual. What caught his eye was It is a two-meter-high wine rack placed on the side of the study room, filled with wine bottles. The seal on the wine bottle is a white thorn flower, which means that it is exclusively used by the royal family, and the unique blue grape mark on the wine bottle , which further confirms the name of this wine.

Purdo wine! Du Yu took out a bottle from the wine rack and took a closer look. Yes, it was the Purdo wine that was rumored to have been monopolized by the imperial royal family for three hundred years.

"This is Mirror Lake City?"

Du Yu couldn't help but take a deep breath. What a huge deviation. He had gone from the southern coast of Hérault to the great plains of northern Hérault, which was more than a thousand miles away.

The Jinghu Mountains are an area in the south of Hérault near the northern estuary. Although countless dollars are spent on road repairs every year, this winding section is full of tunnels through the mountains, bridges between valleys, and... The stumbling path has always made road safety the biggest shadow for merchants. Countless people and goods fall off the cliff every year. Therefore, most businessmen who have families and businesses are unwilling to take risks. They would rather stay here at the turning point of this dangerous road.

Mirror Lake City. Hundreds of years have created this famous scenic city in northern Hérault. For the surrounding area, the northern Hérault plain, which is mostly covered by pine needles and ice and snow, Mirror Lake City was one of the few during the Hérault Empire. In winter, you can also enjoy the scenery of spring flowers and blooming flowers. Every winter, countless wealthy people come here for vacation, appreciate the rare abnormal climate and share the breath of vigorous life here. The Hérault royal family even A small palace was also built here

Of course, not all rich people come here for the scenery. There is something else that deeply attracts them to Jinghu City. In the mountainous area surrounding Jinghu City, there are countless basins with a radius of only a few acres, where the wonders of natural creation are best demonstrated. This unique landform was discovered by a geological explorer named Purdo during the period when the Falcon Empire conquered the southern part of Hérault and called this unique geological environment the Purdo terrain. However, this outstanding geologist The explorer would never have imagined that his name would be spread forever, because in the years that followed, the name Purdo was so famous. Although the soil in these small basins is not fertile and can almost be called barren land, this meager soil produces the best quality grapes in the world.

This grape tastes not sweet at all, is sour and astringent, and has small fruit particles, but it can produce the famous Purdo wine. It is a holy product in the eyes of drunkards. For them, it is the supreme gift of God. Especially the Purdo wines of some years are extremely precious. Most of them have become the collections of high-level officials in various countries. They are not bought and sold in the market at all. Even ordinary rich people can only drink one bottle at a time. Waiting stuff.

But even so, the difficult roads and limited production make this precious wine a rare item wherever it goes. And this kind of wine has always been Du Yu's favorite wine. In the empire, After the northern part of Hérault was brought under control, Du Yu included Purdo wine in the list of tributes to the imperial royal family. , so even if you have money outside, you may not be able to buy Purdo wine, Mirror Lake City, this calm and peaceful lake like a mirror, this flat land among the mountains, those barren but full of magical soil, and the growth The vines on the soil, all of them, have beautiful and moving legends. These myths and legends give Purdo wine a strong legendary character. Almost everyone who comes to Jinghu City will be intoxicated in this paradise-like city, and the Chamber of Commerce, which is good at hype, will not let go of such gimmicks.

The emperor's favorite wine only produces less than a hundred barrels a year, which is enough for Purdo wine to sell for sky-high prices, but occasionally there are one or two exceptions. The emperor is definitely one of them, because Du Yu actually doesn't like wine at all. Drinking to cause trouble is a taboo in the military. Du Yu is not a good drinker. The reason why he monopolizes most of the Purdo wine is entirely because of the Purdo wine. Huge commercial value, the imperial royal family needs to control the exclusive rights

Could this be the wealth that he left for himself three hundred years ago? Is this a big joke? A flash of self-mockery flashed through Du Yu's mind. He guessed that the huge wine cabinet should be full of real first-class Pimperto wine. After three hundred years of storage, the price is extraordinary. Du Yu believes that as long as he has a bottle If it were released, it would be enough to cause a sensation in the wine collecting world, but if the self three hundred years ago would use the Purdo wine in this wine cabinet as a gift to the self three hundred years later,

That's absolutely impossible

Along the way, except for accidentally becoming the Purple Spirit Lord, everything else was clearly arranged by himself three hundred years ago. He already knew that after three hundred years, the empire would collapse and all royal wealth would have nothing to do with him. , leaving a cabinet of expensive wine as a store of wealth? There is absolutely no way this could have been done by oneself! Even if this cabinet of Purdo wine can be sold for a sky-high price, how much can it cost? As the emperor, what I leave behind should be the key to regaining control of the lifeline of the empire, unless these Puerto wines are important to the lifeline of the empire!

With confusion, Du Yu came to the wine cabinet and stretched out his hand to pick up a bottle of Purdo wine. A feeling of weightlessness passed down his palm. It was very light. No, it should be said that it was too light. There was no bottle at all. The weight that wine should have,

"This is?"

Du Yu unexpectedly picked up the wine bottle and couldn't help but tighten his eyes.

Sure enough, this is not Puerto wine. Due to the accumulation of dust over the years and the low light in the room, Du Yu did not notice that the wine bottle in his hand was empty.

The Purdeaux wine bottle made of the most expensive Rathia crystal, which has always been the identity mark of the highest-grade Purdeaux wine, seems to be stained with a layer of silver under the moonlight. The Rathia crystal is from the southern part of the Hérault. The crystals of Rashia Mountain on the edge of the desert are transparent and bright, and they glow with seven different colors under the sunlight. They are favored by wealthy families from all over the continent. Called sunstone, it is a type of gemstone. The price of a piece of Rashia crystal is even the same as an imperial gold coin of equal weight, and the Rashia crystal wine bottle used in the most advanced Purdo wine is made of a whole piece of Rashia crystal. It is polished from a piece of crystal, and under the light, the deep purple Purdo wine seems to be dyed with a layer of rainbow, which is enough to dazzle anyone.

Naturally, it is impossible for the imperial royal family to sell Purdo wine to the outside world with great fanfare, but it is still possible to use it as prizes for wealthy businessmen from wealthy families, famous ministers and generals with outstanding military exploits in the empire. This is much more honorable than giving out the money yourself. This kind of high-end gimmick is of course the operation of the emperor. The most expensive crystal is paired with the most expensive wine, plus the name specially provided by the royal family. Even if you want to be low-key, you can't do it. But for a wealthy family who is not short of money. , face is always more important than money!

But now, there is no trace of Purdo wine in this empty wine bottle. Instead, it can be seen with the naked eye that a rolled-up document is stuffed into a completely sealed wine bottle. A wine bottle is a document. . . . Du Yu couldn't help but glance at the huge wine cabinet in front of him again. The wine bottles on it were filled to the brim. There were at least two hundred bottles by visual inspection. What did this mean? . . . Du Yu couldn't help but feel excited. There was no doubt that this was the real wealth left to him by himself three hundred years ago.

What kind of document is it that needs to be preserved by myself three hundred years ago in this unique way that can last for a long time? . . Du Yu had a guess in his heart. This guess made Du Yu's hands tremble slightly. This might be the biggest secret of the empire in three hundred years. His fingers easily opened a wine bottle, although these bottles had been sealed for three hundred years. It's been a hundred years, and it's been sealed very tightly, but for Du Yu, who has already entered the intermediate Purple Spirit, the wine bottle with a solid cork is just a light lift, wave! There was a crisp opening sound, and the document slipped out of the opened crystal bottle. Although three hundred years had passed, the document paper was as new as if it had just been written and stuffed in. The crystal bottle retained the effect. Quite good, and this castle is inaccessible, or it is impossible for anyone to come here. It is just a projection of the base. Even if it is seen, it can never be truly entered unless the owner of the castle removes the barrier outside the castle.

Three hundred years ago, I chose to leave my real wealth here, which is enough to illustrate the importance of this wealth.

Opening the file in his hand, Du Yu paused for breath again.

Imperial Key!

There was a guess in my heart, but the approach was just a guess, and actually seeing the real thing was another matter. . . . Haha, it's interesting. Du Yu glanced at the document, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth unconsciously. What on earth did he do three hundred years ago? It was like that. . . . . The document in front of me is indeed what Dark Thorn once mentioned, the source of the three-hundred-year-old Falcon Empire's disintegration, the Empire Key! According to Dark Thorns, the talented and ambitious emperor of the Falcon Empire founded the Imperial Bank, which supported the lifeline of the empire for the next three hundred years, and used the Imperial Bank as a carrier to bring together various forces of all sizes within the empire and surrounding countries. More than a hundred were all integrated into the Imperial Bank Alliance, In a true sense, it laid the foundation for the prosperity of the empire for the next three hundred years, and the important document that established the Imperial Bank Alliance was also known as the "Empire Key" in later generations. It is rumored that this Imperial Key has been kept secret by the imperial royal family. , and became an important bargaining chip for the imperial royal family to restrict the forces of all parties in later generations.

However, Hidden Assassin, who is the watchdog of the imperial royal family, clearly recorded in the secret files that this key does not belong to the imperial royal family at all, but has always been in the hands of the emperor of the empire. It disappeared with the passing of the emperor of the empire. According to the agreements of the major families, the major families are only loyal to the emperor of the empire, not to the royal family of the empire. This is an agreement that seems to be quite arbitrary. The emperor of the empire does not represent the royal family of the empire. This is abnormal no matter how you look at it. of

But this also just proves the foresight of the emperor of the empire.

Sure enough, after the death of the first emperor of the empire, the imperial royal family set its greedy eyes on the Imperial Bank, which controlled the financial lifeline of the empire, and tried many times to use force to bring the Imperial Bank under the control of the imperial royal family. However, because it could not come up with the original The private key was jointly boycotted by various forces within the Imperial Bank.

Facts have proved that the power of the Imperial Bank founded by the first emperor of the empire is too powerful. It includes more than 80% of the forces and wealthy families in the empire, and involves more than 30 countries and many kingdoms that have alliances with the empire. The royal family has entangled interests in the Imperial Bank

Heroes with military power, such as the East Court of Kugit, the State of the Order, the Royal Family of Zhongbia, the Royal Court of Yelu, and the Royal Family of Ero, are among the major shareholders of the Imperial Bank.

If the imperial royal family wanted to forcibly control the Imperial Bank, it would inevitably trigger a civil war throughout the empire. In the end, the dispute between the Falcon Imperial royal family and the Imperial Bank lasted for more than two hundred years.

The two sides are both cooperative and hostile. The empire benefits from the Imperial Bank's expansion, and the Imperial Bank relies on the empire to expand its influence.

The royal family’s military and the interest groups of the Imperial Bank fell in love with each other and eventually led to the collapse of the empire.

And the cause of all this lies in this secret agreement

In the following two hundred years, the imperial royal family sent their children to venture to the sacred peak of Robbensam Island every ten years. The real purpose was to find the secret agreement of the emperor.

And who would have thought that the real secret agreement would lie in the mountains of Jinghu Lake, bathed in starlight for three hundred years!

Du Yu was once confused as to why three hundred years had passed, but these families who had signed the secret agreement still abided by the secret agreement. However, after reading the secret agreement, Du Yu finally understood the reason. Three hundred years later, those families who had signed the secret agreement still abide by it. The families that made the secret contract have not declined and disappeared, but the remaining ones still faithfully abide by the secret contract, and the contracts that make these families obey themselves are the secrets in the Purdo crystal bottles that have been preserved to this day for three hundred years.