The Sun King's Evidence

When Ryan and others set foot on the land of the empire, it was already a week later.

The ocean-going giant ship arrived at Marienburg and docked. Ryan and Tigris and his party did not stop at Marienburg at all, but continued to march up the Reik River. Tigris hurriedly met with the high elf ambassador in Ifitao. After meeting, Ryan originally wanted to chat with Archduke Schulz of Marienburg, but when he saw Tigris, he didn't want to stay and could only say hello and leave.

When they arrived at the border city of Kalkat between Marienburg and Reikland, Imperial Emperor Karl Franz had already led the Reik Guards and the Braunschweig Great Swordsmen, the Kronborg Great Swordsmen and others from Many troops in the capital were waiting for the arrival of Teclis. The empire gave Teclis the warmest welcome and the highest courtesy to thank Teclis for everything he had done for the empire in the great holy war. At the same time, the empire He also welcomed the accompanying Ryan. This rising star in Britannia has risen very quickly. He has a deep connection with the empire. Killing Egil has benefited both the western and northern parts of the empire. This has made the imperial people who took advantage They all have a good look on him.

Although Ryan felt that there might be a lot of fear in it, Ryan's power also made the empire fearful.

The group of people temporarily stayed in Kalkat. Karl Franz had arranged a hotel and open space in the town for the high elves to camp and live. Tigris, Ryan and others all moved into the hotel.

The spacious hotel suite was luxuriously decorated, clean and tidy. Both Teresa and Veronica were doing well. They were no strangers to the empire, but Sulia was curious about many things. The female knight opened the hotel window and saw from Looking from the fifth floor, a prosperous, dirty, vibrant and chaotic town appeared in front of the female knight.

The towns in the Empire are not like Britannia. The towns in Britannia are often built around castles. The lords and nobles will vigorously plan the towns. However, this is not the case in the Empire. The towns in the Empire are often developed from villages. As a result, local nobles preferred to live in villas and mansions in the corners of the town, or even build separate castles outside the city.

Kalkat is a town with a population of 5,000 people. Although it is not yet a city, it is very close. It is full of merchants from Marienburg or other imperial provinces. The land is fertile and commerce is prosperous. Like Kalkat, it is Towns of Carter's size are dotted throughout Reikland. As the most prosperous, civilized and powerful province in the empire, Reikland has a population of nearly five million, which is almost equivalent to 80% of Britannia. The total population and the diligent governance of the Karl-Franz family have allowed Reikland to have the most powerful army in the empire. It is also one of the few provinces in the empire that is relatively stable and less likely to face wars.

The other two territories are the Ivey Territory in the east and the Wesen Territory in the south.

(Come on here, the background is not a game. The vampires of Sylvania have been wiped out by the empire as early as the Vampire War. The current province of Sylvania is in ruins, with only a few residents living there, and it is a dead place. )

Ryan hugged his wife from behind, buried his head between her golden hair, breathed in the fragrance of the female knight, and asked with a smile: "What's the matter? Sulia, are you curious about the empire?"

The female knight held Ryan's big hand: "Yes, the Empire... is different from Britannia. It is more energetic and energetic. Many residents like to walk with their heads raised."

"Shall we go for a walk?" Ryan was also very interested. On the way into the city, he saw at least many guilds, including the Boatmen's Guild, the Blacksmiths' Guild, the Dockers' Guild, the Doctors' Guild, as well as the Church of Justice, the Church of Life, and the Church of the Goddess of Mercy. , even though it is already the middle of winter, the streets are still very lively.

"Well, won't it delay the dinner party?" The female knight was obviously very moved, but she still had to remain reserved.

"No, we'll just wander around and be back soon." Ryan continued to seduce.

"Then...Okay." Sulia agreed. Emperor Karl-Franz would host a banquet for them in the evening. It was afternoon now, and they still had a lot of time at their disposal.

So twenty minutes later, Ryan took Sulia and her maid Sylvia to wander on the streets. The streets of the empire were dirty and chaotic. Both the people and the houses gave people an old and dirty look. It feels like the buildings on the roadside are old and new. Human beings are wearing thick cloaks, breathing in the cold air, doing business and work. There are many idle people on the street. Many small citizens and idle men are very unhappy when they see the beautiful female knight. Whistling elegantly.

Many swordsmen and groups of knights were patrolling the streets. This was obviously because of the emperor's arrival. Officials appointed by the lords were collecting taxes from house to house. Their attitude was rough and arrogant. Many lords' patrolling soldiers were also on the streets. Go, they show two extremes towards people. They are humble and flattering to the emperor's swordsmen, imperial knights and patrolling soldiers. They are fierce and domineering to the civilians and soldiers. They are looking for reasons and excuses for fines. These The money generally never leaves their pockets.

This is different from Brittania. Ryan held Sulia's hand, and Sylvia followed behind and complained: "Miss, the people here are so annoying. Are all people in the empire like this?"

"Don't underestimate the people of the Empire. These people are just whistling and looking at your young lady." Ryan smiled and said: "They are all smart. You can tell that Sulia is a noble aristocrat at a glance. They can't be offended. Got up."

"Then what if I dress more 'simple'?" Sulia wore a standard Brittanian female marquis dress today, with a fox fur coat. She just changed the floor-length skirt into something more convenient for walking. Wearing an over-the-knee skirt and high-heeled boots, the female knight is beautiful and heroic. Coupled with Ryan, who is dressed in the clothes of a noble and has the Holy Grail Knight badge on his chest, everyone knows that they are not easy to mess with.

"Then they should come out and strike up a conversation." Ryan smiled: "The Empire people don't care about this."

Lidya Su said no more, she heard her father say something different about the empire.

After the Great Holy War one hundred and sixty years ago, Ludwig the Savior publicly declared: "Everyone has the right to be paid for his labor."

The Order of the Savior opened a new era in the empire. In the south of the empire, especially in the three richest provinces of Reikland, Wesenland, and Iverland, farmers cultivated their own land. They only needed to ask the emperor for help. Or the electors pay taxes, and the remaining products can be sold by themselves in exchange for large profits and accumulation of wealth. The local lords can only collect taxes from their sales. When the emperor or electors need recruits, these farmers are The best sources of soldiers, they are eager for war, so that they can have the opportunity to take the first step towards the nobility.

But in the north of the empire, the situation was no different from Britannia. The farmers were forced to hand over most of their harvest, so they were also eager for war because they could fill their bellies.

But no matter what, it is a country, a nation, and a belief, and all people in the empire are proud of their country.

There are many beggars and vagrants on the street. They are begging everywhere: "Sir, please come on. I haven't eaten for three days. I only need a few copper coins, just a few. If I can't afford it, just one... That house opposite The bakery is cleaning out the old goods, if you give me a copper coin, I can have a full meal, and Ms. Salia will bless you."

Sulia couldn't bear to see this. She had never seen so many beggars. In Britannia, serfs were the property of the lord, so there would be no beggars, but it was different in the Empire.

Freedom requires a price.

Ryan stopped Sulia from asking Sylvia to take out a copper coin: "My wife, you can't help everyone."

"But..." The kind-hearted female knight still couldn't bear it.

"Your Excellency Malcador is right, Your Excellency the Marquise, there is no need for you to sympathize with these people." At this time, a mature male voice came from one side, surrounded by more than a dozen Rick guards, dressed in casual clothes Emperor Karl Franz approached with a smile, and the emperor's flag officer Ludwig Schwarzhammer followed behind him. There was a warm and sincere smile on the emperor's face: "There are people everywhere in the town. When recruiting workers, even the lowest-paid dung collectors, bone pickers, and waste pickers can earn enough to fill their bellies, so don’t encourage them to get something for nothing.”

"Hello, His Majesty Franz." Ryan stood up straight and took the initiative to extend his hand towards the emperor.

The Rick guards were fully armed. They were a little dissatisfied with Ryan's slightly rude behavior, but they didn't say anything after thinking of the great achievements of the person in front of them. They just calmly guarded the emperor in the middle.

There were patrolling imperial knights and great swordsmen everywhere on Calkat, so there was no need to worry about safety issues. Ryan thought that Emperor Karl-Franz might have the same idea as him and come out for a walk.

The strength of ordinary imperial knights is slightly stronger than the knights errant of Britannia, but much weaker than the knights of the kingdom. Due to the richness and large population of the Reikland, there are more than a dozen knights in one territory alone, and there are thousands less. knight.

"Hello, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Sulia, haha~ Are you going for a walk on the street like me?" Sure enough, the emperor took the initiative to shake hands with Ryan, with a smile on his face: "Welcome to Reikland, the most powerful, oldest and richest province in the empire, is also my hometown."

Ryan thought that the identities with the longest history were Midden and Talabek, but he had no intention of correcting himself.

"What a rich and beautiful land." Sulia also reached out to shake hands with Emperor Karl-Franz. The emperor raised the female knight's little hand by about two centimeters. This was considered a kiss on the hand: "Welcome, welcome, I’m here to wish you a happy wedding.”

"Your Majesty, are you so free?" Ryan is now a noble of Britannia, but he has a deep connection with the empire. After thinking about it for a while, he still showed respect to the emperor.

After saluting, the faces of Rick's guards looked much better.

"Everything has been arranged by my subordinates, so even though my flag officer Ludwig disagreed, I decided to go out for a walk." The emperor smiled, and he patted Ryan's arm: "Just right, the Lady of the Lake's Would you, God’s Chosen Champion, be interested in walking around the streets with me?”

Ludwig, the flag officer behind the emperor, snorted unhappily, seeming to be very dissatisfied with the emperor's reckless behavior.

"Of course." This was an invitation that was hard to refuse, so Ryan had no choice but to agree.

So the three people became a group of people. The emperor went to the market to check the prices, and discussed with Ryan the fluctuations in the price curve of grain and iron, and how much impact the damn Marienburg merchants had on prices, and what happened recently. thing.

Neither Emperor Karl nor Lion tacitly mentioned Teclis's purpose.

Turning the corner, a mercenary guild appeared in front of everyone. A giant corpse at the entrance of the guild aroused the interest of Ryan and Emperor Karl.

It was the corpse of a Cyclops. It was placed high on wood at the door of the mercenary guild. The broken tip of a lance penetrated the huge one-eyed eye of the Cyclops. In addition to this fatal blow, the one-eyed There are dozens of horrific wounds on the giant's body, and the bones are visible in each one.

This corpse shows that humanity has once again won the war against evil.

"I wonder which warrior is the one who did such a feat? If I can see him, I will reward him well." Emperor Karl walked directly towards the mercenary guild, and the flag officer and the strong man of the sanctuary Ludwig Ge quickly walked to the front and protected the emperor behind him.

"Let's go in and have a look." Ryan held Sulia's hand, and some memories flashed across his face: "When I was a knight errant and a knight of the kingdom, I often came to the mercenary guild to take a look. Is there any mission I can take on?"

"Are you going to take on the mission now?" the female knight smiled with interest.

"Then it depends on whether they can afford my appearance fee, hehe." Ryan smiled. His status is now different from what it used to be. He is unlikely to take on tasks like before, and others can't afford his commission. , as the divinely chosen champion of the Fairy of the Lake, and already an earl, his appearance fee is already sky-high, and it has to be personally approved by Morgiana and even the Fairy of the Lake.

When they entered the guild, a quarrel reached the ears of the Ryans and Emperor Carl. The Rick Guards subconsciously held the hilts of their swords at their waists. These Rick Guards had the power to kill any dangerous person on the spot. .

"Captain Boris! You obviously didn't understand the situation! Five gold marks for wiping out a group of bandits is already a lot! Don't be greedy!" In the guild hall, a staff member of the guild said impatiently to a group of people. The mercenary said: "If you don't want to do it, of course there are people who are willing to take this job! If you don't want to do it, get out of here!"

"But... Sir, your price is too low. According to your information, this is a group of fully armed thieves. They not only have shields and axes, but also two-hand crossbows. Five gold marks is too little. Right?" The visitor was arguing with the receptionist behind the bar: "How about...eight? If not, seven will do."

"Five gold marks is still a small amount? Have you seen the Cyclops outside? That expeditionary knight named Kalad solved it by himself. He only asked for thirty gold marks, and he solved it by himself. An entire goblin tribe only received twenty gold marks. You country bumpkins from the north have no strength, so don't blame us for giving you less money!" The front desk staff shouted rudely: "I don't want to accept it. Just leave, no one is forcing you to do it.”

There were about thirty or forty people in this group of mercenaries, and a mercenary flag with a blood-stained ax was floating among the crowd.

Ryan smiled, he was an acquaintance: "Your Majesty, I know them."

"That's a coincidence." Emperor Karl smiled and nodded, and he signaled the Rick guards to put away their weapons.

Ryan walked forward alone and patted the big man behind the man who was arguing with the mercenary at the front desk.

"Hey, Commander Boris, Deputy Commander Wilt, we meet again."

"Your Excellency Earl Lane?!"

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