Some people think they are big-hearted, but they are not so big as to seek death. For matters related to life, it is better to be timid first.
So he ignored his thoughts, and after a few polite words between the two parties, this old acquaintance, who was not familiar with him at all, finally stated the purpose of his trip: "Your Excellency Tripwood, I am here this time to be summoned by His Majesty. Please wait a moment. Make preparations and come with me to see His Majesty."
Well, what kind of trick is this? Someone's face froze, and he was thinking inexplicably.
I thought I would take a carriage into the palace, but I followed Baron Mangadu outside the guest house. Waiting for me was a large lizard with wings. This is a flying dragon, the largest among the sub-dragon species, and among the flying dragons It can breed and reproduce on its own. It is not a unique heterogeneous species produced by dragons mating with specific species and forcibly breaking through reproductive isolation.
It is said that its ancestors are also dragons, and the same feature is the wings. Outside the wing bones is a layer of flesh membrane instead of feathers. However, the flying dragon is small and slender, and its flying speed is better than that of most dragons in their own flight state; as long as Their distant ancestors didn't add magic, so they cheated themselves.
Most flying dragons cannot spit out dragon flames, and cannot even use magic. A very small number of flying dragons with atavistic characteristics can not only spit out dragon flames, but also have the opportunity to transform and evolve. However, flying dragons with atavistic characteristics will be cultivated separately, and will not Raising them in the army. Under the requirement of uniformity of the army, only those flying dragons with potential will be raised to waste.
Ordinary flying dragons are the main force in the Dragoon Legion. Don’t look at the fact that the Karlsruhe Empire is very close to Dragon Island. In the history of the empire, no one has ever signed a riding contract with the dragons on Dragon Island. Besides, if there really is one The dragons are mixed among the flying dragons, and under the pressure of dragon power, the combat effectiveness of the flying dragons will be reduced.
After all, the dragon clan is the true overlord of the sky. Since there is a saying that there is no room for two tigers in a mountain, how can the overlord of the sky tolerate other creatures that are weaker than themselves to fly alongside them.
However, among flying riding pets, the experience of riding a flying dragon is definitely not the most comfortable. The reason why dragoons are so popular is simply because flying dragons have better endurance and a certain degree of magic resistance.
Even if they are shot into a hedgehog, flying dragons can continue to fight as long as they miss their vital points. Compared with other birds, griffons, etc., their ability to resist being hit in the air is not as good as flying dragons.
The flying dragon brought by Baron Mangadu is also equipped with double saddles. It seems that the intention is very obvious, that is, to rely on this flying dragon to take him to a certain place. In someone's judgment, the destination is not It will be the palace. Because the guest house is very close to the palace, it is better to walk than to be knocked around on the back of a dragon.
In addition to wondering where the destination was, Lin also considered whether this late-night summons was a Hongmen Banquet. Five hundred axemen would be ambushed on the left and right, throwing cups as a signal, and beheading a certain magician's dog?
However, this thought just turned around, and then he smiled. On the one hand, a certain person thinks that his ability to escape is unparalleled in the world, let alone ambushing five hundred swordsmen, even if he doubles the number, he will not be able to survive. On the other hand, he really does not have this ability. Value, let your opponent arrange it this way.
The reason for killing people is nothing more than hatred and profit. It was my first time in the Karlsruhe Empire and I didn't even know many people, so I couldn't talk about grudges.
Before today, except for the ship-cutting sword, I had no interest entanglements with the Karlsruhe Empire. As for wanting to protect the secret of the weapon by getting rid of the inventor. In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will find that there is no such thing.
necessary.
There is nothing wrong with the ship-cutting sword being very powerful, but on the battlefield, there is also the issue of its applicable target. There is no doubt that airships are the best targets.
Is it possible that the Hydel Empire stole the secret of the ship-cutting sword in order to kill itself? Who doesn’t know that the country with an army of airships is only them?
The ship-cutting knife is so expensive that it is not a weapon that can be commonly equipped by soldiers. Not to mention that it is no longer a secret within the Karlsruhe Empire.
So considering the banking business of the Gold Coin Goddess, if you get rid of yourself, is there any benefit to the Karlsruhe Empire?
So those strange thoughts are just an attack of persecutory paranoia.
Since the target should not be his own life, then what is the purpose of the late-night summons? Sitting in the back seat of the two-seater flying dragon, blowing the cool breeze from high altitude, Lin Zheng was thinking.
As expected, the flying dragon did not fly towards the depths of the palace. As soon as it turned around, it flew towards the outside of Neuquen Imperial City.
The Imperial City of Neuquen was built towards economic development, so it was built on a large plain on the banks of the Comis River. Instead of choosing a location on the mountain that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Including the royal palace, it was built on a large plain.
flat ground.
But as soon as a rebellion occurred that harmed the emperor, in addition to the Guards Corps guarding the imperial city, the emperor could also be transported by flying dragons to the fortress that was actually used for combat, where he would receive the most thorough protection.
However, this time Lin failed to go to the famous royal fortress, the Steel Castle, and instead went to the royal summer palace, the Jade Palace.
The Jade Palace was specially built for the emperor to escape from the summer heat. It was built on the mountainside of a valley, located on the south side of the mountain. Even in midsummer, the temperature of the Jade Palace is very cool and pleasant, neither stuffy nor dry.
The most special sight is that there is a waterfall not far from the palace, going straight down to the deep pool at the bottom of the valley. The sound of singing is like the sound of nature, which can be heard all day long.
Under the control of Baron Mangadu, the flying dragon did not fly directly into the deep valley. Even with some moonlight on the background, the scene in the valley was not easy to distinguish, let alone flying at night.
Therefore, the location where the flying dragon descended was the top platform of a high tower protruding from the top of the mountain. There was a magical fluorescent prompt here, which was clearly visible even at night.
As the flying dragon with the ability to take off and land vertically landed safely on the tower platform like a helicopter, Lin immediately discovered that there was a magic tower under his feet. However, this magic tower did not follow a formal route.
There are quite a few designs that go against the conventions of building magic towers.
Limited by the protection of piles of magic materials and barriers, Lin's detection magic could not observe the detailed situation in the tower for a moment, and could only draw a rough outline. But they did not want to enter the tower, but entered the magic
On a moving platform on the tower's outer wall.
This thing is like an elevator on the earth, but it is driven by magic. It is very fast, and it is not limited to moving up and down, but can also move forward, left, and right. However, this does not mean that it can move arbitrarily, but that it can only move on a fixed orbit.
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Because of its high cost, Lin has rarely seen this kind of mobile platform in other places. This is my first time riding it, and I can only say that it is expensive, and it does make sense.
It is comparable to the moving speed of a high-speed elevator, but the process is quite smooth, and there is no feeling of sudden braking or acceleration. Even when turning, no G force is generated. It only takes a few breaths to move from the top of the mountain to the summer palace on the mountainside.
time.
The lights in the Summer Palace at night are dim. Although the scenery cannot be clearly seen with normal vision, it is not a big problem with Lin's perception and detection magic, but the color is not good. And this Summer Palace
As expected, it is used to escape the heat. Apart from pillars, there are very few walls used for partitions. The occasional walls are also equipped with large floor-to-ceiling windows, which implements the ventilation theme to the extreme.
This does not mean that this summer palace can be easily seen from one end to the other. Instead of partition walls, fluttering bamboo curtains and gauze half-covers not only separate the line of sight, but also add a lot of elegance and interest.
After arriving at the Summer Palace, Baron Mangadu retreated behind Lin, and the person leading the way was replaced by the female official who was waiting in the Summer Palace. She put the candlestick in her hand as close to the ground as possible to illuminate the place where she was going.
The route they took was not to unveil the gauze curtain or lift the bamboo curtain and move forward. Instead, they followed the passages in the palace, turning left and right, like walking in a maze, and then they reached the core area of the Jade Palace.
The last group of people stopped in front of a gauze curtain that covered each other. According to the previous performance of the female official, the gauze curtain that covered each other represented a 'door' in the summer palace, a position that could be entered.
However, neither the female officer who led the way, nor Baron Mangadu, who had brought him here, had any intention of breaking in. The female officer flickered the light in her hand in front of the gauze tent, and the two of them took a few steps back.
Although Lin felt strange when he saw the person leading the way retreating, he followed suit. However, this seemed to stimulate the other two people, causing them to retreat further away from someone.
Lin was very sure that this was not a murderous plot with five hundred swordsmen and axemen ambushing him from left to right. Because during the detection, there was only one living person on the other side of the gauze tent.
"Has the person arrived yet? Let him come in."
A soft voice that was not exactly graceful, as smooth as silk, emerged from the tent. Whether it was the female officer or the baron, they all lowered their heads in panic and retreated to the corner of the palace passage.
Although he was confused in his heart, Lin also knew that he had only two ways to go now. One was given by others, which was to open the veil, enter inside, and meet the living person inside. The other was something that others had never thought of.
Yes, that means flashing away.
I didn't particularly sense that there was any hindering magic like space anchor, so this shouldn't be a trap set specifically for me. In fact, even if the area was fixed by space anchors, it wouldn't be able to stop my flashing spell.
Secondly, the living person inside is a woman... Could it be that the development of things has changed in a direction that I least expected.
A horizontal cut, a vertical cut, and the matter will finally come to an end. Lin mustered up the courage to rush to the execution ground, stretched out his hand and opened the gauze curtain.
In the room, dozens or hundreds of candles made the light in the room brighter than in other places, but it was still limited. The moonlight shined through the open floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a large amount of white light on the ground. And the only woman who spoke,
Just shrouded in it.
Wearing a floor-length gauze robe, mixed in the white moonlight. The bright red hair under the diamond crown seemed to shine in the moonlight. Her skin color was as clear as ivory, her eyes were green, and her red lips were like fire.
, she looked back at the magician who walked into the room. It was like a goddess walking out of the moon, extremely thrilling.
When the indifferent goddess, who was like a jade sculpture of ice, saw the visitor, she opened her lips slightly, exposed her teeth, and smiled lightly, like ice meeting the spring sun. She said: "Your Excellency, Lord of the Tower, you are here, long time no see."
Now. You are almost the same as you were ten years ago, you haven’t changed much."