According to the "Peace of Valens" signed between the Principality of Idar and the Odin Empire, the Principality of Idar obtained a total of two concessions.
One of them is Hobbs Port located in the eastern highlands of the Odin Empire.
Through Hobbs Port, the Principality of Idar can directly trade with the nomadic tribes living in the eastern highlands. Through maritime trade, both the Principality of Idar and the local nomadic tribes have made huge profits.
In addition, the Idar people also recruited a large number of Odin people as miners in the eastern highlands to mine ore for the Idar people, explore mineral veins, and provide the Idar Principality with a large amount of ore reserves needed for development.
Those Odin civilians with well-developed limbs and simple minds are all good at manual labor. In order to obtain enough living materials from the hands of the Idar people, they all work extremely hard.
after all……
Whether it is the Norman Empire or the Odin Empire, the common people at the bottom do not actually have much national justice and hatred between the country and the family. For them, being able to survive is the most important thing.
Although the Idar Principality is considered a foreigner, the remuneration given is extremely high.
You can get paid as much as you do, and the foreman in charge of supervising the work will not exploit people at all levels, or even kill people at every turn!
Moreover, serving the Idar people not only makes it easier for the Odin Empire's mud-legged people to purchase daily necessities from the Idar Principality, but can even gain envious looks from the eyes of other Odin people.
You know, the worship of the strong is almost engraved in the bones of Odin people.
The Principality of Idar single-handedly defeated tens of thousands of the Odin Empire's cavalry, and the Idar army stationed at Hobbs Port turned the Pachinia tribe into the dust of history overnight.
Such a fierce battle was enough to make Odin's people revere him and make him feel fear from the bottom of his heart.
Therefore, the development of Hobbs Port today can be said to be in full swing. It is not only home to countless merchants and craftsmen from the Principality of Idar, but also many mud-legged people from the Odin Empire as coolies.
The speed of development and the scale of construction are simply the farts of old gods, they are extraordinary!
only……
Compared with Hobbs Port, another concession in the Principality of Idar is far less eye-catching than Hobbs Port.
Another concession of the Principality of Idar is the Dorne Port adjacent to the Forest of Warcraft.
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Port of Dorne.
On November 4th, the weather was fine.
Three three-masted warships belonging to the Idar Navy have already docked at the dock of Dorne Port.
Perhaps it is due to the warm currents in the ocean, or due to the vast forest in the Forest of Warcraft and the barrier of the mountains in the northwest of the Forest of Warcraft.
Although it was already November, the cold wind originating from the far north icefield did not bring too much coolness to the port next to the Forest of Warcraft.
The gryphon flag of the Stuart family fluttered in the wind, and the Idar soldiers were in high spirits.
For the Idar soldiers stationed in Dorne Port, today is an extremely important day in their lives.
And the reason is very simple, that is...
Bruno is here,
The Duke, the Duke they most respect, admire and adore the most, is here!
Standing on the side of the ship, Bruno could clearly see the vast endless forest sea not far away, and saw thousands of majestic trees and towering ancient trees.
There……
It is the frightening Forest of Warcraft.
It is located at the end of the plain not far away, like a crawling giant beast, or like a dark centipede curled up on the ground, surrounded by vast forests and towering trees.
The primeval forest at the end of the plain has always been sparsely visited.
Not only is it called a "human forbidden area" by troubadours, it is also a forbidden area of life that makes countless adventurers hesitate and fear.
Some people say that there are extremely powerful monsters there; some people say that there are countless wealth and treasures hidden there.
There are countless rumors like this, but there are only a few people who dare to go deep into this forest.
As for the reason...it's also very simple.
In the past few hundred years, all adventurers who dared to rush into that forest were either crazy or stupid, and either died or were injured.
Just a few decades ago, a former Odin monarch who did not believe in evil led tens of thousands of Odin's troops to die in the Forest of Warcraft. This pushed the legend about the Forest of Warcraft to its climax.
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From the cold and vast Arctic Icefield in the north to the thousands of miles of sea at the end of the continent in the south, no matter whether they are merchants or nobles, whether they are commoners or serfs, the name of the Forest of Warcraft is known to everyone.
In some cases, its name can even stop children from crying at night. Civilians often use words such as "If you cry again, I will throw you into the Forest of Monsters" to scare those children who are noisy in the middle of the night.
In addition, troubadours and those poor singers have created countless stories and songs related to the Forest of Warcraft, making the sky above this forest always shrouded in a mysterious veil.
At least……
When 10,000 Odin's Iron Riders from the Odin Empire raided Dorne under the leadership of Odin's Marshal Portia Mariano, there had never been a precedent in the world for them to safely cross this vast forest.
And now, following the Church of Light and the Odin royal family, Bruno also knows this secret.
The biggest danger in the Forest of Warcraft is actually a kind of magical creature, which is the Ebbinghaus giant snail that has powerful spiritual power and is even powerful enough to interfere with people's spiritual world and cause people to go insane!
Only cryolite from the far north ice field can keep people awake at all times and resist this kind of influence and interference from the spiritual level.
Therefore, in order to enable the Principality of Idar to achieve the goal of exploring the Forest of Warcraft as soon as possible, almost at the beginning of the construction of Hobbs Port, Bruno sent an expedition team composed of dozens of Idar soldiers from Hobbs Port.
Set off to explore the Arctic ice fields.
This expedition team has only one mission, which is to collect enough cryolites to provide prerequisites for the Idar people to explore the Forest of Warcraft.
You know, the Arctic Icefield, as the coldest region on this continent, is as famous as the Forest of Warcraft and one of the four major human forbidden areas on the continent!
Although there are not many ferocious beasts and terrifying magical creatures there, the extremely cold temperature is enough to make people fearful.
No one knows what lies at the end of the Arctic Icefield, and no one has ever gone to the end of the Arctic Icefield to find out.
The members of the Idar expedition were all wrapped in several layers of thick cotton clothes. After writing suicide notes to their families in advance, they headed towards the endless ice sheet with heavy loads.
Not only did they have to reach that land, they also had to brave the wind and snow to mine enough cryolite, and then transport those extremely cold rocks back in the ice and snow.
Not only does this require indomitable determination and extraordinary courage, it is also a great test of the physical, mental and willpower of every expedition team member!
And finally... they did it!
After half a year of arduous exploration, the expedition team of the Principality of Idar not only brought back a large amount of cryolite for Bruno, but also drew a road map leading to the cryolite veins, allowing the Principality of Idar to
Next, mining the cryolite veins became extremely easy.
actually……
No one knows why Bruno cares so much about the Forest of Warcraft, and no one knows why Bruno can never forget the giant Ebbinghaus snail living in the Forest of Warcraft.
But Bruno has a reason for doing this.
The chaos in the interior of the empire and the secrets that existed in the Church of Light made it impossible for Bruno to take his hands off and think about things that had nothing to do with the development of the Principality of Idar.
Obviously, the exploration of the Forest of Warcraft and the search for the Ebbinghaus Snail will have a very significant impact on the future of the Principality of Idar!
because……
There is a column in the wonders illustration of the wonders construction system, and its name is - Hidden Wonders!
Bruno discovered the Asset Basin, and then the wonder construction system unlocked the first hidden wonder that Bruno came into contact with - [Stonehenge].
With two types of Stonehenge not only standing on the land of the Principality of Idar, it is like Bruno stepped on the accelerator in the process of promoting the industrialization of magic, causing the industrialization of magic to suddenly occur on the land in the eastern part of the empire.
Rise vigorously.
When Bruno learned about the secrets of the Forest of Warcraft and the existence of the Ebbinghaus Snail for the first time, the wonder construction system also started on its own in Bruno's mind, and made a crisp sound.
bite!
Another new hidden wonder was unlocked by Bruno through a strange combination of circumstances.
And the name of this wonder is called [Tower of Babel of Babylon].
The Tower of Babel in Babylon is also called the "Tower of Babel". Legend has it that it was a tall tower built or added to by King Nebuchadnezzar II of the Neo-Babylonian Kingdom. It also appeared in the Bible, Old Testament, and Creation.
Among the stories in Chapter 11 of the Book of World Records.
With the construction of wonders, Bruno, as the system host, has long formed a very simple idea, that is... wonders are good things, and hidden wonders that need to meet certain conditions to be unlocked are even better among the good things.
thing.
And Bruno can responsibly say that the influence and changes the Tower of Babel has had on the Principality of Idar are absolutely earth-shattering.
In easy-to-understand terms...if the third scientific and technological revolution occurs on earth, it will be another major leap in the field of science and technology after the steam technology revolution and the electric power technology revolution in the history of human civilization.
Then the role played by the Tower of Babel in Babylon also has the same purpose but the same purpose!
Once this hidden wonder, which Bruno is extremely optimistic about, can successfully stand on the land of the Principality of Idar, its huge role and wide-ranging influence will definitely not be inferior to what magic industrialization has brought to the Principality of Idar.
Change!
It is precisely for this reason that Bruno went out in person and came to Dorne Port adjacent to the Forest of Warcraft.
Not only did he lead the elite agents of the Idar CIA, he even brought dozens of the top mages from the Idar Array Research Laboratory, including Anel!
The governor of Dorne Port appointed by Bruno was named Lark Frey. He had been Krell's deputy before that. He had served as the deputy director of the Idar CIA. He was capable of both literary and military skills and talents.
Bruno's arrival also made the young governor of Port Dorn overjoyed.
You must know that the development positioning and direction of Dorne Port are completely different from those of Hobbs Port.
Compared to Hobbs Port, which is currently under construction in full swing, Dorne Port is obviously much deserted.
Of course, this has a great relationship with the geographical location of Dorne Port.
Dorne Port was originally located in the Norman Empire, in the northeastern part of Dorne Territory, and belonged to the former fiefdom of Yersen Paris, Duke of Dorne, one of the five regent dukes in the Regency Council.
Before the Odin Empire officially started war against Bruno, in order to maintain peace with the Odin Empire, the second prince Rez ceded the vast area in the east and northeast of the Norman Empire, including the Dorne Territory, to
Odin Lord Alio O'Sullivan.
But when the Principality of Idar signed the "Peace of Valens" with the Odin Empire, the Principality of Idar obtained land encompassing the entire eastern part of the empire and the eastern part of the Valens Plain.
This directly led to the significant reduction of the Norman territory remaining in the hands of the Odin Empire, leaving only the Dorne Territory north of the Albona River, adjacent to the Forest of Warcraft, and the western region of the Valens Plains.
However, since the western part of the Valens Plains was undefendable, after much deliberation, the Odin Empire valued the land that once belonged to the Norman Empire at tens of thousands of gold coins and resold it to the Norman royal family.
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Therefore, if the Principality of Idar is singled out as a force, then the principality of Idar, the Odin Empire and the Norman Empire basically use the mouth of the Albona River as the junction point.
The eastern part of the Valens Plains is controlled by the Principality of Idar, the western part of the Valens Plains belongs to the Norman Empire, and the area north of the Albona River in the northern part of the Valens Plains is ruled by the Odin Empire.
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As a result, the geographical location of Dorne Port is somewhat awkward.
Whether it is from the perspective of commercial exchanges, water and land transportation, and border defense, the location of the city of Valens, adjacent to the estuary of the Albona River, is the important trade town on the border that the Principality of Idar strives to develop and build.
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It can not only become an important hub for merchants from the three countries to conduct trade, but also connect the trade routes between the three countries. It is an important border town of the Principality of Idar.
But Dorneport...
How to say?
Due to its proximity to the Forest of Warcraft, this territory that once belonged to the Norman Empire was one of the first towns to experience the ravages of Odin's cavalry.
The civilians died and could not escape. Even those civilians who survived were captured by the defeated generals of the Odin Empire and taken to the Armandche Plain when Odin's army retreated.
so……
When the Principality of Idar took over this land, although it could not be said to be a vast area of land, there were ruins everywhere and no human habitation.
In addition, the location of Dorne Port is far away from the trade routes. Therefore, at least until the passage through the Forest of Warcraft is confirmed to be safe and officially opened by the Idar people, the residents of Dorne Port may always use Idar.
The soldiers of the principality were the main ones.
"Let the soldiers be prepared. Tomorrow, we will enter the Forest of Warcraft!"
Looking at Lark Frey who was already standing beside him, Bruno finally said in a deep voice.