After spending the huge financial resources of many generations of dynasties, with the imperial capital as the center, we went east to several provinces near the sea, south to the swamps in the south, north to the frozen forests, and west to the important border fortress towns in the northwest. A
A huge network of transportation hubs covers the entire continent. Just like blood vessels that feed the heart of the Imperial City, there is an endless stream of tourists, business groups... These, coupled with hundreds of years of construction, make the Imperial City more prosperous than
At the top of the entire continent!
Moreover, the convenient access means that once any unrest or crisis occurs in the imperial capital, the elite legions guarding the east, west, south, and west of the empire can rush to the imperial capital to quell the rebellion as quickly as possible!
As the most powerful city on the mainland, there are four acropolis around the imperial capital in the east, west, north and south. These four acropolis were originally used as military fortresses to protect the imperial capital. However, the mainland has been at peace for hundreds of years, and there have been no wars.
, the role of military fortresses gradually faded.
The Royal Guards Corps currently responsible for guarding the imperial capital is the smallest of the five main battle legions of the empire. The other main battle legions, such as the Storm Legion guarding the edge of the frozen forest in the north, have a strength of 200,000.
The Royal Guards Corps only has a strength of 100,000 people. However, it is recognized as the most elite regiment on the mainland. It is also the oldest and most glorious army on the continent.
Its predecessor was the "Thorn Flower Legion" that once served under Aragon during the founding war of the Roland Empire, galloping across the north and south of the continent and achieving great military exploits. Only a few hundred years ago, after the Augustinian Dynasty, because of the real Aragon
The bloodline has been severed. After all, the later emperors were not of orthodox bloodline, so in order to downplay and conceal this, the Thorn Flower Army was renamed the "King City Guards".
Now, the military strength of the imperial capital, the Royal Guards, is stationed in the four guard cities around the imperial capital, with 10,000 people stationed in each, and 60,000 people in the imperial capital. They are usually responsible for the city defense of the imperial capital. There are also some special selections
The elites who came out were responsible for guarding the palace.
In addition to the 100,000 troops of the Royal Guards, there are 10,000 garrison troops in the imperial capital's security office. On the port facing the Lancang Grand Canal to the north, there is also a small naval fleet with the imperial capital as its home port.
After hundreds of years of peace, even the four acropolis around the imperial capital have gradually developed into sizable cities. In addition to the usual military garrison, they have become important commercial cities with residents and a population of
More than one hundred thousand.
In addition to the four acropolis, the military power of the imperial capital area, and the main city of the imperial capital, the total population of this largest metropolis on the earth has exceeded two million. And the floating population that comes and go all year round is even more incalculable.
Du Wei and his party arrived at the Acropolis in the southeast of the Imperial Capital the night before. The local garrison guarding them could no longer move forward. According to imperial laws, local troops were not allowed to enter the area near the Imperial Capital without permission. In the Acropolis, the local garrison
The army left and handed over the task of protecting Du Wei and his party to the Royal Guards.
After resting all night in the acropolis, Du Wei and others arrived early the next morning outside the southeastern city wall of the imperial capital under the protection of a group of royal guards.
Under the morning sun, the golden sunlight shines on the majestic city walls of the imperial capital. Each block of the city walls is made of boulders almost as tall as a person. The blue boulder walls have been continuously renovated by several generations of dynasties.
The defensive strength has reached an almost terrifying level.
On the city wall, there is a tall watchtower every two hundred meters, which is much higher than the city wall next to it. In times of war, these watchtowers can be turned into powerful long-range defenses.
The arrow tower is equipped with the military's giant ballistae. The main tower is also equipped with a "magic cannon" whose construction technology has been lost.
Although the construction drawings and craftsmanship of this terrible weapon have been lost, it has been carefully maintained by military magicians on weekdays. Once the war restarts, these historical relics can also explode with terrifying power.
At the same time, the Imperial Capital is also a magical city on the mainland.
The tallest building in the Imperial Capital is a hundred-meter-high tower that was erected in the center of the Imperial Capital in the inner city of the Imperial Capital, that is, in the Imperial Palace, according to the city defense construction period!
The tower is all white and is made of the finest white jade. After hundreds of years of magical blessing from countless magicians on the mainland, it is extremely strong!
At the top of the white tower, there is the largest magic crystal in the continent. It is said to be nearly three meters in size and weighs one ton! And this crystal is inlaid on a horseshoe-shaped curved frame at the top of the tower. That crystal
The shelf is made of some kind of black stone that is as hard as metal, and when it was first built, no expense was spared, and a large amount of extremely expensive mithril was mixed into it! To increase the power of magic!
With this white tower as the center, there is a huge magic circle hidden underground in the entire palace. At the earliest time, when the empire was founded, His Majesty Aragorn led a group of top and most powerful magicians on the continent.
It was set up by a magician, and later underwent improvements and additions by countless powerful magicians from later generations, making this magic circle even more powerful.
In times of war, it is said that there is still a team of magicians in the palace that is not led by the magic union. It was established in the Aragorn era and has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. Although the number is not large, it is only loyal to the royal court magicians. This team
The team of magicians supports the magic circle. After activating the huge magic crystal on the top of the white tower, the magic circle will be centered on the white tower, and then the arrow towers on the four walls of the imperial capital will be supported by the crystals of the magic circle, covering
The entire imperial capital! It is said that the defensive power is so powerful that when Aragorn was still alive, he once boasted that even the most powerful race on the mainland, the Dragon Clan, could not break through this powerful magic circle!
With the activation of the magic array, the magic cannons on the main towers on all sides can receive sufficient magic power and become powerful firepower points on the towers!
The white tower in the palace is guarded by the most elite troops. No one is allowed to approach it on weekdays, let alone go up there! The only person who can freely enter and exit the white tower is His Majesty the Emperor himself!
With hundreds of thousands of elite military guards and the powerful magic circle left behind by Aragorn, the imperial capital has been called a city on the mainland that will never fall.
Back then, Aragorn spent so much effort to set up the magic circle here. However, later generations always felt that it was a bit redundant to do so and spend so much financial and material resources.
Because at that time, the continent had been unified and the empire had been established. There were no threats or powerful opponents on the entire continent. But Aragorn seemed to be desperately trying to turn the imperial capital into such an iron barrel formation. No one knew this.
Why.
For thousands of years, many historians did not know why. The history books only mentioned this matter briefly. They did not dare to raise any questions, but they only spent great efforts to exaggerate the infinite power of this magic circle.
The strange thing is that this seemingly useless magic circle, after the death of Aragorn, successive emperors, although Aragorn's bloodline was gradually cut off and dynasties changed, but each generation of emperors, even if there have been several absurd things in history,
Foolish King... But these emperors all have one thing in common. They all spent great efforts to repair and enhance this magic circle during their tenure!
This magic circle was not abandoned because of the end of the Aragon Dynasty. If Aragon was out of his mind back then and spent a lot of money and material resources to build such a luxurious furnishing... then why did so many emperors in the following nearly a thousand years
Are you all out of your mind?
There is also a legend here. It is said that the founding emperor Aragorn left a secret suicide note in the palace, which said that future emperors must spare no effort to preserve this magic circle!
No matter how the dynasties change later, this has almost become an iron law for the royal family! Over the thousands of years, the codes left from the Aragon era have changed for many generations, but only this iron law has been followed by emperors of all generations.
is strictly followed.
Exactly why, outsiders don’t know. Only Aragorn’s decree preserved in the palace contains the truth! And it is also a huge royal secret passed down from emperor to emperor!
In fact, there are very few of these anecdotes that have been circulated outside. However, Du Wei has read extensively since he was a child. During those days in the Earl's Mansion in the imperial capital, because of the cold reception, he spent most of the time hiding in his room reading. Collected various
There are many kinds of precious ancient books. It was also from those many books that Du Wei came across these secrets that had been lost in many places outside.
However, it is ironic that it seems that Aragorn is not really full of strategies. At least, this majestic city can be said to never fall, with majestic soldiers and this terrifying large magic circle to defend the city. Aragon himself claims
Even a city that couldn't even support the mighty Dragon Tribe almost fell twice in history.
Moreover, those two times, the enemy entered the city before even opening the magic circle!
The first time was due to the civil strife in the royal family. After the death of the last generation of Aragon's bloodline, the turmoil caused by many collateral royal families vying for the throne. Some powerful nobles in the royal family led their troops to fight back and forth around the imperial capital, and the imperial capital changed hands several times.
The second time was the continental turmoil with the rise of the Augustinian dynasty hundreds of years ago. The alien rebellion in the northwest triggered a powerful separatist regime among some great nobles in the northwest. The rebels moved southward with an unstoppable force (as mentioned earlier, that is, in
During that turmoil, the Luo Lin family rose to prominence. In the end, the war subsided, and they obtained the entire Luo Lin Plain as a fief due to their merit.) During that turmoil, the empire almost collapsed, and even lost hope for a time. No one even wanted the throne.
Even though I was sitting there, I was afraid of becoming the king of subjugation. In the end, Archduke Augustine came to power and became the emperor.
Before the magic circle could be activated at that time, the outer city of the imperial capital had already been breached. The rebels entered the imperial capital and directly attacked the imperial city. Grand Duke Augustine, who hastily succeeded to the throne, led the army to fight in a bloody battle in the imperial city and defeated the rebel coalition with a weak force.
Then, with the help of reinforcements from the south, they regained control of the imperial capital. Later, with the help of the Luo Lin family, they reunified the continent.
Facing the rising sun, Du Wei stood outside the imperial capital and looked into the imperial capital from a distance. The tall white tower towered in the center of the imperial capital. The magic crystal on it, which was said to be the largest on the mainland, was shining in the sunlight.
Below, there is a radiant light, faintly revealing a divine and majestic aura...
Du Wei sighed, recalling the allusions and historical secrets he knew about the imperial capital. He looked at the majestic city wall and the mighty soldiers with bright armor and elite equipment on the city wall. He then looked up at the high-flying towers on the city tower.
Flag of thorn flower...
"What a great city." Du Wei smiled and said to himself: "But Aragorn never thought that such a city would still fall! No matter how powerful your magic circle is, it is useless... the strongest fortress
, are usually breached from the inside. Such a simple truth...sigh..."
Because of Gandolf's death, Du Wei really didn't have much affection for Aragorn, so he was very rude in his words. However, these words were just whispered to himself, not daring to be heard by others.
After saying that, Du Wei seemed to smile, glanced at the servant Mader who was riding a horse next to the carriage, and said with a smile: "Okay, what time is it now? Is the city gate open? Can we enter the city?
?”
Before Ma De could answer, a leading officer from the Wangcheng Guards who was responsible for guarding Du Wei and others had already galloped up to the carriage and immediately replied: "Your Excellency, the city gate has been opened. I have already
Send people to open a road ahead. At this time, pedestrians waiting to enter the city at the city gate, residents outside the city, and business groups traveling from north to south are all queuing up. There are too many people. I will wait for my people to open a road back.
So I can take you into the city."
Du Wei is the young master of the Luo Lin family, and the head of the Luo Lin family, Count Raymond, is now the second-ranking figure in the military headquarters. Of course, this officer is extremely polite to Du Wei.
Du Wei smiled at him and nodded, then glanced at Mader: "Have we sent someone from the Earl's Mansion to pick him up?"
Just when we spent the night at the Acropolis in the south of the imperial capital last night, cavalry from the Luo Lin family had already gone to the Earl's Mansion in the imperial capital to inform the young master of his return to the imperial capital.
Mad's face changed slightly, and he whispered softly: "Young Master...it seems, no."
Du Wei smiled and laughed at himself: "My father is so heartless."
After saying that, he waved his hand: "No more, let's go directly to the city." After that, he returned to the carriage and closed the window.
Imperial Capital, no matter you are in the dragon's pond or the tiger's den, in short, I am back!!
No matter who wants my life, I will take his life first!
Du Wei was sitting in the carriage with a sneer on his face.
