Dragon's history has a long history and stretches for thousands of years.
This country named after the dragon has a history as long as the dragon. It is said that as early as the beginning of chaos in the world and the lights of civilization were not yet burning, Dragon was already standing proudly in this world as a powerful city-state.
The world divided into two became the original refuge and guiding beacon of civilization.
Legends are always exaggerated, but the people of the Empire have always been deeply proud of their long history, and firmly believe that at least 90% of those legends are true. In the magnificent imperial capital built with black frost crystal stone
, countless books and antiquities from ancient times are filled with palaces and academies, and the empire is dotted with relics spanning the long river of history. These vicissitudes of things are silently telling the ancient heritage of this country, and it seems that
It also supports the statement that "the empire originated in the age of chaos".
Therefore, when the proud imperial people mention the "Ancient Kingdom of Ys" on the other side of the world, they will always involuntarily feel a sense of superiority, and even feel that the word "ancient" is slightly annoying. In front of the ancient empire, which
Can a country be called "ancient"?
Dragon founded his country by force.
This ancient empire has stood firmly on the planet Sirahrien for thousands of years. It has a vast territory and controls half of the planet's vast land and oceans. Such a vast territory is not a gift from God.
It was built down by generations of Imperial people with iron and blood.
On the half of the planet occupied by the empire, there have been countless brave barbarians and tenacious nations. The empire was once just one of these nations. However, under the leadership of the legendary immortal emperor,
Next, Dragon's Black Sword Knights defeated all the enemies standing in front of them, including the bronze-skinned iron bones, the Frost Ridge tribe that was ten times stronger than humans, and the magical country with elemental blood. The twins of the Black Sword Knights
Wherever the sword battle flag goes, every inch of land and sea will become the territory of the empire. This is almost regarded as an iron law in Sirahrien.
The loyal, powerful, and united Knights of the Black Sword, along with these illustrious military exploits, have become a model for all knights and warriors in the entire Lahirion world. Not only in the Western Hemisphere, but also in the Eastern Hemisphere, the White City Federation also has an attitude towards the Knights of the Black Sword.
With a special respect.
Although every member of the White City Federation is very clear, the reason why the powerful and ancient empire on the other side of the world rift has established a long-term peaceful relationship with the federation is simply because the terrifying abyss tearing apart the planet blocked the steps of the Black Sword Knights.
, once that natural barrier is lost, sooner or later the belligerent Imperial people will point their swords at this half of the planet, but they are still in awe of the black lion on the other side of the world.
But how long can this black lion stand in the world?
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A village in the empire, like most of the villages in this vast country, is unknown. It will not appear in the natural history of some polymath because of its famous specialties, nor will it appear in the natural history of some scholar because of its famous specialties.
A chapter that became a bard for a certain famous hero. For hundreds of years, it has been lying quietly and without any sense of existence on the plains on the southwest border of the empire. Soon, it will be regarded as a turning point.
recorded in history.
The night's fighting was over. After enough blood was shed, the two warring parties left this battlefield that was not worth holding on to. The unextinguished flames lingered on the buildings that had been burned into ruins, and puffs of smoke came from those buildings.
Rugged carbonized roof beams and trees rose up and floated high into the sky. On the land soaked in the smell of blood, you could occasionally see broken and abandoned weapons and equipment.
A dark, broad-edged sword with a strange and complicated mechanism lay quietly in the mud. The blood on the blade had turned black and red, while a severely burnt military flag fell to the ground.
It has a blue background and depicts two crossed black swords.
But one of the swords has a broken pattern...
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In a medium-sized town in the southern part of the empire, a dusty caravan was walking through the wide bluestone road that the town was most proud of.
This is a small caravan that is very common in the empire: as a large country with a vast territory and a high degree of development, busy commercial activities and a large amount of material flow are the basic conditions to ensure the normal operation of this country. Various
Caravans of all sizes circulated between cities day and night, including merchants from the surrounding vassal barbarians and business groups from the other side of the world rift, and the Imperial people had long been accustomed to this.
Three rune caravans driven by magical mechanisms were driving on the road, while several armed guards were sitting on the railings at the edge of the caravans lazily looking at the scene on the street. The last caravan had obviously been modified.
, the enlarged and sealed carriage indicates that it is the car of the caravan owner.
Charlemagne seemed to look at the scene on the street outside casually for a while, then withdrew his gaze and closed the sunshade on the carriage window again.
Like Evana, he disguised himself, using alchemy potion to dye his originally gray hair into pale gold, and his face was also cleverly disguised. In this world where fingerprint recognition and DNA tracking technology have not yet been invented, such a
Disguise is enough to conceal the truth.
Although the appearance of a pair of reclusive royal brothers and sisters is far away information to civilians, for some people who planned the pirate attack, all the information about the brothers and sisters must have been in their hands for a long time.
It is also a last resort choice.
"This is a very prosperous place." Hao Ren was also looking at the scene outside before. The prosperity of this town left a deep impression on him. The bustling market with people coming and going and the various shops powered by magic power left a deep impression on him.
The various means of transportation and public facilities are eye-opening. Although the technical routes taken are different, this planet that uses magical power to illuminate aircraft technology seems to have allowed ordinary people to live a life close to the level of a contemporary medium-sized country on earth.
"Although we love our hometown very much, we have to admit that the Dragon Empire has gone further than any country in the Eastern Hemisphere in terms of magic technology, including the ancient country of Ys, which is not its opponent in this regard," Ivan
Na said in a soft voice, "Yis has profound magical attainments, but our classic magic system is not completely compatible with the now widely used magic technology. In Ys, many traditional mages
They all scorned the increasingly prosperous magic technology. They believed that this cheap and lack of foundation was a symbol of the nouveau riche. However, few people thought about what the Dragon Empire's rapid development in magic technology meant.
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"This ancient empire is not only still strong, but is becoming even stronger," Charlemagne sighed softly. "The oldest country always has the youngest mentality. How does this country do it?"
Vivian raised her eyebrows: "Because they have an immortal and always wise Dragon Soul Emperor?"
Lily next to her took over the conversation: "But aren't guys with this kind of setting generally super-difficult old stubborns? After all, they have lived for so many years."
Vivian and Leah's eyebrows twitched slightly at the same time.
Charlemagne and Alvina laughed and did not take the topic seriously, but Alvina reminded her later: "Don't be so open-minded in front of the imperial people. They will not allow anyone to ridicule their emperor like this."
His Majesty."
As Hao Ren listened, he looked at this "magic vehicle" that looked like nothing but was driven by secondary psionic energy at its core, and at the same time recalled what had happened before.
After reaching a consensus with the Charlemagne brothers and sisters, the group quickly finalized a plan to change their identities and operate within the empire. In order to divert the attention of enemies who might be hiding in the empire, and to ensure the confidentiality of the operation, Hao Ren first asked the giant to
The Turtle Platform went to the border city closest to the World Rift in the Dragon Empire, and dumped most of the "hitchhikers" on the spaceship directly on the avenue on the outskirts of the city. Then the spacecraft dropped off while these people were still trapped.
He took off directly and ran for thousands of kilometers before landing near this town in the southern part of the empire.
Then Charlemagne's brother and sister, Hao Ren and his entourage, together with several of Charlemagne's carefully selected personal guards who could be trusted 100%, used the "camouflage props" produced in the giant turtle rock platform factory to dress up as a man in the empire.
Small caravans can be seen everywhere.
The "camouflage props" produced by the factory include everyone's new clothes, cheap swords in the hands of the guards (the original sophisticated equipment was too eye-catching, so they were left on the spacecraft), and several "disguise props" produced according to Aviana's description.
"Magic Caravan", as well as two carts full of various goods.
It can be said that the trick is complete.
Those "hitchhikers" who were abandoned in border cities will seek help from the Ysu embassy under the organization of Captain Boken. Although it will be delayed for some time, they will eventually be able to return to their hometowns safely, and the White Pearl encountered
News of the attack and the safe return of the survivors will also spread among the conspirators, which will cause enough chaos and confusion, and it is difficult for them to think of the chaotic flow of refugees rushing to the embassy.
At the same time, Charlemagne, Evanna and several personal guards had already started their journey on the other side of the border.
To Hao Ren's surprise, such a caravan was surprisingly easy to move around in this huge empire. He had thought that this empire would have strict laws and regulations, and strict identity verification and security checks would be required to enter and exit any city checkpoint.
But in fact, except for some routine interrogations and inspections, they did not encounter any similar troubles and the forged passes and identity information were almost useless.
"Only in the imperial capital and a few big cities, as you said, the management of the Dragon Empire in other places is actually relatively loose," Evana introduced the situation of this country to Hao Ren. She has now basically
Hao Ren and his party believed in the idea of "the Temple of the World Tree that is isolated from the world", and Hao Ren and his party's ignorance of the details of the world situation naturally became a matter of course. "Rules and order rely on the majesty of the emperor himself and the Black Sword Knights."
Maintenance, the law is secondary. In this country, the emperor and the knights are two sharp swords hanging high in everyone's heart. The sharp sword can protect oneself from foreign enemies, and can also clean up crimes within the empire. In this case
Under the circumstances, few people would do anything that violates the laws of the empire."
Lily pouted: "But we disguise ourselves as a caravan and move around in this country. Doesn't this prove that this management method is very flawed?"
"The reason for the arrogance is that everything we do is completely in line with what a caravan should do," Evana smiled calmly, "whether it is the combination of vehicles and personnel, the content of the goods, and the route of action
, everything is legal and can pass inspection except for our identity."
Hao Ren couldn't help but think of a wonderful country.