It's a quiet evening in the North, with the sun setting in the west and the stars rising.
Rhodes and Alves stood on top of the precipitous Great Wall, overlooking the northern continent. The ground seemed to be covered with a layer of white frost, reflecting the dark golden glow. Under the reflection of the setting sun, the black forest was white and stretched infinitely into the distance.
At the foot of the mountain.
The howling cold wind from the north is still blowing day after day on this fortification that is still under construction.
Rhodes calls it the Great Wall of Despair. Not only because of his deep-rooted hobby, but also because the Great Wall here can actually be called the Great Wall of Despair.
The tall northern Great Wall is a fortification built to resist the chaos in the north. To the south is the human kingdom. To the north of the giant wall, there are various barbarians, beasts and mutant creatures.
Also in the north, it is winter almost all year round. Due to the extremely difficult conditions, no one is willing to garrison here. The conscripts are all criminals who have been sentenced to death. In order to avoid death, they have to come here to serve. This horizontal
The Great Wall across the northern border of Kislev is almost the same as the Great Wall in A Song of Ice and Fire.
The difference is that the desperate Great Wall under Rhodes is still under construction. The soldiers sent to serve here are not only responsible for patrolling the border, but also participating in project construction. However, the salary they receive every day is very meager. Furthermore,
Since the project has not yet been repaired, beastmen, greenskins, and barbarians may invade at any time. In some places, the soldiers can only use their bodies to block the gaps to defend. It can be said that the conditions are more difficult and the casualty rate is higher.
However, no matter what, this fortification must continue. What others don’t know, but Rhodes knows best, is that the current world is only temporarily peaceful. In the next few decades, there will be a world-destroying craze. At that time, the Eternal God will choose Ai
Charn will lead countless Chaos armies from the north to the south, annihilating the entire civilized world in one fell swoop. Whether it is overestimating one's capabilities, or using one's arm as a chariot, no matter what, Rhodes must take advantage of this and make a final effort. Although
Many people don't understand why the Great Wall was built so tall just to defend against chaos and barbarian invasions?
Some things couldn't be explained, so Rhodes stopped explaining. He was like a giant he had never seen before. No matter how much you told him, he couldn't imagine what he looked like.
Fortunately, the entire Great Wall was not built out of thin air and without any foundation. Kislev originally had a Great Wall, which was also built to resist the chaos and barbarians in the north. It was just in disrepair and many places had collapsed. What Rhodes wanted to do
, that is, to rebuild the collapsed areas, and in addition, continue to strengthen and heighten the original foundation. Raise the height of the city wall more than twice. Although no one will understand, this is what Rhodes asked for. It can be regarded as a personal sacrifice.
It is the only project enforced by the great lord.
In the biting cold wind, Rhodes and Alves slowly walked down the city wall. The steps were too steep and long, so there was a special elevator. Alves had difficulty with his legs and feet, so Rhodes could only take him down the elevator.
Below, a group of new recruits are taking the oath of office.
Rhodes could hear the oaths they swore, but Alves couldn't hear them at all. The howling wind had already drowned out the soldiers' generous oaths. Of course, Rhodes didn't know whether they were sincere or not. However,
It is estimated that most people are forced to come here because they have no other choice.
"This fortification cost us a lot of manpower and material resources. I really don't understand why you took so much trouble to build it. Its scale far exceeds the defenses of any city."
Alves hugged his fur coat tightly and kept complaining.
"You will understand many years later. At that time, you will see a doomsday-like chaotic frenzy. No force can fight it alone. It is like a torrent, overwhelming any order and civilization that stands in its way. Even now
Even if the empire unites, it will not help. It needs all the races in the civilized world to unite and fight with it to have any chance of winning."
Rod returns.
"How many years will that be? I'm afraid I won't live that long."
the little dwarf said jokingly.
"I don't know, maybe fifty years, maybe thirty years. In short, I don't know the exact time, I just know that it will definitely come."
Rhodes returned in a low voice.
"Okay, I should be sixty years old then? Or eighty years old? Oh... Gods bless me and let me live longer so that I can see the apocalyptic army you mentioned. I must see that scene, in
Peeing on the Great Wall in front of the Eternal God, hmm, thinking about that scene is exciting."
The little dwarf opened his fingers and counted them.
"But according to your standards, it is estimated that this city wall will not be built in a few decades. In terms of engineering, it is much more difficult to heighten it than to thicken it."
Alves complained.
"I know, I've known this from the beginning. So, after the basic fortifications are built, it's time to move on to the next step. I plan to ask Caroline to send some frost witches to use ice magic to reinforce the city wall. With the magic blessing,
The city wall can be built higher. The climate here is very cold, which is suitable for the frost witch to cast spells. After casting the spell, the city wall will be composed of a mixture of stone and ice."
Rhodes said with confidence.
"The idea is good, but putting it into action..."
"Don't worry, it's just a matter of time at best. I don't expect the Great Wall to be built overnight. In fact, I plan to use 20 years to complete this project."
After Rhodes finished speaking, Alves turned around with an expression of surprise. But he quickly calmed down. Ever since he met this man, he had heard weird ideas. The entire northern territory of Kislev has completely changed in the past ten years.
Made possible by this or that weird new idea.
Of course, this is also Rhodes' real thought. The construction of the Great Wall is indeed not simple. It spans mountains, forests and swamps. It also passes through no man's land in the middle. The engineering difficulty is even more difficult than that of any city wall.
.
In addition, the project was strictly supervised, and no corners were allowed to be cut. It is not surprising that such a project will take twenty years to build. By then, this will be a giant barrier across the north of Kislev.
It’s just that if Kislev has not fallen by then, Rhodes doesn’t know whether there will be a golden city wall or something. In fact, to fight against demons and resist the invasion of Chaos, Sigma Priest is crucial, but Rhodes knows that according to the current
The situation makes it impossible for the empire to send priests here to provide magic blessings.
"One more thing is about the recent turmoil in the capital Kislev..."
Coming out of the elevator, Alves changed the topic and brought up the difficult things that had happened in the capital recently.
"I have already started making preparations." Rhodes pursed his dry lips and said, "Pavel is digging his own grave. The dissatisfied voices in the capital will soon spread throughout Kislev.
If Pavel still cannot come up with a solution, the nobles and lords will inevitably intensify their protests. With Pavel's ability and courage, he will never be able to handle such a situation. Therefore, I guess that the nobles will rebel and force
King, it will be a matter of time."
"In order to avoid this unstable situation, I have begun to recruit troops. The northern border is still very united. There is no large-scale regular army in the south, but it does not mean that these noble lords will not recruit mercenaries. We all know what mercenaries are.
I know that it is a very unstable factor. If this situation occurs, I will take the lead and lead the army to Kislev to force Pavel to negotiate. In this way, the southern nobles will no longer have a reason to summon the legion. We will always take action.
Better than those nobles, the Northern Army has management and rules and will not cause turmoil in the country. The people will not panic when they see the Northern Army passing by. In addition, we only represent public opinion and negotiate with the Tsar on behalf of the nobles. It is justified.
"
"It's just that if we really get to that point, there will be no friendship with Pavel."
Rhodes sighed. He originally wanted Pavel to overdo it and let Kislev develop smoothly for a period of time to solve various troublesome problems left over after the war. But now it seems that Tsar Pavel is also a restless species.
A random operation there made the muddy waters of Kislev even more muddy...