The Amber Sword: Act 61 Message to Scarlett i

In the wilderness south of Anzeluta and Balta, most of the undulating ridges can only see this kind of dark rock. The vegetation is sparse and the snow is piled up at high altitudes all the year round. Only the sparse European heather is down. Or similar tundra grasses made of shrubs, scattered on the ground like a thin layer of volcanic ash. A majestic fortress stands like this between two dark mountains. Walls over sixty feet high are made of square bars. The flags of the empire flutter on the four watchtowers, which can be easily monitored from these towering towers. In each valley within ten miles, the observation chamber is also equipped with rotatable crossbow guns and wizard, and is equipped with more than one squadron of crossbowmen, which can block enemies from the air from the perforations on the tower.

The fort is also equipped with an air force. The frontier defense legion stationed here has Griffin and Wyvern, as well as the elite Pegasus Knight. They will lift off the air at the second time after determining the enemy situation, guarding the airspace above the fort.

Brando retrieved their eyes from the huge iron cages on the city walls. Those were Griffin cages. The Griffin closed inside was the air force of the early warning army on the city walls. It could be used for reconnaissance and interception. And not far from those iron cages, there is a giant towering gate, which is more than fifty feet high from the ground to the top, facing away from the center. It is completely cast by cast iron. Iron gate, Kirrlutzian craftsmen assembled together with pre-cast iron workpieces. In letting wizard combine them with spell, the purpose of casting this iron gate is to fully exert the impact of the Dragon cavalry group in the fortress's mainland. There are two groups of Dragon cavalry in the black sword barrier. When Kirrlutzian needs them, they Will let the ground line Dragon cavalry line up behind the door, then open the main door and attack the enemy forces outside the fortress.

The flat sloping field outside the Black Sword Barrier is also paved artificially. It was originally a steep valley. However, it was filled by Samply Duke and became what it is now.

Miss merchant stood next to him, holding his arm tightly in his small hand, and looking up at this majestic wall with her chin up, she opened her mouth slightly and sighed, "So high, Brando." /

"The Black Sword Barrier once heightened the exterior wall in the year of glory. Before that, the height of its main wall did not exceed 35 feet in most places, which was not much different from the exterior wall of Monsteras. Frost In 1984, Highlander led by Longblade Thane captured it with the support of Aouinian. In the year of Tiger Lizard, Kirrlutzian recaptured the fortress, and then began to rebuild the fortress. The restoring work of the fortress lasted for 30 years. Until Xia Zhinian. Sempri Duke completed the previous ramp before it was basically completed. "Brando said to her Copt, this knowledge is not uncommon for a veteran player, but Little Romaine heard it well, she started from Never heard of these things. But listening to the rhetoric of the person at hand is obviously not a word of mouth. for a moment only thinks that Brando is the most understood person in the world. She has a little vanity, and asks very curiously: "Someone can attack Have to get down here, Brando? This wall is so high, can they climb up? "

"Although the Black Sword Barrier is not the strongest fortress of the empire. It is also one of the best high-city deep ponds in the southern part of the empire, but this city has indeed been captured by Aouinian twice in history. The first time was First King Eicht The war that helped Highlander capture Anzeluta. The second time, more recently, in the walnut rebellion more than a hundred years ago, when the Highland Knights of Balta repelled the empire's aggression and seized it. This fortress, hum. "Kiara seemed to hear the conversation between the two, and hummed a little interface:" At that time, the Corcova Dynasty was the strongest period. But unfortunately it was too weak. If I were, I would not Return this fort to Kirrlutzian, either to Leonin or Wind Elf, so that the kingdom does not have to face the threat from the north. "

Brando turned a blind eye to this kind of child ’s speech. He noticed that the other members of the ambassador were equally curious, apparently interested in the matter, and nodded his head and answered, "It ’s true, the black sword barrier. The earliest year of the moss, which was built in the Chaos era, was completed at the beginning of the First Era yuan. It has only been captured twice in history, and both were completed by Aouinian. "

"That is because other countries will not detour from the Aouine territory to attack the empire." Kiara replied with a pinch.

And the fat man, Ivoram asked curiously, "Master Commander, do you mean that our Aouine has won the empire?"

"What does this mean?" Brando froze.

"I mean, Lord Commander, how could Aouine beat the Empire, are you wrong?" The fat man said as if he had heard some funny joke.

Brando was so annoyed by his words, he replied angrily: "Why do you think Aouine never defeated the Empire?"

For this ignorant historical knowledge of this guy, he really has no strength to despise, let alone say that the large and small battles -- Kirrlutz Empire in these hundreds of years of history are powerful, but not invincible, an example of being defeated by Aouinian It was -- everywhere and less than five months ago, he taught Holy Cathedral of Fire and the Empire's Expeditionary Fleet to the ground in Ampere Searl and taught him this war. He couldn't help but feel very depressed, could not help wondering what this guy learned as a descendant of noble in Callas and what damn.

But Ivoram is still obsessed. He spread his hands and asked: "But the empire is so huge, Aouine is just a small country forget it/that's all, and it is even better than a province of the empire. How can we beat them? Lord Commander, you said that our Aouinian had defeated Kirrlutzian. I do n’t believe it. There are often examples in history. In fact, it is just a small advantage in a small conflict. It ’s a big victory. I have seen many such things in Callas. My friends in the Patrol Cavalry team often do such things. When I see them small, the glory that the royal family preaches must not be believed, but to maintain the legitimacy of their rule. forget it/that's all . "

The idea of ​​using the rotten Patrol Cavalry of already in this era to compare Highland Knight in the Walnut Rebellion era is also very avant-garde. Brando can't help but marvel at this guy's way of thinking. He couldn't help answering: "That being the case, what do you think we can stand here today and represent the Aouine for the empire's sake? Kirrlutzian will never ask the envoys under them to send tribute to them His Majesty the Emperor. "

Ivoram apparently didn't consider this question, and was asked by Brando for a while. Can't help wrinkling eyebrow to meditate. At this time, the 17-year-old girl of --, a daughter of Archduke of Viero, said, "I think that's because the empire doesn't need a poor and remote place like Aouine at all. Except for our kingdom, there are not many kingdoms and principalities. Is it attached to Holy Cathedral of Fire, and the empire has n’t done anything to them? My teacher often tells me that if the empire is interested, Aouine would have become an autonomy like Anzeluta, and at that time we were all noble of the empire. Lord Count, am I right? "

"To you, your damn teacher is best not to be met by me." Brando said heartily. But he looked at the look of other people in the ambassador, but found that except for outsiders like Romaine, Medissa, and Scippamira, most people seemed to agree with this statement. Of course. Except for those who really understand the history of the kingdom, for example, Ciel and Kiara, both have obvious disdain on their faces, and what made Brando somewhat curious is that he even saw a similar look on Jutta's face.

Kiara can't help it at this time. After all, she is also a former royal family member. Maintaining the legitimacy of the kingdom is also maintaining the reputation of her family. She sneered at coldly: "The battle between the empire and the Aouine ancestors from the end of the dragon year seems to be a good show. It ’s good that Aouinian can be independent from the empire and establish our one's own kingdom. Kirrlutzian ’s nobles is full of this helpful spirit. They sent First King Eicht from Four Borders Plain as a gift. We really have to thank them, right? ”

Her sharp irony surprised everyone. Ivoram realized at this time that I didn't know how to offend this ojou-sama. The daughter of Archduke of Viero even opened her mouth, and finally answered, "Isn't that because Wind Elf is helping us?"

Brando saw a small face of Kiara as dark as the bottom of the pot, and couldn't help shaking his head, I don't know when. The noble of the kingdom is gone. The spine -- was in the era of Highland Knight of Balta and existence, at that time of Year of the Walnut Trees. Empire has never been a problem for Aouine, the problem is that Aouinian dare to fight, that's all. He couldn't help thinking of Abaddon, the White Knight was in front of Correct and Balta in Highland Knight, and since then, for nearly a hundred years, Aouine's aristocrats and nobles seems to have suddenly lost this spirit, and can no longer look up before Kirrlutzian Already.

But he hadn't expected that nobles's Kirrlutz Empire already was ridiculous to such an extent. When Ivoram first spoke, he thought it was just an example. After all, this guy saw that he was a gangster, and he was kind of not learning. Typical without surgery. But when the daughter of Archduke of Viero spoke, he noticed that something was wrong. Although this little girl performed only in general on a weekday, it also showed that he was a well-informed person, and she knew quite a bit about foreign affairs and etiquette. She was obviously Know the history of the kingdom, but she, like Ivoram, obviously does not agree with this history.

The history is so different from everything they see right now.

He shook his head for the second time before answering to his subordinates: "Although the empire is strong, it is not without enemies. Although Aouine is small, it is impossible for the empire to devote all its energy to us. The empire has Faanzan in the north, Saers and Madara in the east, and Hazell and Torquine in the west. In the face of so many enemies, it is impossible for the empire to extract the power of a province to deal with us. Besides, its Southern Territory , And Anzeluta, since the era of long-blade Thane's, Highlander dreamed of independence for already for nearly seven centuries. We do n’t mess with it. Empire already is thankful, how dare you easily move the swordsman in the south? So the Empire actually wants to keep with us This kind of relationship is also enemy and friend. On the one hand, the honor of the empire makes them still reluctant to admit the establishment of Aouine's. On the other hand, they are unable to truly exert their hands and feet in Southern Territory. Even in the Walnut Rebellion, our opponents also But it's just a walnut Duke. In the final analysis, we were actually helping the imperialists. "

"Aouine's status is so sensitive and special that Wind Elf and the Empire are afraid to move easily. With this delicate balance, First King Eicht found the road belonging to Aouinian one's own." Speaking of this, he watched Kiara at a glance: "Anson I obviously already knows the secret between them, so he will return the black sword barrier to Kirrlutzian after the walnut war, because once the balance is broken, it may not be a good thing for Aouine."

Brando looked at others and said word by word: "So, Aouine does not necessarily need to defeat the entire empire, but this does not mean that Aouine has no chance to win, the power of large countries and small countries. The wisdom of small countries and small countries I tell you all this, I want you to understand. The Aouine kingdom has its own unique advantages. His noble and his people do not necessarily need the enemy to be in front of the empire. "

Kiara couldn't help but snorted softly after hearing these words, apparently she already knew the knowledge. No need to repeat Brando.

As for other people, including Ivoram and the younger daughter of Archduke of Viero, most of them have heard the remarks for the first time, but they are doubtful.

However, Brando didn't need them to believe it, just to remind these noble masters and noble young lady in advance, lest they see the imperial noble look like a bowed knee. Lost his Head Commander face.

While the conversation was going on, the gang gradually approached the black sword barrier, and Correct was at this time. Suddenly there was a noise in front, which attracted everyone's attention; the noise began with a neat line of footsteps, followed by heavy horseshoes, and then everyone in the group saw a small team Imperial soldiers lined up in their field of vision. This small group of Imperial soldiers was led by three or four Knight. Open the small wooden gate next to the huge gate of the Black Sword Barrier and lower the suspension bridge. Rushing out of the -- Knight scolded, suddenly command men rushed to a caravan outside the fortress.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the Brando's eye-catching noble caravan, there are many large and small business groups in this season. As one of the only two portals of the Empire and Aouine, in addition to serving as a strategic strategic point for the military, the Black Sword Barrier is also an important transportation channel between the two countries. In addition to the Month of Winter Chords mountain trail, it is completely iced all year round Outside of the closed month or two, most of the time there will be business travel here, and at this moment, the target of those Imperial soldiers is obviously such an Aouine caravan.

They quickly rushed into the middle of the caravan, first knocking down the guards with weapons, and then kicked the merchants out of caravan, tying their backs with their hands, pushing them to the ground, and then the empire The soldiers returned to caravan again, and used a sword to cut the ropes on the carriages, and threw the goods one by one on the ground. Before long, they found many people from the carriages, male and female, old and young. The imperialist soldiers drove these people together. Most of them were shabby and shivering in the cold wind. The women and children were so scared that they cried, but the soldiers of the Empire still looked indifferent, and a few people still sneered.

Brando thought at first that he had encountered a contrived bridge, such as a bandit, and a soldier, but found out that this was not the case. But he hasn't spoken yet, Count of Greymount Qianjin Zao already was frightened, Ynead Young Lady looked at the scene pale, and couldn't help but trembled and asked, "What the **** is this?"

Kiara saw this scene and left his mouth open, but he didn't want to speak.

Of all the people, the Archduke of Viero has some insight, and she whispered to others: "These people are refugees."

so that's how it is, Brando only then came to understand. Ever since Aouine changed from royalist to cold and frost, the kingdom has been turbulent. This kind of turbulence manifested in the whole kingdom as war. The battle between the royal family and regional nobles is only a small part of it. After the central government increasingly loses its binding power, the contradiction between local Thane and Thane's has become sharper first, whether it is to compete for territory, population or support, large or small The war always continues. This situation is not so fierce in Southern Territory. On the one hand, -- is also due to Madara's and --. On the other hand, after the war of Ampere Searl, the north was assigned to Eldest Prince for temporary supervision. To the north of Sifah, nobles seems to be For a while, order was lost. In these areas affected by the Corcova royal family, Sifah royal family, Wind Elf and Holy Cathedral of Fire, war seemed to become a daily necessity.

Along with the war, there were a large number of refugees. A small number of these refugees were accepted by Trentheim, but more of them went to the north and to the empire. For the empire, this was a big deal. Refugees need to find a place that can provide them with a livelihood. The empire is also willing to accept these labors. --, but the problem is that as these refugees grow, It will not only bring benefits to the empire, but also the troubles and burdens that accompany it. The refugees will already have residents in the direction of migration, and the nobles of the empire will not be able to accept all the labor, and the rest will be idle. The people have gradually become a hidden danger in local law and order, and the arrival of these refugees has harmed the interests of the indigenous peoples. So over time, these refugees have become synonymous with unpopular people in the empire. Since then, Kirrlutzian then refused to admit these refugees.

What happened in front of me is obviously such a scene of Correct.

"Sister, what are they going to do?" The youngest little Loli from Golan-Elsen's, among all the others, asked a little scaredly as she watched the scene.

"They will be treated as thieves and tramps, tied to a post here to show publicity, and then driven back ..."

The faces of the descendants of these Aouine nobles are a little awkward.

"It's really shameful, the kingdom's face has made these pariahs lose it." Ivoram couldn't help but muttered indignantly: "No wonder the noble empire always showed us a superior look.

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