She Is Not a Witch Chapter 31: The Crimson Country
Western Continent, Canghong Empire.
Six years have passed since the shocking change of the color of the world. After experiencing the civil turmoil in the imperial capital, the change of power, and the chaos of various struggles, the whole country finally stabilized for the time being.
Although the old nobles have not been defeated, their strength and influence are not as good as before. Under the promotion of the new emperor, a large number of military service lords entered high-level and key positions in the country. Most of them were born in Kusano, and were born to be at odds with the great nobles, and over the years have eroded the power and interests that originally belonged to the great nobles.
Faced with this situation, the great aristocrats were prepared to fight together, but under the superb power of the new emperor, some of the great aristocrats were bought and appointed as representatives of the new aristocratic council. Instead, their power was greater than before. . As a result, divisions within the nobility also appeared. The original dark tide was surging, and the rebellion that broke out in various places was confessed by the inner ghost.
After receiving the news, the emperor sent his legions to various places to suppress, gather the land, wealth, and power of the rebellious nobles, and distribute some of them as rewards to the counter-insurgency legions. In this way, firmly grasp the army. Fang’s support.
But he did not completely lose his mind and knocked down all the nobles. After his position was gradually stabilized, he gradually adopted a gentle policy and attracted many nobles in order to balance the power of the upper echelons of the country, so as not to completely lean towards one side.
In this way, after six years, the emperor who was only in his twenties firmly grasped this huge empire and let his will be carried through to the empire.
With the implementation of the new military service system, more and more civilians and children of nobles entered the army, following the rise of the empire hundreds of years ago.
This year, another round of the imperial preaching team was drawn from the imperial capital to the place. They were dressed in crimson gowns, holding a code and a scepter, proclaiming the emperor's will.
Since the new emperor came to the throne, the landscape of this country has undergone tremendous changes. The previous oppression and injustice have been greatly alleviated under the enforcement and trial of the army, and many old powers have been liquidated and overthrown. The whole country began to glow with new vitality. Those who fell due to famine and poverty were also recruited into the army, so that law and order gradually became better.
The Great Southern City, Ceratis.
Eight laurel military horses slowly pulled forward, and the body at the rear was like a ladder-shaped ladder. A ceremonial officer dressed in a gorgeous red robe and a golden crown stood on it, shouting loudly.
In front of and around the carriage, there is a sergeant in steel armor. They are dressed in dark red cloaks, holding halberds and flags high in their hands, and the bright red rose pattern violently **** in the wind.
This ceremonial official from the capital of the empire conveyed the words and will of the emperor. His voice spread far away under the influence of extraordinary power, and residents from all over the city were attracted by this.
"In order to end the thousands of years of turmoil, in order to open up more land, in order to allow the people of the empire to live a more generous life."
"We, the citizens of the Canghong Empire, will use the sword to plow out the land and everything needed by the empire!" The ceremonial officer read the emperor's words loudly, as the vehicle moved forward, bursts of bright red petals Also blowing in the wind, flying in the air.
The people in the city blocked the crowded streets. Adults and children, men and women, merchants and vendors, aristocratic civilians, all looked at the tidy and prestigious square array, some of them cheered, some talked, and the scene was lively and noisy. . There was reverence and enthusiasm in those eyes.
Since the new emperor came to the throne, this kind of religious worship has become more and more prosperous, and even some great aristocrats suspect that this is secretly promoted by the new emperor to stabilize his power and rule.
But I have to say that because the timing of the coup d’état was too coincidental, the Sun and Moon Tonghui at the critical moment completely pressed the entire balance on the side of the Edelman brothers, letting it sweep away Cleared the obstacles and won the throne.
As a result, it also gave them a taste of fate, which also caused the spread of folk worship.
On the tall car body, the gorgeously dressed ceremonial official is still shouting loudly, and his voice is like thunder, spreading everywhere.
"Then, for the glory of the empire, but also for yourselves."
"You, we, willing, intention, launch, move, complete, face, fight, fight, do you!"
"Wish, willing!"
The fanatical and unified voice overwhelmed everything, and this huge and powerful empire finally burned like a flame.
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Old Ruhrna, now Haoshi County, Lauli Province, Croatia.
The backyard mine is full of prisoners dressed in hemp and gray clothes. He holds the mine in his hand and carefully digs out the ore on the mountain wall.
This mine produces a fragile hyacinth zircon, which is an extraordinary material for certain alchemical creations. But because of its fragile texture, it cannot be violently mined, so it is collected manually by miners.
Under the scorching sun, many mines are exposed to direct sunlight, and their working environment is very harsh.
A man in his forties was still bending over and carefully digging a small hyacinth zircon he found, which was hidden and embedded in the rock and soil.
The light red soil and gravel gradually peeled off, and the stone the size of a quail egg slowly revealed, and then was carefully removed by the man, and put it into a small pot on the side, which had already been covered with ashes. Cotton to prevent it from breaking.
"Call, it's not easy." He exhaled and wiped his forehead with his gray arm to prevent sweat from getting into his eyes.
The man slowly straightened his waist to prevent the waist from flashing too quickly. Since the world changed, he has lost his extraordinary power and is now just a fragile middle-aged man.
After breathing for a while, he picked up the small jar next to him again and looked at the three shiny little stones, with a smile on his dark face. It seems that I can change a few more big steamed buns today.
Looking around, he saw a figure sitting in the shadow of the mountain wall, and then limply walked over.
"Hey, old Luck, how did you get today." He said hello, and then sat down by the side of the mountain, regardless of the gravel and dust on the ground, which he had long been used to.
"It's okay, find one." The man named Old Luck is probably in his 50s, with a lot of wrinkles on his face and muddy eyes. He squatted on the ground, his eyes half-open and half-closed, looking at the bright sun in the distance.
"When are you tall on such a day..." Old Luck slowly uttered a sigh and sorrow in it.
"Hey, don't think about it, let's live it slowly, one day is one day." The middle-aged man next to him persuaded him, putting the little jar in his arms as if it were a treasure, and leaning against the stone wall. , Ready to take a nap and get through the hottest moment of the day.
"You just watched it, I can't do it. Recently I dreamed again." Old Luck's voice was full of nostalgia.
"What did you dream of."
"I dreamed that when I was young, when I was only about 19 years old, I was looking for a beautiful fairy lady in Emenas. She was so beautiful and vigorous, like the rain and dew of the morning, it made me want to approach and touch ."
"What happened later, I remember your wife was the third daughter of the Phoenix family at that time."
"Indeed, my pursuit failed. Later, I returned to Mozwa and followed the arrangement of my grandfather to marry the daughter of the Phoenix family. And this time, more than 30 years have passed." Old Luck recalled the past. His eyes floated into the distance.
"But now, I am alone again, my wife and children are gone..."
"Besides, I am still a prisoner now, and my past wealth and power are gone. I really can't find anything worth remembering to keep me alive..." Old Luck's voice gradually became low.
"When I dreamed of being young, all I felt was deep despair, because I can't go back again..." As he said, Lak's voice choked up, leaving two lines of tears on his face .
The man next to him was afraid to pat him on the back, and said slowly: "I know, I know, live well, don't think too much..."
"No, you don't understand, there is no one in your Shelia family involved in anyway, and I, our Walter family, have no descendants." He buried his face deep in his palm, warm tears mixed This black dust flowed down from his fingers.
"Hey..." The man next to him shook his head slightly and stopped speaking.
The two sat like this for a while, and a gun soldier in armor came over.
"Which of you is Whitley Shelia?"
"I am." The man in his forties stood up on the stone wall.
The soldier watched him look up and down, and then said: "Come with me."
Wittley took the jar and followed the soldier in small steps. In the huge mine, many prisoners squatting in the shadows looked at the two people walking in the sun. It's numb, but also a bit envious.
The two walked to a small house on the edge of the mine. Two warriors in heavy armor looked at the two before waving their hands.
The soldier took Witley into the hut and said, "You have half an hour to communicate."
He put a worn brass clock on the table, then walked out.
Wittley saw another woman in the house. She was about 20 years old, wearing a simple white cotton dress, standing by the table.
"Are you... Letis?" Witley hesitated, after all, there are many differences between this girl and her memory.
Letis in the memory is so proud and beautiful, and the girl in front of her has dusty and tired brows, and she is simply dressed.
"Yes, Uncle Witley." Letis's tired face showed a long-lost smile.
"It's been a long time," she said slowly, then let Witley sit down.
In the simple cabin, the sun shines in through the cracks in the roof and falls on the table. The dust floats slowly in the light, and there are several quiet cicadas outside the window, highlighting the heat of midsummer.
"Are you okay, Letis, are they doing you anything?" Willett looked at the girl in front of him with concern.
"I'm okay, because I was still in school when the war broke out. Later, the Croatian military let me go. It's just that the rest of the family..." When he said this, Letis gradually went down. Head, the voice gradually became low.
"I know, I know, there are some things I have been mentally prepared early on." Willett comforted the girl in front of him.
"The wealth of the family, I am afraid that all have disappeared, and those friends are probably gone. Now I am satisfied to see a living relative." Willett said slowly, leaning back in his chair. The former Master of Magic Sequence 8 is now skinny, and his skin is tanned, and he can't see the whiteness it used to be.
"Will anyone survive in the family besides you?" Willett asked with concern.
"No more..." Letis lowered her head and said, a drop of water falling on her knee.
"Oh...it was so..."
"Perhaps this is punishment..." He sighed.
"How are you doing? Is your life good." He stretched out his hand to comfort the only niece, but he reached halfway and saw the black gray on it, and slowly let it go.
"I'm working in a textile factory in Liuli Province. It's not bad." Letis wiped her tears and slowly raised her head.
"Well, did anyone bully you?" Willett asked slightly worried. After all, with Letis's appearance, dressed up a little, she is a stunning girl. If the law and order are not good, then... ...
"Fortunately, no one bullied me. All counties in Liuli Province have stricter controls. No one dares to mess around."
Willett recalled the soldiers in the mining area. His strict discipline had surprised him, but now that he thinks about it, other areas are not too bad.
"That's fine."
The room fell into tranquility for a while, and Willett wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only silently look at the girl in front of him, the jewel in the palm of the family.
Recall that a few years ago, Letis was the eldest lady whom everyone sought and admired among the senior leaders of Rulner, but now she has been reduced to working in a textile factory. The gap may not be what his uncle could imagine. After all, she was only in her twenties. Unlike herself, she had already experienced too much wind and frost and looked away.
"Can alchemy and transcendental sequences still be practiced?" Willett asked carefully after a long time.
"Perhaps, the times are different nowadays, and the new practice methods have changed a lot, and those of us who are not so glorious are forbidden to enter the academy and can only explore it by ourselves." Letis looked at The texture on the desktop, she is only Magic Sequence 2 now, this is the result of her own groping, very slow.
"It will get better, take your time."
"As long as the official doesn't prohibit it, you can finally find it out slowly, and then live well, don't forget your childhood dreams." Weilet's two hands were uncomfortably crossed, and his rough palms rubbed against each other.
In this prisoner mine, all prisoners are forbidden to practice. Anyone who finds that they gather extraordinary magical powers will be punished, even if they were once the masters of magic, the former leaders of Ruhrna~IndoMTL.com ~ Just as the two were talking, the brass clock on the table ticked, and the soldier standing outside the door also walked in.
"The time is up, it's time to go." His voice was indifferent, as if he had been accustomed to this tearful scene of sadness.
Willette stood up slowly, bracing himself, his voice intermittently speaking.
"Live well and marry a decent family in the future, even if you don't have the surname Shelia, as long as you are safe."
"You want your life to be stable, uncle feels at ease..." Willett was taken out of the house by the soldier.
Letis looked at the thin, limping back in the scorching sun, her eyes gradually filled with liquid.
Once upon a time, this uncle was also a genius in the family. He was extremely handsome and suave. He was regarded by Rulner as Sequence 9 of the future, the heavenly pillar of the Shelia family.
Now, everything disappears like a dream, turning into a painful reality.