The sun lazily revealed half a smile in the gap between the clouds, and the carriage drove briskly on the spacious road.
Ryan stretched a long way and sat in the carriage for several days. It seemed that even people were numb. Ryan admitted in his heart that riding a carriage would be faster than walking anyway, but he still thought it was more comfortable to walk.
Different from the last time they went to Elmida City, after Ryan and his party set off from Alfa City, they walked faster and faster along the way, and the space became wider and wider. Three carriages could walk side by side on the main road of Alpha City, but now at least six carriages can walk side by side. Ryan heard Faras say that when he arrived at the center of the imperial capital of Fernando City, the road there was the widest in the entire empire, and eight brand-new carriages could be driven side by side.
"Perhaps, this is the style that an empire center should have?" Ryan thought secretly.
The sound of horse hooves in the distance made Ryan withdraw from his thoughts. He opened the curtains of the carriage, stuck his head out, and followed the sound, only to see a dense black shadow coming towards him in the distance.
The carriages on the road almost unanimously drove to the side of the road, making way for the wide road.
In a moment, a group of dark knights appeared in front of Ryan's eyes. They were all wearing shining golden armor. Each knight holds the horse's reins with his left hand and holds a long war spear high in his right hand. The horses under them were also covered in thick leather armor, with only two eyes and four hooves exposed.
Ryan asked Alan Duo, who was in the same car, strangely: "Why are there so many knights here?"
Allen thought for a moment and answered, but was completely covered by the sound of hoofbeats from the knights passing by the carriage.
After the group of knights had gone far away, Ryan asked again: "Ellendo, what did you just say?"
Allendo said: "If I guessed correctly, this place has entered the scope of the imperial capital."
Ryan asked: "Oh? How did you know?"
Allendo smiled and said: "Except for the Imperial Capital, nowhere in the entire empire is there a cavalry army that dares to come out so blatantly."
Ryan asked: "Is it true that only the imperial capital can have cavalry?"
Allendo said: "Yes, when Fernando I established the empire, he divided a large number of lords. Each lord has absolute authority in his own land, as long as he can pay taxes in accordance with the regulations of the empire, even if he I am willing to support a large army. Apart from that, there is only one requirement, which is that I cannot have a heavy cavalry army."
Ryan said: "Heavy cavalry army?"
"Yes, in the entire empire, only the imperial city of Fernando can legally have a heavy cavalry army, that is, the Royal Knights. Look at the group of knights just now wearing heavy armor, and even the horses are covered in leather horse armor. If If it’s not the Golden Knights, then it can only be a rebellion by a certain lord.”
Ryan said: "I understand. But Alan, why do you dare to say why other lords can't rebel?"
Allen smiled and said, "Ryan, it seems you don't have much experience in this area. You must know that training a heavy cavalry requires at least one war horse and a set of cavalry-specific armaments, which does not count the usual support. Basically, the gold coins spent by such a heavy cavalry are enough to support 20 light infantry. The group of cavalry just now had at least more than a thousand people. If a lord wanted to rebel, he could support at least 20,000 more Infantry. There are not many lords in the entire empire who can support more than 20,000 troops, and they are definitely not near the imperial capital."
Ryan scratched his head. It seemed that he knew too little about military matters.
Allendo said: "Actually, I don't know much. But no matter what, no one of the dozens of lords in the empire would be stupid enough to own heavy cavalry, even if it was just ten escort cavalry, if the imperial capital knew about it, they would immediately be charged with treason. Punishment. Even Senat, who has rebelled, only trained some light cavalry."
Ryan said: "Then these heavy cavalry are knights of the Royal Knights. Isn't the Bacon we met in Sheephorn also a member of the Royal Knights?"
Alando nodded and said, "Don't forget that Bacon also invited us to be guests. Now that we are in the imperial capital, why not find some time to visit them."
Ryan agreed, "Okay."
Ryan loudly asked the driver driving the carriage outside: "Excuse me, how long does it take to get to the Imperial Capital?"
The coachman's voice came: "Hurry, guest. This is already within the limits of the imperial capital. Haven't you seen the group of knights just now?"
Ryan asked loudly: "Oh, what's going on with those knights?"
The coachman said: "In the Imperial Capital, there will be a squadron of royal knights patrolling every day. They will travel throughout the suburbs of the Imperial Capital. If you encounter them, just drive the carriage to the side of the road to avoid them."
Ryan shook his head. This is really a strange rule. Why do the Royal Knights run around
Ryan opened the curtains of the carriage and looked at the scenery outside the window boredly.
There are trees planted on both sides of the road, neatly arranged together, somewhat like the forest in my hometown, but the number of these trees is much less than the forest in my hometown.
In the gaps between the woods, you can vaguely see farms. A large number of farmers are working hard in the farmland beside the road, and they don’t know what they are planting. Ryan looked at it from the speeding carriage and couldn't recognize what it was. It seemed that he had never seen this kind of plant growing on a shelf built with branches and other branches.
I don’t know how long it took, but Ryan only felt that the sky was getting dark. Just as Ryan was considering whether to stop and take a rest, a majestic city in the distance suddenly came into view.
Ryan just took one look and was completely conquered by this city!
The huge and thick city wall is approaching, giving people a strong sense of suffocation!
The carriage was driving fast, and Ryan's heart was beating faster and faster. This city that had stood for 200 years kept exuding a breath of life, as if telling passers-by something.
Finally, the carriage drove into the city gate, and Ryan felt that his vision went dark, as if there was no light between heaven and earth.
Ryan was wondering when a bright light suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. It turned out that the carriage drove into the corridor of the city gate. It is said that horse-drawn carriages can be driven on the city walls of Fernando City. Naturally, the corridor inside its city gate is also very long.
Ryan looked back at the most solid barrier of the imperial capital, sighing in his heart. It can be expected how painful its enemies will be when facing it.
Although the carriage entered the city, its speed was not affected at all. Ryan looked at the broad streets outside the carriage window, and he suddenly remembered the town of Yangtze. Yes, only the vast prairie outside Yangtze Town gave Ryan this feeling.
Is this the imperial capital? The heart of a vast empire!