First draft, revised first and then revised.
In recent years, Omar Emperor Doppler Spuglin has been in poor health.
The original "New Deal" reform failed and Ymir was excluded from Omar's circle. Soon after, the emperor became bedridden, and there were several reports that he was critically ill.
Unexpectedly, after the death of the eldest prince Quentin, the "terminally ill" old emperor miraculously survived for so long.
Because he was still alive, although the princes fought fiercely, the political situation in Omar was not completely chaotic.
But this time, it seems to be for real.
After all, Emperor Omar is Ymir's biological brother.
No matter what, if Spurgeon XV died, she would go back.
But obviously, the old nobles in Omar did not have good intentions when they returned to the imperial capital this time. But Black Dragon City's current strength is not afraid of any conspiracy, so it counts 800 elite mechanics and 200 flying dragon riders.
As for the reason why she asked Ren to accompany her to the imperial capital, although Ymir didn't say it clearly, it was obvious.
Omar is her "mother's family", so she must take him to see it.
By the way, block out those troubles.
There are 72 administrative provinces in the Omar Empire, and there are not 100, but 80 top nobles. With such a young Frank from the Spencer family coming this time, there must be countless "Franks" in the imperial capital.
Ymir, who was initially excluded from Omar's core power circle, has become the most popular leader of Black Dragon City. Why are those old nobles determined to win her over
After all, all fools understand that at this juncture of imperial power transition, whoever gets this help will have a better chance of winning in the battle for the throne.
... ... .
A few days later.
The team from Black Dragon City appeared in Oma.
After leaving the mountainous area, the team moved very quickly.
The Dragon Legion rides dragons, and the mechanics have their own motorcycles. Ren and Ymir, on the other hand, were sitting on a relatively stable steam troop carrier.
In the carriage, Ren was meditating and practicing.
After advancing to the third level of transcendence, he practiced harder and harder, spending almost every moment of his free time practicing.
The understanding of "Fighting Intent" is still a bit lacking, and I can't rush it.
In the dream, he was carefully recalling the insights and experiences explained to him by the bosses and pondering them carefully.
This is the benefit of him being the Lord of Black Dragon City.
There are legendary bosses of various extraordinary professions around you at any time to ask for advice, such as Cavo, Marfa, Guy, Bazel, Canosha...
Looking at the whole world, when it comes to gaining experience, there is probably no one who has an advantage over him.
At this moment, Ren's ears moved slightly, and he was suddenly awakened by the movement in the carriage.
Someone shouted: "It's out of control, everyone... get out of the way!"
When he opened his eyes, he saw a figure flying over from the car behind him, smashing the wooden door between the cars, and hitting the ground hard.
This guy is clearly Karl.
Fortunately, he was wearing a tight protective gear, so he was fine.
Climbing up from the pile of broken wooden chairs, a slightly embarrassed Karl looked at Ren, then touched the back of his head, and said with an awkward smile: "Brother Ren, I'm sorry to disturb your practice. The [Rocket Belt] I made looks like Something unexpected happened..."
As he spoke, he pointed to his waist.
There is a gunpowder-driven mechanical belt on the external mechanical skeleton. White smoke is coming out of the belt's injection device, making the entire carriage filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.
Ren remembered that this was a blueprint found in the goblin ruins, which allowed people to fly in short distances. Unexpectedly, Karl produced a semi-finished product.
Ren didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "It doesn't matter. Be careful next time and don't hurt yourself."
"Um!"
Karl nodded, came like the wind, and ran away again with a roar, "Brother Ren, I won't bother you anymore, I'm going to improve my belt!"
After turning around and running a few steps, he almost bumped into Ymir again. Karl greeted cheerfully: "Sister Princess, I won't disturb you anymore."
"Um."
Ymir smiled at him.
Everyone is used to this kind of experimental accident.
After all, Carl and Mr. Tuster's temporary laboratory is in the rear compartment.
There is a small explosion or something every now and then, and everyone is used to it. The maids skillfully opened the windows for ventilation, and after a while, the smell of gunpowder faded away.
This time we are going to the Royal Capital of Omar, and Mr. Tust and Karl are also joining the team.
The old man remembered the girl from his youth. He knew she was not dead yet and planned to go to Omagh to see her.
Furthermore, this time, he also planned to go to the Royal Academy of Sciences and ask the president, Brendan de Molay, for an explanation.
The story of plagiarizing technology, poisoning, and destroying the Tust family must come to an end.
... ... .
Ymir walked into the carriage and said to Ren, "Ren, how do you feel about practicing today?"
Ren shrugged: "Still the same."
Ymir said: "At our current speed, we can reach Usenbar in about ten days."
Thunderbird: "Oh. How is the situation in the Omar Imperial Capital now?"
Ymir: "The intelligence department has reported some developments in the imperial capital. Several princes are not calm. The situation is very chaotic now..."
When Ren heard this, a wonderful look appeared on his face.
Not just a mess, but a complete mess.
The transition of imperial power, whether in the previous life or in this extraordinary world, is indispensable for the bloody plot of brothers killing each other.
Before Ymir left Oma, the old nobles unanimously wanted to exclude this "outlier" who attempted to reform. Then the eldest prince Quentin was elected to the throne in line with the interests of the major factions.
Ymir has still ruled out the right to inherit. As soon as the eldest prince dies, the whole family suddenly turns into a quarrel.
"The second prince's side is mainly supported by the Fergus family in charge of the Ministry of Energy. Intelligence shows that he has had intensive contact with the people of Glory City. Now missionaries have been stationed in several provinces in the northern part of Oma, and some people in the territory have begun to believe in the Three Evil eyes..."
"Behind the fourth prince is the Garcia family. They control part of the empire's military power, and currently have the highest possibility of inheriting the throne..."
"Behind the Eighth Prince is the Campbell family. Intelligence shows that people from the Sid Empire seem to have also intervened and seem to want to support his rise to power..."
"And the Queen and the Lopez family behind her have no intention of giving up. After all, the three grand masters of the Royal Academy of Omar have a strong say. They seem to support Queen Tess in assuming power..."
"..."
When Ymir said this, he looked a little worried, but helpless.
After all, Oma is the Oma of their Spring Green family. It has been passed down for thousands of years, and it is about to be divided.
The struggle for imperial power has always been cruel.
It's okay if you don't take sides, but once you take sides, it means there is only one winner in the end.
The losing prince and ministers will lose everything.
However, the situation is more complicated now.
The three princes who may compete for succession are backed by established nobles from several large factions. No matter who ultimately succeeds to the throne, they will not be able to convince the public.
It is foreseeable that with the situation in front of Oma, once the old emperor dies, the imperial capital will definitely become the center of fierce fighting between all parties.
The most likely outcome is the collapse of the huge empire.
Renn felt that he could already
After all, no matter what Spring and Autumn Period or Warring States Period he had in his previous life, this kind of thing was completely normal. The imperial power was weak and the princes were too strong.
What's more, there are things like mechanical cities in this world that force the population to gather together.
By then, the seventy-two provinces, not to mention splitting into seventy-two principalities, are extremely likely to split into ten or eight.
But... Omar's chaos is beneficial to Black Dragon City.
Ren didn't know why, but he suddenly thought of that [gambler] Clemens F. Metternich.
The current chaos in Omar seems to have started with the death of the eldest prince Quentin. Although the eldest prince is seeking his own death, no matter how you look at it, there is the shadow of those squinting eyes behind him.
... ... .
Ten days later, Renne and his party arrived at the Omar Imperial Capital "Usenbar".
The two hundred flying dragon legions were so powerful that their dragon roars echoed through the sky, immediately attracting all the attention in the city.
"Hey... look, there is a flying dragon in the sky!"
"Oh my god, it's really a flying dragon! Who has such a grand show and actually brings the flying dragon army to the imperial capital?"
"You don't know yet? I heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess is back! Didn't you see that many important people went out of the city to greet her today?"
"..."
Ymir has a great reputation in the imperial capital. After all, her beauty is known as the "Two Beauties of the Empire".
Two hundred flying dragon regiments from Black Dragon City landed, and eight hundred mechanics also gathered on standby. At this time, what Ren and others called a troop carrier arrived amidst the roar of neat boilers.
Although Ymir, the eldest princess, has moved away from the upper echelons of Omar's power, the royal family's status is still there.
When she came back, the officials of the imperial capital were waiting at the city gate early. The red carpet was laid three miles from the city gate to the palace deep in the city.
Knights wearing shining silver armor lined up on both sides of the road, holding swords and axes, looking majestic.
The guard opened the car door, and Ymir and Ren walked out side by side.
The moment she stepped onto the red carpet, she immediately resumed her character of "Frost Sword Princess", with no trace of joy or anger on her face. Without being angry or assertive, a peerless and proud indifferent aura instantly overflowed from her body.
Perhaps because she was familiar with her, Ren was not affected by her aura.
He looked at the huge welcoming team in front of him. Although he didn't have stage fright, he was also quite surprised.
This was the first time for him to enjoy such a grand royal occasion.
Of course, what shocked him even more was the huge steel city in front of him!
A huge steel city that even a traveler like him felt was a "miracle of creation."
Looking around, there is no edge to the city.
The outer city wall alone is over a hundred meters high, and the walls of the inner city and the palace are several times higher. Exaggerated and scary steam chimneys were slowly emitting white smoke, and countless forts faced the outside world in all directions... like armored monsters filled with spikes.
The blurry vision in the distance, the highest point is five or six hundred meters, which is the brightly lit palace.
This is also the only "overlord-level" mechanical city in the world.
... ... .
Ren and Ymir got out of the car.
In the carriage, Karl seemed very excited.
He lay beside the window and secretly looked at everything outside through the narrow gap.
He has been staying in Glory City for as long as he can remember and has never traveled far. He also heard that the Omar Imperial Capital "Usenbar" is the most prosperous human territory and also has the strongest and largest mechanical city.
When he saw the city, which was several times larger than Glory City, he exclaimed: "Grandpa, look, that cannon is so big."
Carl excitedly wanted to share what he saw with his grandfather, but when he turned his head, he saw Tust sitting blankly in the corner.
The gray-haired old man's eyes were shining brightly, and he murmured to himself: "It's been thirty years."
Returning to his hometown, this mechanical genius who was once kicked out of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Omar felt an indescribable complexity in his heart.
Listening to the cheers outside the window and the familiar accent, Mr. Tust's eyes became increasingly moist.
With a long sigh, he slowly stood up.
"Let's go, little Carl. What happened back then should come to an end..."
... ...
The person who came out of the city to greet him was the Minister of Foreign Affairs. When the old man saw Ymir, he greeted him respectfully, "Her Royal Highness, you are back."
Ymir nodded and said without any hesitation: "Go to the palace."
The foreign minister originally wanted to say something, but he swallowed it in his mouth, "Yes, Your Royal Highness, the eldest princess."
Ren didn't speak.
And Ymir seemed to be taking care of him, never walking too fast, and stayed by his side.
This move made the ministers on the side look a little surprised. They also instantly understood in their hearts that this man had a very important status in the heart of Her Royal Highness the Princess.
The Flying Dragon Legion was arranged in a specific area of the outer city. The Mechanic Legion and several Coleman soldiers as accompanying military attachés followed Ren and Ymir to the palace.
After entering the city, Renn saw the scene behind the city wall.
High-rise buildings stand tall, and steel bridges connect these densely packed high-rise buildings like spider webs...
The streets are filled with steam machinery of all kinds.
The prosperous scene in front of us looks like an international metropolis. Even because it is from the Mechanical City, the population is denser than the metropolis in Rennes' previous life.
There were crowds of people on both sides of the street, with heads poking out from the windows and on the iron bridge, looking curiously at Ren and his group as they crossed the street...
"The eldest princess! The eldest princess! The eldest princess!"
The residents of the imperial capital all seemed to know Ymir, and when they saw her coming, waves of cheers erupted.
"Eh... who is that man, so willing to stand with Her Royal Highness?"
"I heard it seems to be a certain lord?"
"Wow... there are also barbarians on the flying dragon! The 'Sunflower Slave Shop' has auctioned barbarians several times before, and I happened to see them."
"I know that Marquis Fergus's family bought a few barbarian slaves, and they even took them to taverns to fight in the past. I don't know why I haven't seen them recently..."
"Tsk, who dares to be a barbarian slave now? Haven't you heard that the last time the 'Black Wind Territory' was destroyed, it was because they wanted to auction the barbarian slaves, and then they were directly captured by the flying dragon rider? Even the 'Top Ten Legends' 'Two of them are dead, who dares to touch the barbarian slaves?"
"Hiss..."
Ren listened to the noise coming from his ears, and the system automatically distinguished the content of those people's conversations.
After entering the city gate, Ren and Ymir got on the convertible motorcycle and drove towards the tallest building in the city.
The buildings in the inner city area look less dense and much neater.
This is the area where nobles live.
Only then did Ren see clearly the overall layout of the imperial capital "Usenbar".
This huge city is not entirely built on one mechanical city, but on many. The outer city is full of small mechanical cities that look like communities. Only the inner palace is the "Dragon City"!
The palace was not much different from what Ren imagined.
Nothing but luxury, just luxury.
Colorful glass roofs, golden guardrails, huge Roman columns...
The accompanying mechanics stayed outside the palace. Only Ymir and Ren, led by the chamberlains, went directly to the emperor's palace.
On that bed of precious dawn, Renn saw the Emperor of Omar, Doppler Spriglin, for the first time!