Artillery fire roared all day and night, and the city was filled with heavily armed patrol soldiers.
The mechanical boilers in major urban areas that had not moved for a long time were making loud noises and transformed into a war state. Countless chimney trucks spewed billowing black smoke, and the entire sky was turned gray-black with soot.
In order to avoid the chaotic artillery fire, every house in the city was closed. Except for a few panic-stricken pedestrians walking quickly across the street, there were no more people in the empty city.
This city, known as the most prosperous metropolis in the Ice Ridge Wasteland, became desolate and depressing overnight.
Although the Fifth City District was not affected by the war, due to the disorder of the war, thieves and gangsters who took advantage of the situation became active. They broke into houses to kill, rob, and commit adultery. Many small nobles suffered disasters, causing people to panic.
Unlike the tense atmosphere elsewhere, the "Black Rose Inn" seemed very calm.
This is where the Black Dragon City group settled.
There are powerful mechanic legions and flying dragon legions stationed in the hotel, and no one dares to cause trouble here.
This small post house has become the safest place in the entire city.
... ..
Several maids who have been serving Ymir all year round have been waiting at the door of the suite for a long time.
Ymir's schedule is very regular. Usually, she washes up and goes out on time at seven o'clock every morning.
No matter how late I go to bed, I never have the habit of staying in bed.
But there was something unusual today. It was almost ten o'clock, but the eldest princess still showed no sign of them entering the house.
"Isn't Her Royal Highness the Princess up yet?"
"Hush~ The city lord is also inside..."
"Ah... His Highness has never allowed the Lord of the City to stay in his boudoir. Could it be..."
"..."
Then I heard low-pitched laughter.
Although everyone in Black Dragon City knew that Ren was Ymir's man, as personal maids, they knew very well that the two adults did not seem to have an intimate relationship yet.
Even when he was in Black Dragon City, the city lord never spent the night in the eldest princess's apartment. Even if there is, it must be when Elder Wu Duo is invited to a banquet. The one I live in is not the master bedroom, but the guest room.
The movement at the door was naturally unable to hide from the two high-level supernatural perceptions of Ren and Ymir in the room.
In the room, on the big snow-white bed, two naked bodies were leaning against each other.
Ren's skin has a wheat-colored dark yellow color due to his years of practicing outside. In contrast, Ymir's skin looks very white. The white one seems to emit a faint fluorescence under the light.
She was lying on her back on the bed, her expression a little lazy, and there was still some flushing on her pretty face. That golden waterfall of hair was scattered on the bed, and her graceful figure was not covered at all from top to bottom.
Ren admired the beautiful body in front of him, supported his head with one hand, and transformed into a little person with the other hand, "climbing over mountains and ridges" on Ymir's body, the ultimate gentle touch slipped over his fingertips, letting him play with it. Very happy.
Once lust starts, it's hard to stop.
The first time will be followed by countless times.
The first taste of ambiguity at the hot spring pool in the hot spring room the night before had such a sense of urgency. But in this scene on the bed, the two of them were extremely happy.
Ymir, the princess of Oma who was cold and indifferent to outsiders, showed her charm in front of Ren that no one had ever seen before.
She didn't stop Ren's shy movements from somewhere. Although her cold temperament prevented her from catering too much, she did not refuse anyone who came, allowing Lei to enjoy the bone-crushing tenderness.
"Okay, enough messing around, it's time to get up."
"It's okay anyway, it's rare to have a day off..."
"If it's too late, it'll be a joke..."
Finally, Princess Oma was too thin-skinned to do such ridiculous things as promulgating prostitution in daylight.
She looked at the increasingly brighter sky outside the colorful glass window, and angrily pushed away the body behind her that was clinging to her but was getting hotter. She scolded her again: "Are you coming?"
She thought that the extraordinary energy of the strength system seemed to be endless. If he was given a chance, this guy could probably mess around all day long.
As soon as these words came out, Ren just laughed and stopped writing.
Ymir rang the rope bell beside the bed, and four maids in maid uniforms opened the door and walked in.
The four of them divided the work and worked together to put hot water in the bathroom and prepare clothes for today. Everything was as usual.
However, looking at Ren lying on the bed, all the maids would also smile.
They are all close maids who have served Ymir for many years. They are used to seeing her naked body, and they are not so restrained in speaking.
"Your Highness, the water is ready."
"Um."
Ymir slinked to the bathroom, leaving Ren with a graceful back.
The maid named "Portia" among the four stayed. She looked at Ren and said with a respectful smile: "Lord of the City, can I help you wash and change clothes?"
Ymir's maids are not bad in appearance and figure, and they are about 70-80% standard among ordinary people. Because they had to wait for the mistress to take a bath, they all wore thin gauze clothes, and they could vaguely see through the mountains.
In this world, maids from noble families are the private property of noble masters.
She is a bit like the ancient "marrying maid" in Ren's previous life, responsible for daily life and also responsible for warming the bed. And at certain times, he will serve the male master for the inconvenient hostess.
This is a custom and the hostesses usually don't mind.
But Renn was not used to being like those old nobles, being naked and enjoying being dressed by maids. He shook his head and said, "No, I will do it myself."
He put on his clothes and took a shower.
... ..
Probably because the relationship between the two was already very close, Ymir no longer avoided the man in the room.
The whole process of her bathing and dressing was under Ren's eyes.
Renn also witnessed the cumbersome and luxurious washing process of the royal family of this world for the first time.
However, people are beautiful and waiting is pleasing to the eye.
Not long after, Ren and Ymir sat at the dining table, enjoying the breakfast prepared by the maids.
While eating, the two started chatting.
"News just arrived. Karen was surrounded and killed by the Imperial Guards in the palace. Muller (the fourth prince) and Ebel (the eighth prince) are fighting fiercely, and all the noble families who support them are also participating in the battle..."
"[City of Destruction] joins the war, and the situation in the palace is not optimistic. In the end, it is very likely that both sides will suffer... "
"Preliminary estimates are that even if the war in the imperial capital ends, military conflicts will break out across the country for a long time to come..."
"..."
Ymir calmly told Ren the information reported by the maid just now.
This is also to be expected.
Ever since they saw that the Sid Empire and Glory City had intervened in the struggle for imperial power, they knew that no matter who they were, it would be impossible for them to safely inherit the throne.
Omar's split was now doomed.
Neither the fourth prince nor the eighth prince had the ability to convince all the established aristocratic groups.
After this battle, no matter who wins, Omar's national power will eventually be set back for decades.
It will also completely wipe out the intimidating power that the Spuglin royal family has inherited for thousands of years.
When the imperial power no longer has the deterrent power it once had, those great nobles who already possess the strength to establish a country will no longer be willing to be constrained by the imperial power.
What's more, there is also the Sid Empire, which is bent on splitting Omar, and the Glory City, whose situation is unknown.
Many forces have muddied the waters of Omar, and they do not allow Omar, this powerful empire, to continue to grow.
What is foreseeable is that the final situation is probably that the seventy-two provinces of Oma will be split into dozens of "principies" and "kingdoms".
... .
Sure enough, the squinting eyes were right, and Omar was completely destroyed.
After today, the Omar royal family has ceased to exist in name only.
Regarding political matters, Ren couldn't get involved and listened silently.
But in fact, the split of Omar is beneficial to Black Dragon City.
When there is a war, there will be refugees. Whether it is wealth, population, or various talents, they will flow to more stable countries.
Now that the "evil god belief" conspiracy in Glory City has been exposed, the Omar hunters will probably not think about going to Glory City to beg for food in the future.
After the collapse of the Omar imperial power, the control of the border is definitely not as good as before.
At that time, whether hunters or businessmen wanted to make money west of the Alcoron Mountains, Black Dragon City became the only choice.
Renn is also very confident. Anyone who has really been to Black Dragon City and enjoyed the equal benefits of the territory will never think of returning to the two empires.
However, Ymir is a Spurgeon royal family after all, and the development of Black Dragon City is actually drinking the blood of Omar, the old camel.
Although she had long been dissatisfied with the corrupt system of the empire, she saw the collapse of her homeland with her own eyes. Her tone was slightly melancholy, and she said: "I don't know what Omar will become in the end..."
"Sooner or later, the development of civilization will eventually promote changes in social systems..."
Ren said, gently helping her tuck the hair that fell in front of her face behind her ears, and then kissed her forehead.
"Um."
Ymir glanced at him and smiled slightly in response.
She changed the topic and said instead: "This time we were assassinated by Sid. We will also send people to negotiate over there, and we will also make some counterattacks and issue arrest warrants... But we don't need to pay too much attention to them. . The institutional corruption of Sid is even greater than that of Omar. We don’t have to do anything at all. When our Black Dragon City develops, they will naturally fall apart."
Renn nodded: "Yes."
At this time, Ymir thought of something again and said: "After dinner later, I plan to go to Omar Royal Academy again. In the current situation, there are many mechanics from Grand Master Jurgen and the academy. None of them participated in the war. I plan to fight for them to return to Black Dragon City with us. There are also some neutral hospitals, colleges, and municipal talents in the city... "
After hearing her plan, Ren said: "Then I will accompany you later."
"No."
Ymir smiled, shook his head, and said: "Those places and those people, my identity is more suitable to go to. You have just broken through the fourth level of extraordinary, so you can consolidate your new understanding in the post house, and wait until I come back."
From the beginning of the construction of Black Dragon City to the present, the city owner Renn has hardly participated in any detailed management except for talking and proposing a general direction. Ymir can always do everything quietly.
There are specialties in the art industry, and professional matters can be left to professionals.
Wren never felt like he was supposed to be a "jack of all trades."
Unable to get in the middle of the conversation, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh... Then I'll wait in the room for you to come back?"
"..."
Ymir naturally saw the ambiguity in Ren's words and rolled her eyes at him.
However, after hesitating for a moment, she nodded slightly and responded softly: "Yes."
... ..
Seven days later, the sound of intensive artillery fire that echoed through the Imperial Capital of Omar gradually subsided.
The old nobles who originally supported the second prince immediately chose to withdraw from the war after learning that Karen had been controlled by the "Three-Eyed Evil God". They were afraid of being liquidated afterwards, so they did not stay. Instead, they directly chose to control the Mechanical City and leave Usenbar.
On the other hand, the fourth prince and the eighth prince were evenly matched against each other.
Although the fourth prince finally gained control of the palace, even though they were equally matched, both sides suffered extremely heavy losses.
The eighth prince did not choose to fight to the end, but led the seven cities under his control to leave Usenbar and evacuate towards the south of Oma, close to the border with Sid.
At this time, the war in the imperial capital finally came to an end.
There were originally nearly thirty mechanical cities in the twenty blocks of the imperial capital, including the palace and the academy. Because of this war, seven were seriously damaged, more than ten were removed, and ten remained in place.
The number of casualties exceeded one million.
This is an ending that no one expected.
... .
The sudden war stunned everyone in Omar.
Except for Metternich, few could have guessed in advance that things would turn out this way.
As the battle becomes clearer, everyone is faced with the question of where to stand.
Those nobles who originally chose "neutrality" and planned to be loyal to the royal family were also somewhat shaken.
Everyone could see that the Spuglin royal family had lost their control over the empire. The internal fighting among several princes completely divided the empire.
Now the imperial capital has been devastated by a war, with a large number of civilians killed and injured. This has also made many people extremely disappointed and even disheartened by Omar's senior management.
Especially the machinists of the Royal Academy of Omar.
Originally, they were staunch neutrals who would only be loyal to the imperial power.
But now, they discovered that whether they were loyal to the fourth prince or the eighth prince, they were not loyal to the "imperial power."
instead.
Speaking of the bloodline of the Spuglin royal family, in addition to the fourth prince and the eighth prince, isn’t there an eldest princess
If they really wanted to be loyal to the royal family, they felt that the old emperor's biological sister was more qualified than the two princes who were killing each other.
What's more, for mechanics, Black Dragon City also has the most top-notch mechanical technology.
Coupled with Ymir's lobbying these days, many people, even though they apparently did not agree to go to Black Dragon City because of old feelings, were actually more inclined to the "Black Dragon City" with unlimited potential in the future.
... .
On this day, Renne and the others finally set off and left the Omar Imperial Capital.
The visiting team that originally numbered more than a thousand people turned into tens of thousands when they returned.
In addition to Irubek's sons and their families, there are a large number of talents in various fields in the team, including machinery, medical care, and municipal management.
Although Jurgen, the only "Grand Mechanical Master" in the Omar Empire, did not leave because of his old relationship, he did not stop his disciples and the mechanics in the academy who pursued mechanical skills from following Ren to Black Dragon City.
The Royal Academy of Omar has lost its status as the "Holy Land of Steam Machinery". If it continues to maintain its position, it will not make much sense other than to maintain its status quo.
Now Omar no longer has that stable scientific research environment.
No matter from any aspect, "Black Dragon City" is a better choice.
Watching "Black Dragon City" poaching people from Omar, the fourth prince who had taken control of the imperial capital but was worried about this mess was helpless.
With the escort of the Mechanic Legion and the Flying Dragon Legion, no one dared to harm Black Dragon City.
As for Metternich.
The great revenge has been avenged, and Omar has no point in staying.
This narrow-eyed man naturally chose to follow the large army to Black Dragon City. He said he wanted to experience the "miracle" new city. If possible, he said he would like to be an official in Black Dragon City.
You don't need to be a big official, just be a staff member.
The death of the eldest prince Quentin, the death of the queen, the death of the old emperor, the collapse of Omar... are all directly related to this "staff".
Anyone else would probably not dare to accept such a master-devouring staff member staying by his side.
But Renn welcomed this guy extremely.
Not to mention his extraordinary strength, Metternich's ability is also obvious to all.
Moreover, the two had a life-long friendship, and trust was immediately established.
... ..
The team rushed back to Black Dragon City from the Imperial Capital of Omar without any danger.
There was fighting all over Oma.
But looking at the Black Dragon City flag hanging on the team, no one dared to make any decisions without being discerning.
Although the team of tens of thousands encountered several waves of beasts in the wasteland, they were quickly repelled and wiped out. Whether it is the Flying Dragon Legion or the Mechanic Legion, they are both "invincible" existences.
Along the way, we gathered some war refugees, and the team became larger and larger.
Finally, more than a month later, they returned to Black Dragon City.
As soon as I came back, I heard some news.
The hunting team in the city found the exact location of the "Black Emperor's Tomb".
However, at the entrance of the tomb, there is the dormant black dragon!