The separatist war in the Omar Empire lasted for a full year, and now there are signs of stopping.
Although the fourth prince Muller occupies the imperial capital "Usenbar", the Spuglin royal family has completely lost control of the established aristocratic group.
Then, the former "Seventy-two Provinces of Oma" were completely split into more than twenty principalities of various sizes.
Just like the Warring States Period in Renn's previous life, various territories had interactions with each other and also attacked each other to compete for resources.
Omar collapsed, but the interests of the old nobles remained the same.
They didn't even have to be loyal to the imperial power, and they got more things.
The eighth prince Ebel, with the former Omar's strongest mechanical city [City of Destruction] and Roscoe, one of the original three "mechanical masters" of Omar, secretly connected with Sid's line, and in Southern Omagh stood firm.
Originally, the Sid Empire had coveted Omar's steam technology for many years, and Grand Master Rothko's plan to instigate rebellion was also carried out many years ago.
But what I didn't expect was that the great master who had gone through so much trouble to find him was like a younger brother in front of the "Black Dragon Mechanical Academy" that suddenly emerged.
With the original ambition to dominate the Ice Ridge Wasteland, they split Oma and obtained the coveted steam machinery technology.
Unexpectedly, when I got it, I found that it was a technology that was decades behind.
The senior executives of Sid were probably very touched by this feeling.
Moreover, they found to their despair that the gap was getting wider and wider.
The development speed of Sid College and Black Dragon College in the mechanical field is not at the same level at all.
One is still an aristocratic academy that continues the same old routine, while the other is a truly free science academy.
There is no aristocratic class system in Black Dragon City, and the academy is open to everyone.
Because of this, the academy has recruited a large number of children from civilian families who have mechanical talents.
The mechanics from the Omar Royal Academy of Sciences who went to Black Dragon City also injected fresh blood into the "Black Dragon Mechanical Academy". These mentors and apprentices who already had rich mechanical knowledge quickly adapted to their new life.
They study, research, invent, and create... The number of students at Heilongcheng Mechanical College has expanded dozens of times in just one year.
Although the senior leaders of the Sid Empire knew all the operating principles of the Black Dragon Academy, they were unable to imitate them at all.
No, it cannot be imitated by any other territory.
Not to mention the hardware disparity in technological level, it is impossible to change the aristocratic centralized system that has lasted for thousands of years.
This is the bottom line that the established nobles adhere to.
Once the nobles lose their right to be superior to others, Sid, this ancient empire that has been passed down for thousands of years, will immediately collapse.
Therefore, academies in other territories cannot be open to civilians.
Although Sid's think tanks have also thought about repeating their old tricks and stealing technology and talents from Black Dragon City using the same methods as instigating the rebellion of Omar Grand Master Roscoe.
After all, the recruitment of Black Dragon Academy is open to everyone, and there are greater opportunities to take advantage of it.
But they found that it couldn't be done.
The technology that can be stolen is always superficial.
It is simply impossible to instigate the core technical talents of the academy!
Black Dragon City has everything Sid can promise them.
But Black Dragon City has it, but Sid can't get it.
For those mechanics who want to delve into technology, they don't actually care about rights or titles.
Only Black Dragon College has a truly free scientific research environment.
Only here can we have the most cutting-edge technology, the most top-notch fellow mechanics, and the most harmonious peer exchange circle...
Of course, there is also the special preferential treatment policy issued by Renne that "the territory's finances put the protection of Black Dragon College first".
This is something that Sid's decadent aristocratic system simply cannot give them.
Therefore, it is impossible to instigate rebellion.
Just like a person who has seen the endless sea, how could he look back and yearn for the murky river
This is the real "machinery capital"!
... ... .
Not only the Mechanical Academy, but also the Magic Academy, the Potions Academy, the Medical Academy, the Military Academy...
Black Dragon City's advanced concepts in the field of education are far ahead of this era.
Also because the Black Dragon Academy recruits students regardless of their status as nobles or civilians, only based on their qualifications, this academy has recruited a large number of extremely talented students in a short period of time.
These people may be craftsmen, hunters, or heirs of ordinary civilian families. They were all "commoners" who were rejected by aristocratic colleges in various territories...
But in Black Dragon City, they can have equal opportunities to learn knowledge like everyone else.
If the talent is good enough, they don't even need to spend money, they just need to work hard to study, and the college will reward them with a "scholarship" that is enough to live on.
Because of this enrollment policy, the refugees who came to Black Dragon City had the idea of "settling down".
People live their whole lives not for themselves, but for their heirs.
In Black Dragon City, everyone can advance to the extraordinary level, everyone can enjoy ultra-low tax rates, and there is an environment where people can see hope in life.
This is also the most important reason for population explosion.
In this year, Black Dragon City has absorbed a large number of war refugees who fled from Oma due to the war. The down-and-out families...
The population has also rapidly increased from tens of millions to hundreds of millions.
Of course, the skyrocketing population also means a mixture of good and bad.
Among these refugees, there are also spies sent by Glory City, Omar, Sid... and various forces with ulterior motives.
I have to say that Metternich’s squinty eyes are indeed very talented.
This guy used almost no resources to build a professional secret spy organization for Black Dragon City.
This kind of top-level strategist can easily deal with those hostile forces who want to destabilize Black Dragon City. All the means the enemy can think of are within his control.
In the past year or so, Black Dragon City has been able to develop steadily, and Metternich has played an important role in this.
Moreover, this guy's political talent is simply amazing.
After all, he was once the chief staff member of Queen Omar's lineage. This guy is proficient in almost everything about territory construction.
Urban planning, personnel management, resource control, law...
Nothing is incompetent, nothing is incomprehensible.
Metternich also proposed many sharp improvements to the half-baked "constitutional monarchy" proposed by Renn. A series of development plans for the Black Dragon Territory adapted to this era and this world have been formulated...
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On this day, the hilly area two thousand miles northwest of Black Dragon City.
Black Dragon City attracts a large number of hunters because of its ultra-low "city entry fee." Almost all the large hunting groups that were originally hanging out in Glory City or the two empires transferred their main teams over to hunt for treasures.
Also because of the addition of these experienced hunters, Black Dragon City's resource development efficiency near its territory has increased exponentially.
The hunters will unearth some ancient civilization treasures that have been buried for countless years. As the hunters become rich, their territory will also prosper.
At the same time, they also discovered various mineral veins, gold mines, iron mines, silver mines, and various rare mineral deposits... This also provided a large amount of urgently needed resources for the construction of the territory.
Of course, some people choose to hunt wilderness, and there are also the Phantom Thieves who want to get something for nothing.
In a dense forest somewhere in Qiulin, a group of people is lurking here.
They are the "Red Devils Phantom Thieves", which was originally one of the three major Phantom Thieves groups in the Sid Empire.
The leader [Blood Demon] Lyudmila is a veteran master of the fifth level of extraordinary, and he is also a vampire.
Legend has it that the Phantom Thieves are inextricably linked to the Cid royal family.
"This is probably the biggest thunderstorm this year. It has been thundering for several days and nights, and my ears are ringing..."
"Hey, there's been a lot of profit in these recent votes. If we get a few more fat sheep, we can have a good time for a while..."
"This damn weather, it's raining all the time. I'm afraid there won't be any hunters traveling in the rain..."
"Be careful. Don't be spotted by the blue-tailed eagle in the sky. I heard that there is an army from Black Dragon City nearby looking for us..."
"..."
There are nearly two hundred people ambushed here, all of them are the main force of the "Red Devil Phantom Thieves".
At this moment, a spy suddenly came to report.
"Captain, there's someone coming from the west! Hey... there's only one person."
"Only one? How many levels?"
"Extraordinary perception confirmed, it should be level four."
"Anyone who dares to walk alone in the wilderness is not a good person. If we continue to investigate..."
"Captain, the brothers have been idle for a few days, and the birds have faded out of their hands. It's just a fourth-level hunter. I can just lead the second team to deal with it. The Lone Ranger, maybe he still has a valuable treasure... "
"Then be careful."
"Um."
... ... ..
Far away on the hill, a lone figure walked in the rain in the wilderness.
As if completely unaware, a team of assassins had quietly approached.
The leader is the captain of the second division of the "Red Devil Phantom Thieves", the great thief with a bounty of 33 million from the Sid Empire, and the fourth-level assassin [Poison Fang] Geno.
This guy's uncanny ability is to lurk in the shadows.
He also used this ability to assassinate many fifth-level masters without anyone noticing.
And on rainy days, his stealth ability adds a bit of cover.
Jino carefully lurked on the path that the lone hunter must pass.
When the man came within three to five meters, he was still not hair styled.
"Haha, this guy is dead!"
Jino sneered in his heart, quietly holding the dagger and touching the man's back.
Although he saw a strange glint in the man's eyes, he didn't care.
Because of this distance, no one can survive under his knife.
With murderous intent coming from his back, Ren pursed his lips and muttered in his heart: "The ability of shadow sneaking seems to be [Poison Fang] Gino. Tsk, tsk, 'Red Devil Phantom Thieves', I didn't expect to meet him." ..."
The assassin lurking in the shadows thought that Ren hadn't noticed him, but in fact, in the clairvoyant eyes of the [Insighter], the fighting spirit flowing in the assassin's body was completely exposed.
I originally wanted to see if it was a hunter, but now the other party has taken action. It is obviously a monster thief who kills people and sells goods.
The assassin's assassination method was very clever. As soon as he was about to have violent thoughts, the dagger was already attached to Ren's neck.
Renn raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not make any evasive movements.
The next moment, the sharp blade passed by.
The assassin's face suddenly changed, and he exclaimed in his heart: "Not good!"
Because at this time, he found that the dagger in his hand seemed to be cutting into the masonry. It failed to cut into the stone at all, and the blade slipped directly over.
Looking closely, Ren's neck was shining with a layer of pure gold.
"Is this still human skin?!"
Jino really couldn't understand why his dagger didn't cut in!
Even a fourth-level extraordinary person with full toughness growth would not be able to remain intact under this knife!
What's more, in his hand is a famous dagger that can cut gold and break stone!
However, Renn didn't give him time to think about it, and he grabbed the right wrist holding the dagger.
Then just when the assassin wanted to break free and escape, a huge force pulled him over.
Jino was horrified and shouted: "What kind of strange power is this!"
Assassin is also an extraordinary profession that emphasizes the growth of strength. Among the same level, he has never encountered an opponent that he can crush and cannot resist!
Renn's expression was calm throughout the whole process, and he didn't even look back. His fists, wrapped in a layer of asphalt fighting spirit, struck straight at him.
Jino secretly thought, "Oh no!" and instinctively activated his fighting energy to protect his body, hoping to withstand the punch and then find an opportunity to escape.
Unexpectedly, this punch would kill him directly.
His body-protecting fighting spirit was like paper, unable to stop the strange fist at all.
It was like a stone falling on tofu, smashing the chest with one punch.
At this moment, this big thief who had been arrogant in Sid for more than ten years felt that his life was passing rapidly.
"Pfft~"
A mouthful of blood mixed with broken internal organs spurted out, and the body collapsed on the spot.
Ren glanced at the corpse on the ground and murmured: "That's it for the fourth-level veteran assassin [Fang] Jino..."
Just one glance, no more.
He then turned to look at the dense forest several miles away.
In this rainy weather when the thunder element was active, Thunder Crow had long discovered that there was a group of guys sharpening their knives hidden there.
Apparently, he was an accomplice of the assassin.
As soon as his eyes moved over, Renn's figure disappeared.
... ...
On the other hand, everyone in the "Red Devil Phantom Thieves" lurking in the dense forest was watching with boredom.
In their opinion, the second-level captain Jino took action personally, and the fourth-level hunter was dead.
"Hey, how about we take a gamble? How many blows do you think Captain Geno can take to kill that guy?"
"Three swords... The heavy-armored fourth-level extraordinary we met last time only took seven or eight swords. This guy who looks like a fighter doesn't have any protective equipment, so he can only use three swords at most."
"I think if he is not discovered, it will take at most two stabs. One to wipe the throat, and one to penetrate the chest. I bet ten gold coins!"
"Look, Captain Geno is about to take action!"
"..."
The group members whispered among themselves, and the group leader [Blood Demon] Lyudmila also felt that this should be the case.
He knew the strength of his men very well.
With Jino's stealth ability, as long as he doesn't encounter someone with extraordinary perception, he will almost certainly be killed.
But!
A scene that no one expected happened!
They looked at Jino's dagger and wiped it on the man's neck, and they just sighed in their hearts that another soul had been killed by the knife.
Suddenly discovered that that person actually punched back
The Phantom Thieves were far away and couldn't see clearly what was going on.
But it seems like the dagger didn't penetrate
Because they didn't see the blood.
Moreover, just when no one understood why the fatal blow failed, they suddenly watched Captain Geno's chest explode into a ball of blood mist.
Then, seeing the shock in the eyes of these "Red Devil Group" Phantom Thieves, before their nerves reflected on their faces, they suddenly watched the figure disappear again.
No, it didn't disappear.
Instead, they rushed towards the dense forest where they were hiding at a speed that was almost teleporting!
[Blood Demon] Lyudmila suddenly realized something, her face suddenly changed, and she shouted: "No! Get ready to fight!"
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For Ren, the distance of several miles is only the time of a few breaths.
His absolute muscle strength has now reached an extremely terrifying level, and the speed of using [Mysterious Spirit: Divine Movement] is not much slower than the teleportation of ordinary vampires.
[Blood Demon] Lyudmila looked at the figure rushing towards her and cursed in her heart: "Fuck, is this some 'Top Ten Legend'?"
Is that speed something a fourth-level transcendent can possess
Even for a vampire like him, his scalp felt numb when he saw it.
Renn's purpose was very clear, and he planned to carry out a beheading operation.
According to Thunder Crow's perception, there are only two fifth-level extraordinary beings in this dense forest.
And the strongest one is naturally the leader of the "Red Devil Group" [Blood Demon] Lyudmila.
At this moment, he no longer restrained his fighting spirit, and his skin shone with a dazzling golden light, like pure gold.
This is clearly a sign that the "Shen Gang Realm" has been completed!
Seeing this, Lyudmila's pupils shrank suddenly and she lost her temper.
snort!
Even if the "Top Ten Legends" are here, they don't dare to be so arrogant!
The next moment, the fifth-level extraordinary elemental armor condensed on the body surface, and his appearance also transformed into a vampire state with green face and fangs.
The pair of steel claws seemed more like they were dipped in black paint, with a metallic sheen.
... ... ..
Just when the gangsters in the Phantom Thieves didn't react at all.
Renn had already rushed into the dense forest.
He went straight towards the leader Lyudmila, who was not to be outdone, and naturally the iron claws came towards his chest.
Vampires are good at hand-to-hand combat, and their bodies are their best weapons.
Generally speaking, when a fifth-level vampire grabs them with all their strength, even the same-level supernatural beings will be unable to evade them, and even lower-level supernatural beings will be instantly
But Renn had no intention of evading and punched him.
The two sides hit each other almost at the same time, and then a wave of air exploded, and the two of them retreated a hundred meters at the same time.
Both sides used their full strength to attack this attack, and the aftermath of the air wave directly overturned large bushes in the dense forest. You can imagine how powerful it was.
But after the two were beaten, their reactions were completely different.
Renn backed up a hundred meters and then stopped.
He rubbed his numb chest and muttered: "As expected, it's still a bit reluctant. This guy can endure beatings, not only because of his fighting spirit, but also because the vampire's own body is like steel."
But the difference is that killing the fourth-level assassin just now was like hitting a tofu with a punch; hitting this guy was like hitting a stone.
However, it was not pleasant for the other party to receive his punch.
Not far away, [Blood Demon] Lyudmila spurted out a mouthful of old blood.
He looked down and saw that his chest had been blasted with a dented fist mark one finger thick!
After this move, he looked at Renne not far away, and his expression turned very bad.
The fourth level is the fourth level...
But this punch directly broke his body-protecting fighting spirit. Where did this freak come from? !