At the moment, there are only Du Wei, Mage Clark, and the cavalry in the room. This cavalry is a small leader of the guards who accompanied Du Wei back to the imperial capital this time.
Du Wei's face was gloomy, and he sat there silently, not knowing what was going on in his mind. The famous cavalryman also had no idea. The ordnance specially used by the military has spread out. These killers use these things to assassinate, and the opponent's background may not be small...
For a while, the room became quiet, only the cavalry of Luo Lin's family outside were busy cleaning up the mess. In this assassination, six cavalrymen of Luo Lin's family were killed and four were injured. Everyone was busy converging on the bodies of the dead and treating the wounded.
The cavalry leader saw that the young master was silent, so he didn't dare to walk away, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only stand silently in front of Du Wei.
After a long time, Du Wei raised his head, but he ignored the cavalry leader first, and walked up to Clark, saluted respectfully, with a smile on his face: "Master Clark, thank you for your action just now, otherwise In other words, I’m afraid I’m already a corpse now.”
Clark consumed a lot of magic power, his face turned pale, and he quickly stood up to say a few polite words. Du Wei waved his hand and said seriously: "Don't be polite, I'm telling the truth. If you didn't save me just now, I would have been killed by these people. It's just that this matter is not easy..."
Having said this, Du Wei deliberately paused and did not continue.
Clark is also a shrewd person. He took a look at Du Wei and said casually, "You are now a Bachelor of Magic in the Magic Union. If you have any orders, just say it."
Du Wei smiled. His eyes were still gloomy, so he turned around, glanced at the cavalry leader, pointed at several pairs of military bows and crossbows on the ground, and said calmly: "You burn these things immediately, don't leave any traces. Just now you and Don’t mention the words I said, if you leave this door, these words will rot in your stomach! What kind of ordnance, I don’t think it’s very reliable. Most of them are malicious imitations, understand?”
The head of the cavalry raised his head and was meeting Du Wei's gaze. Du Wei's eyes were cold. Although he was young, Du Wei was the eldest son of the earl after all. Dare to say anything. Immediately nodded and said: "Yes! The young master is right. Maybe I misread it. I have been away from the imperial army for many years. It is also possible that I have misremembered many things. I was talking nonsense just now, so please don't blame the young master!"
Du Wei waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Okay, you go out, let everyone pack up the things here, and then send someone to go to the nearby big town to find Fang to guard immediately. Let me know about this matter. Don't say anything else, just say that there were robbers who were greedy for the goods in our convoy, and that's why they attacked us. Do you understand? If you say half a word that shouldn't be said..."
Having said that, Du Wei snorted softly, and pressed his hand lightly on the armrest of the chair for a moment. The wooden armrest was immediately covered by a layer of ice crystals, and there was a trace of cold air. Du Wei pinched his hand hard, and there was a clear sound. Although the armrest looked intact, the inside had already been destroyed by the cold air. When Wei squeezed it, it instantly shattered! Then Du Wei took a deep look at the cavalry leader.
The head of the cavalry couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling, he just felt that although the young master of the family was young, his eyes were really scary. That icy cold look, how could it look like a fourteen-year-old boy? I'm afraid that none of the generals in the army may have such gloomy and intimidating eyes. Nodding quickly.
Du Wei just smiled: "You go... Go to Manager Made and get a hundred gold coins, I will reward you."
The cavalry leader didn't dare to speak any more, so he quickly bowed down to salute, then picked up the bows and crossbows on his back, turned and went out.
Du Wei just glanced at Master Clark, and the smile on his face relaxed a little: "Your Excellency, Master Clark. You see how I handle it, is it okay?"
Clark was also secretly surprised: this is the young master of Luo Lin's family. How can such a scheming and way of handling things look like an adult boy? Not to mention other things, just for this calmness and viciousness, in the imperial capital, among the children of the rich and nobles that I know, there are few who can match it.
He almost died just now, but he was able to calm down so quickly. In the complicated and confusing situation, he still knew how to keep quiet, and endured it. Such a scheming...
Clark thought of this, and immediately smiled: "Master Du Wei, you handled it well. I'm afraid this matter is not easy, and it's really quiet now."
The two met each other with a smile, although they had their own calculations in their hearts, their faces were very affectionate.
Such a big event happened in Jumu Town, and Du Wei didn't dare to go on the road overnight. When he returned to the imperial capital this time, there were not many people around him. God knows if those who assassinated him stayed behind. It's better to rush on the road rashly, otherwise, if the other party lays an ambush halfway in the wild to intercept and kill him, it will be bad.
He sent people to the nearby big towns to report to the Fang garrison, and Du Wei asked the guards of Luo Lin's family who stayed behind to guard the gate of this small hotel, and then guarded in this hotel until dawn.
In the morning of the next day, the few cavalry sent out came back, and brought a team of 300 cavalry from the side garrison in a large town nearby. The garrison chief in the nearby town was shocked when he heard that the eldest son of Earl Raymond, the second-ranking figure in the Imperial Military Command, and the young master of the Rowling family, had encountered such a thing in his jurisdiction and almost died. Wei didn't die, otherwise, he's probably responsible. He hurried over with his most elite three hundred cavalry personally.
Seeing Du Wei, Du Wei's face was pale and his body was injured. Although Clark's magic healing technique has improved a lot, after all, Clark is good at dark magic, and the attainment of healing skills is not high, so Du Wei's The wound still hasn't fully healed. Fang's garrison chief was terrified, and at the same time ordered his subordinates to send people out to search for "bandits" everywhere, and also brought high-quality medicine. Thanks to the cleverness of Fang Shou's support officer, Chief Bei, he even invited a clergyman from the temple in the city to accompany him before leaving.
The power of the temple in the Roland Continent is huge. Every big town has a temple. On the one hand, it is responsible for collecting taxes from believers, and on the other hand, it is also to promote the influence of the temple. The temples in each place are also full of believers. They pray and serve the gods to the stronghold. The people in the temple are best at the spells of the light system. Even the low-level priests are not low in the healing arts of the light system.
Originally, Du Wei carried the magic baggage left by the old magician Gandolf with him, which contained the fountain of youth that he brought out from the frozen forest. The water of this spring has a powerful healing effect on wounds. But Du Wei didn't want to use this spring water to heal his injuries, because he has a strong desire to learn magic, and he plans to have the opportunity in the future, and maybe he will learn transfiguration. If he drinks the fountain of youth and practice transfiguration, he will will be greatly affected.
Du Wei was very polite to the staff of the temple brought by the garrison chief, but Clark was arrogant and ignored the people of the temple. Obviously, the relationship between the magic union and the temple was not good, and the two sides naturally had nothing to say.
With the help of the clergy, Du Wei's wounds healed quickly, and then under the protection of the elite cavalry of the square garrison, he continued on the road, heading towards the imperial capital.
Along the way, with the protection of a large group of people, Du Wei felt relieved. Just looking at Mage Clark who was in the same carriage with him, Du Wei also thought to himself: This guy is also weird... The Magic Union sent him to give me gifts, but he didn't come sooner or later, and he came to find me on the way. And he stayed with me all the way, I'm afraid... to protect me? Did the Magic Union know that someone would be against me
Since someone assassinated me, it means that someone does not want me to live in the imperial capital! And the magic guild needs me to go to the imperial capital...
After all, what effect can I, a little boy, have on these guys
With these questions in his heart, Du Wei didn't say anything, and just went northward.
On this day, finally arrived outside the imperial capital.
The imperial capital of the Roland Empire, since 960 years ago, after the founding emperor of the empire, Aragorn Roland, established his country here, after 960 years of vigorous renovation by the emperors of many dynasties, the imperial capital has become Undoubtedly, it has become the most powerful city in the Roland Continent!
The natural and excellent geographical environment is facing the Lancang Canal on the one hand, and the river transportation is well developed, which has brought infinite vitality to the imperial capital. Through the river transportation, merchant ships are constantly coming and going. And hundreds of years have spent countless financial resources to repair the road, with the imperial capital as the center, extending in all directions! Therefore, in the Roland Continent, there is a famous saying among the people: All roads lead to the imperial capital!
All roads lead to the imperial capital!
This sentence is not blown out.
After spending the huge financial resources of several generations of dynasties, with the imperial capital as the center, go east to several provinces near the sea, go south to the swamps in the south, go north to the frozen forest, and go west to the border fortress town in the northwest. A huge network of transportation hubs covering the entire continent. It's like a blood vessel for the heart of the imperial capital, with an endless stream of tourists, business groups... These, coupled with hundreds of years of construction, make the prosperity of the imperial capital surpass the top of the entire continent!
Moreover, the convenient passage makes it possible for any turmoil or crisis to occur in the imperial capital. Then those elite legions guarding the east, west, north and south of the empire can rush to the imperial capital to suppress the rebellion in the fastest time!
As the most powerful city on the mainland, there are four acropolises in the east, west, north, south, and north surrounding the imperial capital. These four acropolis were originally used as military fortresses to defend the imperial capital. However, the mainland has been peaceful for hundreds of years, and there has been no war, and the role of military fortresses has gradually faded.
The Royal City Guard Corps, which is now in charge of guarding the imperial capital, is the least numerous of the five major armies of the empire. Other main battle legions, such as the Storm Legion, which guards the edge of the frozen forest in the north, have an establishment of 200,000 people. As for the King City Guards Corps, there are only 100,000 people. But this is recognized as the most elite army on the mainland. It is also the oldest and most glorious army on the mainland.
Its predecessor was the "Born Flower Legion" that once fought in the Roland Empire's founding war, under the command of Aragon, galloped across the north and south of the mainland, and made illustrious military exploits. Only a few hundred years ago, after the Augustinian dynasty. Because the real blood of Aragon had been cut off, and the later emperor was not born of the orthodox blood, so in order to downplay and cover up this point, the Thorn Flower Legion was renamed "Royal City Guards".
But now, the military force of the imperial capital, the Royal City Guards, has 10,000 people stationed in each of the four guard cities around the imperial capital, and 60,000 people in the imperial capital. On weekdays, he is in charge of the city defense of the imperial capital. There are also some specially selected elites who are responsible for guarding the palace.
In addition to the 100,000 troops of the Wangcheng Guards, there are also 10,000 garrison troops in the public security office of the imperial capital. On the port facing the Lancang Grand Canal in the north, there is also a small naval fleet with the imperial capital as its home port.
After hundreds of years of peaceful times, even the four acropolises around the imperial capital have gradually developed into large-scale cities. Apart from stationing troops on weekdays, they have become important trading cities. There are also residents, with a population of more than 100,000.
In addition to the four acropolis, there are also the regional military forces of the imperial capital, and the main city of the imperial capital. This largest metropolis has a total population of more than two million. And the floating population that comes and goes all the year round is even more difficult to count.
Du Wei and his party arrived at the Acropolis southeast of the imperial capital the night before, and the Fang garrison guarding the place along the way could not continue to advance. According to the imperial decree, the Fang army was not allowed to enter the area near the imperial capital without authorization. In the Acropolis, the garrison left. The task of protecting Du Wei and his party was handed over to the Wangcheng Guards.
After resting overnight in the Acropolis, early the next morning, Du Wei and others, under the protection of a group of imperial guards, came outside the city wall in the southeast of the imperial capital.
Under the rising sun, the golden sunlight shines on the majestic city wall of the imperial capital, the city wall of the imperial capital. Each piece is made of boulders that are almost as high as a person. The cyan boulder city wall has been continuously renovated by several generations of dynasties, and its defensive strength has reached a level that is almost terrifying.
On the city wall, there is a high watchtower every 200 meters, which is much higher than the city wall next to it. In times of war, these watchtowers can become powerful long-distance defense towers. The arrow tower is equipped with a giant ballista from the military. On the main tower, there is also a "magic cannon" whose construction technology has been lost.
Although the construction drawings and craftsmanship of this terrible weapon have been lost. But they are also carefully maintained by military magicians on weekdays. Once the war restarts, these historical relics can also explode with terrifying power.
At the same time, the imperial capital is also a magical city on the mainland.
The tallest building in the imperial capital is in the central inner city of the imperial capital, that is, in the imperial palace. According to the construction of the city defense, a 100-meter-high tower was erected in the center of the imperial capital!
The body of the tower is all white. They are all built with the finest white jade, and have been blessed by countless magicians in the mainland for hundreds of years. Incomparably strong!
On the top of the White Pagoda, there is the largest magic crystal in the entire continent, which is said to be nearly three meters in size and weighs a ton! And this crystal is inlaid on a horseshoe-shaped curved frame at the top of the tower. That shelf is made of a certain kind of black stone that is harder than metal, and when it was built, it spared no expense, and it was mixed with a large amount of extremely expensive mithril! To increase the power of magic!
With this white tower as the center, a huge magic circle is hidden under the entire palace. At the earliest time, when the empire was founded, His Majesty Aragorn led a group of top and most powerful magic circles on the mainland. The place where the magician was established, and later experienced the perfection and addition of countless powerful magicians of the descendants, which made the magic circle more powerful.
Once there was a time of war, it is said that there is still a magician in the palace who is not under the leadership of the magic union. It was established in the Aragon era and has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. The magic circle is supported by this team of magicians. After activating the huge magic crystal on the top of the white tower, the magic circle is centered on the white tower, and the arrow towers on the walls of the imperial capital on all sides are supported by magic crystals. , covering the entire imperial capital! It is said that the defensive power is so strong that Aragorn once boasted when he was alive that even the most powerful race in the mainland—the Dragon Clan, could not break through this powerful magic circle!
And relying on the activation of the magic field, the magic cannons on the main towers on all sides can get enough magic power to become powerful firepower points on the towers!
The white tower in the palace is guarded by the most elite forces, and no one is allowed to approach it on weekdays. Not to mention going up! Only His Majesty the Emperor himself can freely enter and exit the White Pagoda!
There are hundreds of thousands of elite troops guarding them. With the powerful magic circle left by Aragorn back then, the imperial capital has been known as a city that will never fall on the mainland.
Back then, Aragorn spent so much effort to set up the magic circle here—in fact, later generations felt that it was a waste of money and material resources to do so.
Because the mainland had been unified at that time, the empire had been established, and there were no threats or powerful opponents on the entire continent. But Aragorn seemed to be desperately trying to make the imperial capital into such an iron barrel formation, and no one knew why.
For thousands of years, many historians did not know why. The history books only dealt with this matter. He didn't dare to ask any questions, but spent a lot of effort to exaggerate the infinite power of this magic formation.
The strange thing is that this seemingly useless magic circle, after Aragorn's death, the emperors of all dynasties, although Aragorn's blood was gradually cut off and the dynasties changed, each generation of emperors. Even though there have been a few absurdly stupid emperors in history... But these emperors all have one thing in common, they all spend a lot of effort to repair and strengthen this magic circle during their tenure!
The magic circle was not abandoned because of the end of the Aragon dynasty. If it is said that Aragorn was out of his mind and spent a lot of money and material resources to make such a luxurious decoration... then could it be that so many emperors in the past thousand years have been out of their minds
There is also a legend here. It is said that the founding emperor Aragorn left a secret suicide note in the palace, and all future generations of emperors must spare no effort to preserve this magic circle!
No matter how the dynasties change later, this has almost become a royal rule! For thousands of years, the codes left by the Aragorn era have changed for many generations. But only this iron law has been strictly followed by the emperors of all dynasties.
In the end why, outsiders do not know. Only the legacy of Aragorn kept in the palace contains the truth! And it is also a great royal secret handed down by successive emperors!
In fact, these anecdotes and anecdotes are rarely circulated outside. However, Du Wei has read a lot of books since he was a child. In the days when he was in the Earl's Mansion in the imperial capital, because of the cold reception, he spent most of the time hiding in his room to read. There are quite a lot of precious ancient books in the collection. Du Wei also saw these secrets that have been lost in many places outside from those many books.
Ironically, though, it appears that Aragorn isn't really exhausting either. At least, this can be said to be a city that will never fall, with a city defended by heroes and this terrible big magic circle. Aragorn himself claimed that even a powerful dragon clan could not contribute to the city, but in history, it almost fell twice in history.
Moreover, those two times, before the magic circle was even activated, the enemy broke into the city!
The first time was because of the royal turmoil. After the death of the last generation of Aragorn's blood, many collateral royal families competed for the throne and caused turmoil. Some powerful nobles in the royal family led the army to fight back and forth around the imperial capital, and the imperial capital changed hands several times.
The second time was the turmoil in the mainland when the Augustinian dynasty rose hundreds of years ago. The alien rebellion in the northwest led to the separatist rule of some big nobles in the northwest. During that turmoil, the Luolin family rose to prominence. In the end, the war subsided, and the entire Luolin Plain was sealed because of its merits.), in that turmoil, the empire almost collapsed, and even lost hope for a time, and there was no one even on the throne. If you are willing to sit down, you are afraid of being the king of subjugation. In the end, Grand Duke Augustine came to power and became emperor.
At that time, before the magic circle was opened, the outer city of the imperial capital had already been breached, and the rebels entered the imperial capital and directly attacked the imperial city. Grand Duke Augustine, who hastily succeeded to the throne, led the army to fight bloody battles against the imperial city, defeated the rebel coalition forces with weak forces, and then regained control of the imperial capital with the help of reinforcements from the south. Later, with the help of the Luo Lin family, the mainland was reunified.
Facing the rising sun, Du Wei stood outside the city of the imperial capital and looked into the imperial capital from a distance. The tall white pagoda towered in the center of the imperial capital. The magic crystal on it was said to be the largest on the mainland. Underneath, it was shining brightly, faintly revealing a sacred and majestic aura...
Du Wei sighed, recalling the allusions and historical secrets he knew about the imperial capital, looking at the majestic city wall, and the mighty soldiers with bright armor and excellent equipment on the city wall, and then looked up at the sky flying high above the city tower. Ground Thorn Flower Banner…
"What a majestic city." Du Wei smiled and said to himself: "But Aragorn never thought that such a city would still fall to the ground! No matter how powerful your magic circle is, it is useless... the strongest fortress, Usually it is breached from the inside. Such a simple truth... oh... "
Because of Gandolf's death, Du Wei really didn't have much affection for that Aragorn, so his words were also very rude. However, these words were only whispered to himself, not daring to be heard by others.
After finishing speaking, Du Wei seemed to smile, glanced at the servant Ma De who was riding on the horse beside the carriage, and said with a smile: "Okay, what time is it now? Is the city gate open? Can we enter the city?" ?”
Before Ma De could answer, a leader of the Wang Cheng Guards who was in charge of guarding Du Wei and others had already rode his horse to the side of the carriage, and immediately replied: "Your Excellency, the gate of the city has been opened. I have already opened the gate." Send people to open the way. At this time, pedestrians waiting to enter the city at the gate, residents outside the city, and business groups traveling from north to south are all queuing up. There are too many people. Wait for my people to open the way and come back. I'll take you into town."
Du Wei is the young master of the Luo Lin family, and Earl Raymond, the patriarch of the Luo Lin family, is now the number two figure in the military command. Of course, this officer is extremely polite to Du Wei.
Du Wei smiled at him and nodded, then glanced at Made: "Did we send someone out to pick him up from the Earl's Mansion?"
When staying overnight in the Acropolis in the south of the imperial capital last night, the cavalry of the Luo Lin family had already gone to the earl's mansion of the imperial capital to inform the young master of his return to the imperial capital.
Made's complexion changed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Master...it seems, no."
Du Wei smiled and laughed at himself, "My old man is so heartless."
After finishing speaking, he waved his hand: "Don't wait, let's go directly to the city." After speaking, he retreated into the carriage and closed the window.
Imperial Capital, it doesn't matter if you are in Longtan or Tiger's Den, in short, I'm back, my lord! !
No matter who wants my life, I will take his life first!
Du Wei sat in the carriage with a sneer on his face.