After crossing several cities in succession, the hot air balloon team finally stopped in an open valley in the south. Next, the alchemists have to make some plans for their future. They can't go back to the north. There is Fansai The private land of the city-state, and almost most of the owners of the city-state, can only rely on the city-state of Fansai to survive.
"Teacher, where are we going?" Marina pulled the blue-haired Gina to follow Akkad. Gina kept looking at the hot air balloon. She still doesn't understand why this thing can fly. of.
After Akkad thought for a while, he looked at everyone. These people left with Akkad, showing their unconditional trust in him.
"I'm afraid there won't be peace here for a long time. King Tut's ambition has been exposed. We have to go to a city further south!"
"Let's go to Tephes City!"
Akkad led his students, as well as the senior officials of Akkad's alchemy workshop, to the south of the Tutan Dynasty, and was accepted by the city-state of Tephes among the southern trading cities.
This is also a city close to the sea, and it is the first city where Akkad arrived in the Tutan Dynasty and the hometown of Marina, where Akkad re-established his own alchemy workshop and academy.
This made Marina, who had not been back for a long time, extremely happy. The alchemists once again settled in this coastal city.
In the north of the Tutan Dynasty, the city-state of Fansai and this Tutankhamun gradually weakened the power and control of the various northern city-states through a series of administrative measures and decrees. Through force and other means, little by little Integrated the entire northern part of the Tut dynasty.
A large number of workshops were heavily taxed, and all Alchemy School graduates had to be registered. A large number of Alchemy School graduates who had mastered alchemical knowledge, and even alchemists who had officially awakened their spiritual power, were also arrested. He was arrested and worked for King Tutan, and a large amount of wealth was gathered. Over the years, the rise of alchemy brought great changes to the Tutan Dynasty in a few years.
Nowadays, no matter where it is, it is inseparable from the influence of alchemists. Even if King Tutan wants to control the north and launch a war, he must rely on these alchemy academy graduates and alchemists who have mastered the knowledge of alchemy. s help.
Each workshop produced weapons and armor for King Tut, arming him with a large number of soldiers. A large number of workshops provided him with wealth, allowing him to launch war and unify the north.
Many city-states in the south were deeply afraid of Tutan's series of actions and decrees. Especially many city lords in the north were killed or put under house arrest. This made the city-states in the south feel like frightened birds, fearing that they would Be the next one to be hanged.
The city-states in the south held a gathering called the Independence Conference in Lame City on the bank of the Tianma River on the north-south border. Subsequently, the thirty-two city-states in the south announced their separation from the Tutan Dynasty and used the name of a tree native to the south. Named the City-State Alliance of Sheen.
The birth of the Sheen City-State Alliance completely announced the break between the south and the north of the Tutan Dynasty. King Tutan Marbas was furious and announced a crusade against the Sheen City-State Alliance in the south.
One side started an internal war in the name of crusade against rebellion, and the other side started an internal war in the name of freedom. The war quickly spread to the Tianma River area, where the two sides started a tug-of-war.
In the early days of the war, Tutan King Barbabas had the absolute upper hand and once penetrated into the heart of the city-state alliance. He surrounded hundreds of thousands of troops from the city-state alliance in a city called Fennlit and besieged them. Within a few months, the city-state alliance was almost pushed into a desperate situation.
Then they were defeated by reinforcements from Tephes and coastal city-states. The war lasted for three years and remained stalemate. Both sides were exhausted and suffered heavy losses that neither side could accept.
The failure of the external war and its prolongation for too long once again led to internal instability in the north, with frequent rebellions. Many cities and nobles were dissatisfied with King Tut's actions, which brought huge trouble to King Tut.
In the end, King Tutan Marbas could only sign a peace agreement with the city of Lame, which had opened an independent parliament, and the alliance with the Sheen city-state.
King Tutan Marbas also regarded the defeat of this war as a great shame and humiliation. He also regarded the independence of the Sheen City-State Alliance as a mortal enemy that would separate his country and never forgot it.
A few years after the peace agreement was signed, King Tutan Marbas solved the internal problems. After gathering strength, he made a comeback and launched a second war against the Sheen City-State Alliance.
At this time, the Tutan Dynasty region and the Batko region in the northwest were gradually unified during countless wars over the years. A country called the Kingdom of Pusut was constantly changing in war after war. Unified the entire Batko region.
The Sky Temple was also established in every Batko city following the victory of the Pusut Kingdom. The belief in the Sky Temple gradually replaced the originally chaotic and complicated religion of Batko. Faith has become the orthodoxy of the Batko region.
A large number of Sky Temple priests walk on the land of Batko, holding the Book of the Living, preaching the mysteries of the Sky Church, and the underworld is gradually enriched with the continuous expansion of the Sky Temple.
The entire underworld projection earth has gradually transformed from the original illusion into a half-illusion and half-real state. A large number of death messengers pour out of the underworld at any time, leading the souls who do not want to disperse into the underworld. The underworld is also gradually It really has a hint of the form of the underworld.
Bab City, Kingdom of Pusut
The city of Bab was originally the capital of the Batko Empire. It was founded by Yepuima Batko, the first monarch of the Batko Empire. However, many years ago, the entire city of Bab was plundered by the invasion of the city-state of Fansai of the Tutan Dynasty. Once empty, the last Batko monarch was killed, and the entire Batko empire was declared dead.
But now, Setisis has settled here. Setisis wears such a black robe, and his face has entered a middle-aged state compared with the young adults who have been there for many years.
In the palace, many people were handling government affairs. After Setisis established the Pusut Kingdom, he gradually unified the entire Batko region and became the true master of this land.
As a piece of information reached Setisis from afar, Setisis looked at it for a long time, fell into consideration, and finally stood up, summoned all his generals, and held a meeting.
When King Tutan Marbas and the Sheen city-state alliance launched the second war, the invasion from the Kingdom of Psut immediately shocked the Tutan dynasty.
Two hundred thousand cavalry in the Pusut area invaded the Tutan Dynasty from the northwest and quickly went all the way from the border. The empty north was quickly occupied by the Tutan Dynasty. The army surrounded the city of Tut. A few days later, the city of Tut fell. Declare surrender.
The barren Pusut Kingdom gained a large area of fertile land and a lot of wealth. The powerful city-state of Fansai was reduced to history. The Pusut Kingdom originating from Batko ended it, just like a reincarnation.
At this moment, Tutan King Marbas, who was leading the army outside, completely became a king who lost his kingdom. On the bank of Tianma River, his head was cut off by his soldiers. The original crusade army, the northern soldiers who had lost their destination, turned to the south. The Alliance of City-States of Sheen surrendered.
The True God Sect, which was once popular in the north, quickly suffered a major blow. The sacrifices in the Sky Temple, the large-scale search and expulsion of the beliefs and apostles of the True God Sect, each of the True God Sect's apostles, even the souls of the True God Sect cannot escape after death. He was sent to the underworld for trial as a heretic.
As for Heckforth, he could only take the remaining apostles and enter the Sheen City-State Alliance in the south, looking for his own opportunities again.
"How long will this battle last?"
"Yes, the men have gone out to fight. Now when we go out, there are only women, old people and children left in the city."
"It's about time to stop!"
"Who knows, that Pusut Kingdom has already taken over the north. Who knows if there will be another war on the south, these war lunatics!"
"Have you heard? When King Tut died, he turned into a terrible monster!"
"That's right, that's right. I've also heard that he was still alive after his head was chopped off, but was burned alive in the end. The entire army saw that scene."
"Bah, this damn guy must be possessed by a demon, otherwise he wouldn't be fighting wars all the time."
Marina looked at the women who were weaving with looms and chatting. The workshop format has become popular in the entire southern Sheen City-State Alliance. These peasant women will also enter the workshops during their off-farm time. To work and earn some money to support the family, there are such small workshops everywhere in the city of Tephes.
The newly emerging workshops had an extremely strong demand for labor. During the war, prices soared. Passing through the city of Tephes, the city was full of lamentations about the war. A large number of men died in the war, many of whom had been fighting for several years. I have never been home, and I don’t know whether I am dead or alive outside.
Marina's mood also became heavy. She walked through several streets and came to a castle in the city of Tephes. There were people walking up and down the castle. This was the newly established Akkadian Alchemy Academy.
In the dean's room at the top, Akade's hair was now completely whiter than before, and his originally straight spine was slightly rickety, which made Marina feel heavier.
"Teacher, the war is over!" Marina said as she walked in.
"What should I say?" Akkad pushed up his glasses and raised his head and asked.
Marina immediately told the news she had received: "The king of the Pusut Dynasty, Setisis, signed an agreement with us and divided the national boundaries. I heard others say that Setisis is a person who abides by the agreement and is very qualified. The graceful king, I believe that this peace agreement can be maintained for a long time."
Akkad nodded: "It's just temporary peace. If you want to get real peace, you have to work hard. I'm old."
Marina immediately said coquettishly: "Teacher, you are still energetic, you will definitely live a long life."
Akkad laughed loudly: "You are cursing me!"
Marina then realized that she had said the wrong thing and couldn't help but stick out her tongue.