For the people of the Housman area, what they have experienced in recent times is even more complicated than what their ancestors have experienced for generations.
The Horsman family that ruled this land suddenly collapsed, and the owner of the castle was replaced by a "government official" from Cecil. The big event of distribution followed. The well-disciplined Cecil army replaced the loose and greedy private soldiers of the nobles, and strictly carried out the orders of the new lord, and together with these things came to this land, there was another Batch after batch of engineering teams, one piece after another construction area...
The new changes are so rapid, and the impact is naturally good and bad.
Many people feel uneasy and at a loss when facing all kinds of new things, and some people can't understand the meaning of the unheard of "Cecile's Law" and "Cecile's Order", and they have long been accustomed to a loose and chaotic way of life The Hussmans often get together to discuss the "unbelievable" parts of the new law, such as the prohibition of defecation on the street, centralized garbage disposal, etc., while others also noticed that after the arrival of the Cecils, the side -
The government officials are obviously more reasonable than the lords and knights. The laws they promulgate are strictly enforced, rather than following the wishes of the law enforcement officials; Cecil soldiers are more disciplined. They have occupied castles and outposts and have never robbed nearby civilians. The land distribution promised by the new lord is not empty talk, at least the first batch of new residents who migrated to the periphery of the city have obtained their own land, although many people are worried that the lord will Will take the land back again, but at least they have land in their hands for the time being...
For most people, they don't care who the lord on their heads is, and they don't care which family's flag hangs on the castle. As long as they can guarantee the food and clothing of the people, the ruler can reap unimaginable rewards in this era. support, and the new government affairs office at least guarantees this, so even though the implementation of the new decree is not easy, the transformation and construction of the land by the Housman government affairs office are still proceeding according to the schedule.
Old Horsman Castle - where the current government affairs hall is located, a group of magicians and soldiers are busy on the square in front of the castle.
These "engineering teams" from the Cecil region have been regular visitors to the territory recently. As the situation in the entire Hosman region has stabilized, more and more Cecil construction teams have entered this area. Come to the incredible magical technology, and use all kinds of magical machines to build houses and various facilities.
The Hosmans call those magicians who wear cloth overalls "Cecil wizards" because they always see magicians building houses with magical spells, but these magicians call themselves I am an ordinary person, so the locals gave them such a name.
Whenever the "Cecil wizards" work, there will always be people around to watch - the Hosmans have gradually become accustomed to all kinds of magical things that the Cecils brought to this land, and they are very important in government affairs. Under the propaganda of the hall, they have come into contact with the incredible magical technology little by little, but after all, the time is too short. The so-called "magic era" is still a novel and weird term for these locals. "Noble magic" is so close to them now, most ordinary people can't resist this curiosity.
Many people are gathering around the square at this moment, guessing what those magicians and soldiers are busy with, and guessing what are the uses of those strange metal, crystal, and rune devices. Although some soldiers are guarding the construction site, they It also didn't mean to drive away the crowd.
The Hosmans have probably figured out the temper of these mighty soldiers: these soldiers are really disciplined, even ordinary soldiers are as self-disciplined as the most upright knights, as long as they do not violate the law, these soldiers with swords will never seek Trouble or extortion of money from civilians.
"What do you think they are going to do?" Someone in the crowd curiously asked the people beside him, "You came early, do you know?"
The person who was questioned shook his head: "I don't know—they were busy when I came. But I guess it's mostly streetlights... haven't they been building streetlights all over the city recently?"
"There are already streetlights in this square, why do we need streetlights?" The third person next to him retorted, "Anyway, sooner or later, the people from the Government Affairs Office will say—by the way, does anyone know what was written in the notice on the square today?"
The first person to speak shook his head: "I am illiterate. But most of them are the new laws, prohibiting defecation on the street, building toilets and garbage stations, etc..."
An old man standing at the back of the crowd heard it and couldn't help muttering: "Pooping is not allowed on the street. To be honest, it doesn't make sense."
The topic of the crowd is like this. Sometimes it takes a few words to go to other places completely. The discussion point of several people quickly shifts to those weird "Cecile Orders". Head, muttering: "They also asked everyone to boil the water before drinking it - let me say that although the gentlemen of the Government Affairs Office are good people, these rules govern too much..."
"I think it makes sense to boil the water. At least there will be no strange smell after drinking the water after boiling—"
People began to happily discuss a new topic, and went further and further on this topic, but at this moment the construction on the square has come to an end: after a busy work by the magicians, a strange large-scale device was fixed on the On the stone platform in the center of the square.
It was a strange device with a triangular base, runic radiance shining on the surface, and a crystal inlaid on the top.
The magicians began to test the device and light up the runes on its surface to confirm its status. The curious crowd gradually stopped talking and turned their attention to this strange thing again. When they became curious, several groups of soldiers on horseback suddenly ran out of the castle and ran towards various exits of the square.
The soldiers were heard shouting:
"Citizens of Hossman! The great Duke Gawain Cecil wants to speak to you! Gather in the square!"
Gawain Cecil? lord
The lord will appear in the square? When did he come
People looked at each other, everyone was blank. Of course they knew the name of their new lord, but they didn't expect the lord to appear in this place. There was no news before, and no one saw the chariots and horses entering the city. coming
And... didn't you hear that the lord took the army to the north to fight? Is he already back? Coming back so soon... Is it a win? Or didn't fight at all? Or... lost
People were surprised and confused, and those who were going home because they were tired of watching the construction also abruptly stopped, staying and discussing the incredible thing of "the lord's sudden arrival" with others, but in the During the discussion, they saw another group of soldiers coming out of the castle and standing in line around the strange "magic device" that had just been set up in the center of the square.
The soldiers standing guard seem to prove that the lord will really come, but they are guarding around a magic device... which makes people wonder.
There are more and more people in the square.
At this moment, Hossman City is still an old-fashioned town. There is only a limited urban area around the castle, and the soldiers only notified those residents who are nearby and can rush to the square quickly. Residents who were full of curiosity and nervousness gathered in the square. Those who came late could not even find a place in the square and could only climb to the roofs of nearby buildings. Can't help but rejoice—
Fortunately, they were here early to watch the excitement, and they occupied the best position at this moment.
The residents of Hossman City gathered and watched, many of them were nervous and fearful: Gawain Cecil's reputation was known to everyone in Anzu, and this legendary The hero conquered Horsman not long ago and became their lord, and now he wants to talk to them again. This is not an ordinary thing, among other things—their ancestors have never had this opportunity...
After all, even the heirs of the Cecil family can only go in to see Gawain Cecil's coffin when they are visiting the grave.
But the lord still did not appear, only a group of soldiers guarded the open space in the center of the square, and a dozen magicians were busy there.
The people on the outer side of the square couldn't even see what was going on inside, and there were people constantly yelling at the back and asking the people in front: "Has the lord arrived? Has the lord arrived? What does he look like?"
"The lord hasn't come yet—but I see the consul Daedalus! I suppose the lord is coming soon?"
After a while, the magicians finally finished all the adjustments and successfully completed every test.
Daedalus, the consul of Hosman City, and several colleagues came to the square, and a magician came to him: "Consul—the test has been completed, and the signal has been connected."
The young consul took out the mechanical watch from his pocket, glanced at the current time, and then took a deep breath to calm down his nervousness, "Let's get started—let's witness it together."
The magician nodded, turned around and gave instructions to his assistants: "Adjust to the broadcast mode, the sound and image will be increased by three levels, and connect!"
The power to the device is turned on.
Under the gradually dimming sky, amid the curious gazes of countless pairs of eyes on the square, a slight buzzing sound suddenly sounded, and then, a hazy and chaotic light suddenly emerged in the midair in the center of the square.
That ray of light floated high in the sky, like a curtain of aurora that was constantly trembling, and immediately caused one after another exclamation, and before the exclamation came to an end, the image in the light curtain trembled and gradually stabilized .
The figure of Gawain Cecil appeared there, in the huge holographic projection.
Even those at the farthest reaches of the square could see their lord clearly.
Under the effect of augmentation magic, a deep and majestic voice resounded throughout the square:
"Good afternoon, honorable citizens of Cecil, I am your lord.