Just when Vera and Colin were taken into the Phoenix Palace by Queen Midella, Bachelor Dawn came to the southern area of Yulong City alone.
Since the Holy Mountain and the Phoenix Palace are both located in the northern district of Yulong City, nobles of a certain status will try to find ways to settle down in the northern district, while the southern district naturally becomes a gathering place for commoners. The further south you go, the darker the buildings crude.
But in such a civilian gathering area, there is a manor that is incompatible with the surrounding environment.
Although the location of this manor is not good, it occupies a large area. It is surrounded by fruit trees that are sprouting buds. There are several villas with unique shapes within the walls. Stables, barracks, warehouses, and gardens are also available. It is completely a noble manor .
In Yulong City, the only person who is willing to build such a manor in a civilian area is the Prime Minister—Baron Heidegger.
The prime minister of the empire, who was born as a commoner, always had a kind of estrangement from the nobles, which could not be changed even if he had been in a high position for more than forty years.
Perhaps it is precisely because he was born at the bottom, cared about the bottom, and knew what the people at the bottom thought, so that he could govern the empire flourishing.
Of course, perhaps this is also the reason why the Imperial Senate has always looked down on this "bump".
After confirming his identity, Bachelor Dawn was led into the manor by the butler.
But the butler didn't take Bachelor Dawn to the study or the living room, but guided him to a piece of lawn behind the main castle.
There, Maester Dawn saw the Prime Minister of the Empire squatting on the ground and roasting sweet potatoes without any image.
Baron Heidegger is over seventy years old, with gray hair, but he is still hale and hearty. Wearing a slightly old but quite neat casual clothes, he looks like an ordinary old man who is not in charge of the Imperial Council. field.
"Your Excellency!" Maester Dawn quickened his pace, stepped forward and bowed in salute.
Baron Heidegger is obviously very familiar with Maester Dawn. After seeing him, he pointed to the ground with a smile and said casually, "Sit down and try my roasted sweet potatoes."
"Okay!" Maester Dawn didn't feel that he was being neglected, he sat down on the lawn, and then took the sweet potato handed by the baron with a smile. Come and go.
Baron Heidegger's eyes have lost their due spirit due to years of hard work, and they look dull and dull, but everyone who is stared at by these gray eyes will feel uncomfortable, as if the other party has the ability to see everything, let everyone The filth in the human heart cannot be hidden.
Under such staring eyes, Maester Dawn maintained a leisurely demeanor. He carefully peeled the sweet potato in his hand and ate it with relish.
Seeing the other party's enjoyment, Baron Heidegger also had a smile on his face, and asked, "Is there any problem with the food supply in the northern border this year?"
"Viscount Angelet has received great support from the Half-Elf Kingdom, so he should be able to survive this year, but the life of ordinary people will be a bit difficult."
Speaking of this, Bachelor Dawn raised his head, looked at Baron Heidegger with hopeful eyes, and asked, "If the central government of the empire can provide some food, then the situation in the northern border will be much better."
Baron Heidegger shook his head and refused, "It's not that I don't want to help you. I'm afraid Feiyan will have some problems with his own food supply this year."
"What's the matter?" Bachelor Dawn was quite puzzled, "There hasn't been any disaster in the Crimson Flame Territory in recent years, right?"
Baron Heidegger's face became a little serious: "The situation in the western region is a bit bad, and the St. Gerian family has sent letters several times, asking the central government of the empire to send troops for support.
However, neither His Majesty nor the Senate agreed to send troops, but only agreed to provide food and material support. "
Maester Dawn also frowned, and asked, "Is there so much pressure from the orcs?"
"Yes. According to a letter from the St. Grian's family, an orc force called the Warsong tribe is rising at an extremely terrifying speed. The western region had to send an expeditionary force to cross the Tianduan Mountains to intervene in order to prevent the Warsong tribe from taking advantage of the situation. Make it bigger, even unify the orcs and establish the third empire of orcs!"
"The Third Reich of Orcs?" Maester Dawn was startled.
The glorious empire established by the human race occupies the most fertile area in the center of the continent, but there will inevitably be coveted alien races around.
Except for the dwarves, goblins, and half-elves who are weak and can only attach to the glorious empire, there are only four alien races that can really pose a threat to humans—the trolls in the north, the elves in the east, the Naga in the south, and Orcs of the West.
The elves disappeared in the Huiyue Forest a long time ago, so the eastern border of the empire is actually the most stable.
The Naga is an amphibious race, and staying away from water for a long time will make their skin dehydrated and cracked. Therefore, their harm to the southern border is limited to daily looting. At most, they occupy some coastal tidal flats, and the threat is not great.
The trolls in the north used to be a great threat, but under the strong suppression of the northern border, they can't make any waves anymore, and now they only dare to hide far away in the northern part of the sky ice field to survive.
Only the orcs in the west have always been the confidant of the Glorious Empire.
If the other three major alien races do not have an absolute advantage in force compared to humans, then the orcs are different. An ordinary orc soldier basically needs three or four human soldiers to deal with it.
For professionals, orcs believe in the God of Destruction, and the profession of the gods is the Skull Crusher, and their strength is far superior to that of human knights of the same level. They are completely invincible at the same level.
Fortunately, although the orcs are superior in force, they are very anxious in intelligence.
Therefore, the development of the orc civilization can be said to be the bottom of the five major races. It is still a loose tribal form, fighting with each other, and it is difficult to form a joint force.
But there are exceptions to everything. In the history of the orcs, there have been many heroes with outstanding talents. Thanks to their efforts, the orcs had two brief periods of unity.
Also known as the First Empire of the Orcs and the Second Empire of the Orcs.
Once the orcs are united, the formed orc army will definitely be the most terrifying existence on this continent. After the establishment of the second orc empire last time, the orc army drove straight in. It took only three months to penetrate the western border and wipe out the scariest existence. The main force of Yanling surrounded Yulong City.
If it wasn't for Yulong City's inability to attack for a long time, the contradictions of being forcibly suppressed within the Second Orc Empire gradually became prominent, causing the human race to seize the opportunity and design the Second Orc Empire to fall apart. I am afraid that the ruler of this continent would have to change to another race. .
But after that, the Glorious Empire has been wary of the orcs, for fear that the orcs will reunite and even establish a third empire.
Therefore, the strong rise of the Warsong tribe this time has a tendency to dominate the orcs. The western region immediately sent an expeditionary force to cross the Tianduan Mountains, trying to intervene by force to cut off the danger in the bud.
Bachelor Dawn also distinguished the importance, and stopped mentioning the matter of borrowing food, but instead asked: "What is the current situation of the expeditionary force sent from the western region?"
"The St. Grian's family sent an expeditionary force last October, and no clear good news has come back so far. Therefore, it is also difficult for me to judge what is going on in the west of the Tianduan Mountain Range."
Afterwards, the two fell silent at the same time, obviously both worried.
After a while, Bachelor Dawn said again: "Since St. Gerian has repeatedly asked for support from the central government of the empire, why has His Majesty refused to agree?"
Baron Heidegger smiled lightly, and said: "In the thousand years since the fall of the Second Orc Empire, the Western Territory has submitted hundreds of requests for assistance to the central government of the empire, and each time it is said which tribe is rising strongly , there are signs of a unified orc...
In the beginning, the central government of the empire attached great importance to it, and they would send troops to support them almost every time. However, they gradually discovered that the St. Grian family was just exaggerating and wanted the central government of the empire to help them clean up the border troubles.
Later, unless the threat of the orcs was confirmed, the central government of the empire would not easily send troops to the west. "
Bachelor Dawn is also a little helpless, it turns out that the central government of the empire is also afraid of being prostituted in the western region.
Baron Heidegger glanced at Maester Dawn, and said: "Besides, at that time, the chaos in the northern border had already emerged, and His Majesty might have thought of intervening. But later, for some reason, it also didn't matter."
Maester Dawn's eyes flickered slightly, and he thought to himself, wouldn't it be considered meddling in the matter of the Menam family sending troops to the north
"Then the northern border has been pacified, but the expeditionary force in the western border has not received any good news. Your Majesty should also be ready to send troops to support the St. Grian's family."
"No." Baron Heidegger shook his head, his eyes becoming more worried.
"Why?" Bachelor Dawn was puzzled. Regarding the unification of the orcs, he would rather believe it or not. He didn't understand why His Majesty the Emperor was so contemptuous.
Baron Heidegger narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice:
"Because someone wants to start another war!"
(end of this chapter)