When the knights under the leadership of the princess launched a heroic charge, Hao Ren rolled up a storm of flames and explosions in front of the western fortress, and when the west gate of the kingdom screamed under the impact of chaos, the hinterland of this ancient kingdom remained still. Calm, just brewing in the calm, is a depressing and disturbing atmosphere.
White City, Talos I led his followers to build this splendid city on the plain nearly three centuries ago. It was the time when the tide of chaos receded and the year of turmoil ended. Ansu Continent, like other continents, was in dire straits. A new ethnic group was reorganized with the remnants of several nearby mountain kingdoms, and Talos I was the leader of this ethnic group. When he built this city, he just wanted to provide his people with a place of refuge that could shelter from the wind and rain, but he did not expect that after the end of the tide of chaos, the era of prosperity that the mainland would usher in quickly made him the founding father of a dynasty. Jun.
The former shelter has also become the sacred capital of Talos after several renovations and expansions.
The name of the White City comes from its color: 80% of the buildings in the city are holy white. When the chaos recedes and the sun shines on the earth again, the White City will shine like a holy white gem on the earth. This unique style also makes it the most prestigious and magnificent city on the mainland of Ansu. Even the envoys from the Holy Land of the Holy Order once sighed: "This small border country at the corner of the mainland has a pearl-like city." The capital of the city", although the arrogance of the Sanctuary people in this evaluation, the Talos people still think that this is enough to prove how proud their capital is.
The earliest cornerstone of the White City was a white rock from the "Tasili Valley" in the east of the plain. According to historical records, the Tassili Valley appeared out of thin air within a month after the end of the Chaos War, so scholars believe that the rock was the chaos force being reordered. The product of power shuffling, in the world of Kolo, this incredible thing is part of the natural law. It is the constant shuffling of chaos and order that allows this world to continue to circulate and survive until now. And today, the rock fields in the Tassili Valley have long been closed, and the main materials of the city's buildings have changed from stone to magic and alchemy materials, but the people of Baicheng still have not changed the color of their city. House paint continues to maintain the pride of the White City.
Or to be more precise, it is the pride of the aristocrats in the city-the common people don't really care what color the houses they live in, but the nobles hope that the title of "Holy White Gem in the South of Ansu" will last forever, so they choose "Maintaining the holy color of the city" was written into the decree, and white clay also became one of the means for these proud nobles to amass wealth.
"Their pride should be thrown on the front line of chaos. I'd like to see if the skins of those wine bags and rice bags can block the monster's claws if they are attached to the city wall!"
A loud shout broke the tranquility of the "Golden Rose Palace" in the royal city. A middle-aged man with a strong figure, short flame-like red hair, and a scar on his face. He was wearing a royal military uniform and threw the parchment in his hand on the ground. , and then walked around the room angrily. This man who looked quite rough was qualified to make a loud noise in this royal city, because he was the most famous battle hero in this country, the highest commander of the Royal Knights, the hero Eagle General Groen Modric.
He is used to yelling in front of the king. This habit started when he and the king secretly climbed trees in the palace.
Of course, he and Rudolf III combined were only in their teens at that time.
There were several other people in the room. A middle-aged man with majestic purple hair and slightly grizzled purple hair was sitting on a gorgeous armchair in the center of the room. There was no expression on his indifferent face. Standing next to the man was a girl who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old. This girl had bright lavender long hair and wore a moon-white princess dress. She looked elegant and dignified, calm and peaceful. If Hao Ren was Here, you will be surprised to find that this girl is almost exactly the same as Veronica.
The last person stood far away from everyone. He was wearing the dark red thick woolen dress that nobles often wear, with two rows of shiny copper buttons. He was thin and serious, with light brown curly hair sticking to his cheeks. Hanging down a little, it made that thin and long face look even more impersonal.
"Gron, be quiet, I know at least half of them are worthless, but nobles are still necessary for this country," the middle-aged man on the armchair finally walked around when General Groen made his third circle. He spoke, with a calm and forceful voice, "Including the part of the rice bucket."
"What can they do?" Gronn replied bluntly, but he remained quiet: Although he was notoriously lacking in etiquette when he was with the king, as the general of the kingdom, he still knew when to obedient.
"At least they can let you curse to relieve your anger," the man on the armchair—Rudolph III joked, "and they also have a point, the defeat of the kingdom in the western region has disgraced us in Ansu, and even in the entire science and technology industry. The world of Los Angeles is disgraced. Although face is meaningless to chaos monsters, it is a real benefit and opportunity for politicians. If we can't hold the last piece of order in the southern part of the mainland, then some The country is willing to 'help' us to guard, and in the Radiant Continent, the Violet Empire's magic airship fleet has already begun to gather."
"These guys," Groen said with the scars on Groen's face trembling with anger, "Glory Continent is close to the Sanctuary, and the tide of chaos is always the first to end, each time the damage is the least, and then they always Stretch your claws into someone else's house!"
"The darker the darkness, the closer it is to recession. The power of the tide of chaos has reached its peak, which means that this disaster is about to end, and the year of abundance will come soon. Every country must plan for the future ——The corpses of the dead are divided and eaten by the living, and those who survive have the obligation to become stronger in order to face the next war. This is the iron law of Colo since ancient times, and we have come here as well.”
Rudolf III spoke quietly about the cruel reality, but this reality is like this. The last few years of each Chaos War are the biggest test that the mortal kingdom will face, and most of the kingdoms that eventually collapse are in this final If they can’t bear it for a few years, those powerful kingdoms that have spare capacity will wait by early on. Once a country is facing collapse, they will take action immediately—the first is rescue, and then the natural incorporation and annexation.
This is not despicable at all. Incorporating and reorganizing a country saves resources and time compared to rebuilding civilization from ruins. The once-in-a-century tide of chaos will not give people room to negotiate slowly. How to complete the redistribution of resources after the war as soon as possible And reconstruction work is the law of the jungle that the Kolo people have had to master since ancient times. This is even considered a unique spirit of unity and dedication in this world.
Now Talos's western defense line is in a mess. If the forces of chaos drive straight in, this ancient kingdom that has survived two chaos wars will be in jeopardy. So are our allies. If the kingdom does collapse, there will be no conflict between the Talos and the "taker", and everything will be handed over peacefully.
It's just that the fallen side will not be so willing after all, and General Groen is like this.
"The situation in the western forest is a mess, and what has happened cannot be reversed," said the thin man who had been standing at the farthest point suddenly, "It's just a pity for Your Highness Veronica, I heard that she fought bravely , but no match for the situation.”
"Grand Duke Luen, don't make it seem like you have nothing to do with it," Groen stared at the emaciated Grand Duke Luen, the most powerful man in the kingdom other than the king, "His Royal Highness is going to the Western Front, with you credit."
"The kingdom's military plans have no secrets..."
"That's enough," Rudolph III suddenly raised his voice, interrupting the quarrel. The king's face was full of anger, and there was no warmth in his voice, "You are discussing my daughter's death here! Think of a father at this moment Get in the mood!"
"I'm guilty," General Groen immediately bowed to Rudolf III to apologize, "but I believe that the Church State should bear the main responsibility for this matter, including the current situation in the west of the kingdom, and the Church State needs to give an explanation."
Grand Duke Rune on the side was expressionless, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"The Order has to give an explanation," Rudolf III said with a livid face, "Those Sanctuary people..."
The room fell silent for a moment, and the one who broke the silence was the girl standing next to Rudolph III. This girl who looked exactly like Veronica said softly: "Father, about what happened in the Western Region, and what happened on the border of Chaos?" Scholars have some... opinions about other things."
"Explanation?" Rudolf III raised his head and looked at his daughter who was known for his intelligence, "Ania, what did they research?"
"Some are the observations of scholars, and some are news from the frontier, including unconfirmed ones," Princess Arnia said softly, "For example, there is a new energy flow in the chaos, for example, the dark side of the Sea of Karnos has already disappeared. Expanding to the entire Kolo, there are also strange changes on the floating islands in the southern border of the kingdom. The monster groups on the islands are conducting large-scale organized activities, and there is also a rumor about a 'wolf'... "
(Today I am getting married! This chapter will be published regularly... ) (to be continued~^~)