Hao Ren felt that it was difficult for him to understand how a huge country like the Dragon Empire could maintain an efficient and stable operation - the direct rule of the long-lived species over the short-lived species would mean many hidden dangers and troubles in any case, if the emperor If His Majesty is really immortal because of inheriting the dragon soul as the legend says, then his way of thinking will inevitably change to the direction of the long-lived race, although he will accumulate great wisdom and unimaginable experience in the process , but it is precisely because it is difficult for ordinary people to imagine that there is an insurmountable gap between him and his short-lived citizens.
Let me give a very simple example - when an immortal ruler decides to formulate a millennium plan to benefit all people, and his people can only live to be a hundred years old at most, even ten generations of hard work may not see hope Can the plan really get the understanding and support of the people
Hao Ren hadn't seen anything like this before, but there were no shortage of actual cases in this regard in the examiner's database.
But the Dragon Empire in front of me... seems to be running very well.
The Dragon Soul Emperor has incredible prestige in this country. The majestic sculpture of His Majesty the Emperor wearing black armor can be seen everywhere in the city. The imperial people regard their Emperor as an eternal protector and will obey the Emperor Orders are taken as a matter of course "natural logic", and no one seems to question any orders from the imperial capital. In the thousands of years of history, the turmoil that occurred in this empire is almost one of a handful, and every time can be calmed down quickly.
At least, on the surface, it seems that this country is almost stable.
This is the conclusion drawn by Hao Ren from what he saw on the carriage and the information he heard from Ai Wenna. Of course, since he has just arrived in this country, it may take some time to understand the real situation in this country. .
The "caravan" quickly found a place to stay in the town: there is a semi-official and semi-private "post house" specially prepared for this kind of caravan traveling in the empire, right in the center of the town. Although Awenna and Charlemagne brothers and sisters cannot often walk around among the people due to identity issues, they have obviously received a very complete common sense education, and there are special personnel in the accompanying personal guards who are quite familiar with the affairs of the Dragon Empire , Everyone settled down in the post without much effort.
After settling in his room, Hao Ren came to the window and pushed open the window sash inlaid with countless rhombic glass and engraved with rose patterns. Since the floors here are relatively high and the civilian buildings are usually low, the scenery of the town is completely captured at this moment. fundus.
The imperial buildings are dominated by dark colors, and the undulating roofs continue to extend in the field of vision. Those Gothic spires, eaves, and small towers give the whole town a strange and mysterious atmosphere. Although the town is small in scale and not considered a wealthy place, the town itself still looks clean and prosperous, well-organized. On both sides of the wide road that runs through the town, you can see countless neatly arranged shops and workshops. It is a variety of large and small hotels: selling various alchemy props, making magic tools, and hotel accommodation are the main sources of income for this small town, and the customers are those who pass by here. The small airship docking point is not large in scale, but it also brings a lot of traffic here.
At this moment, the sun was setting, and the golden sun was shining on this Gothic style town, making the row upon row of roofs and spires sparkle, and the sound of machinery running from the magic workshop was not only indistinct. Noisy, but let here filled with a wonderful warm atmosphere.
Suddenly, there was a rush of horseshoes on the wide bluestone road where the traffic was gradually thinning out. Hao Ren's eyes were attracted by the sound. He followed the sound and saw several knights wearing black armor and black swords at their waists. The horse ran across the avenue below, and the leading knight held a banner with blue background and double swords fluttering in the wind.
Pedestrians on both sides of the street gave way in front of the knights, appearing in awe.
Hao Ren frowned: Is that the legendary knight of the Black Sword Knights
After a while, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, followed by a few regular knocks on the door—this definitely couldn't be Lily, if it was Lily, she would have come in with the door in her hand to say hello to herself.
Sure enough, Awenna's voice came from outside the door: "Mr. Hao Ren, may I come in?"
Hao Ren agreed, "The door is unlocked."
The door opened, and Princess Yisu with beautiful light gray eyes stood outside the door, while Charlemagne stood beside her.
Hao Ren let the two into the room and looked at them curiously: "Is there any problem?"
"Just to see if you've settled down," Ai Wenna said generously, completely unable to see the so-called arrogance and arrogance of the royal family members, "It can be seen that this kind of hotel is far inferior to your ship , I hope you can still adapt."
"Don't add honorifics, I'm not used to it," Hao Ren waved his hand, "This condition is already quite good, much better than sleeping in underground palaces in caves. I have suffered some hardships. I am successful in a religious circle. People, you can't afford to be bumped than members of the royal family like you, can you?"
A slightly stiff smile appeared on Charlemagne's face: "Your way of speaking is really strange. I can understand every word, but it's always difficult to comprehend sentences."
Hao Ren smiled, and suddenly remembered the black-armored knight he saw at the window just now, and his heart skipped a beat: "You probably have other things to do with me—speaking of which, I just saw a few black-clad knights running from below. In the past, was that the legendary Black Sword Knights?"
Charlemagne and Evanna looked at each other, and His Royal Highness nodded slightly: "That's right, the Knights of the Black Sword are all dressed in that way, and their mechanical swords are unique in Laherien, and they are easily recognizable. "
"So that thing is a mechanical sword..." Hao Ren muttered, "Ah, I don't know much about the Black Sword Knights, can you introduce it?"
"The Knights of the Black Sword is the symbol of the Dragon Empire's force, and it is also the most powerful regular army in the world." Ai Wenna always undertakes the task of introducing the customs, and this time is no exception. His Majesty the Emperor of the Dragon Empire, and has an extremely strict organizational system. Every black sword knight is an elite selected from thousands of outstanding fighters. Not only must he be proficient in martial arts, but he must also accept training in magic. You also need to master a variety of knowledge including culture, history, pharmacy, etc., as well as learn the unique "Dragon Seal" ability of the Black Sword Knights. These knights are usually distributed throughout the empire and are responsible for maintaining order in the country And to convey His Majesty's will, but if there is a war, they can quickly integrate and form a legion, and the speed of integration and the high degree of cooperation between the legions are simply incredible."
Charlemagne added a few words: "They are scattered all over the country all year round. Many black sword knights will not see each other for more than ten years after leaving the barracks, but as long as they have an order, they can quickly reorganize according to the establishment in the barracks. Forming an army without any re-familiarization and running-in process, countries all over the world cannot understand how they do this-and those imperial people directly call it "the miracle of His Majesty the Emperor" without thinking about it. "
"It's really amazing," Hao Ren praised from the bottom of his heart. The selection criteria and training process of those black sword knights are already amazing enough, and their special organization method is even more eye-opening. If you haven't seen it before After passing the guardian giant's legion, there is a more disciplined army of drones under him. Hao Ren's amazement probably has to rise to a higher level at this time, "But as you said just now, they are the most powerful 'Regular army', is there anyone in the irregular army who is more fierce than those black sword knights?"
"Of course there are," Evanna said lightly, "Although the Black Sword Knights are strong, they are still soldiers trained in batches, but there are still many fighters in the world that cannot be measured by common sense, such as the rune warriors of the ancient country of Yisu, The Tidecaller from the Gray Mist Strait and the Forest Whisperer from the White Elf are stronger than the Black Sword Knight in one-on-one situations—but they are special units that are so rare that they can be regarded as national treasures. The black sword knights of the standard regiment are incomparable."
"Is there such an 'irregular army elite' in the Dragon Empire?" Hao Ren asked curiously. Every country has its own super trump cards, which are responsible for the ultimate threat of force just like nuclear bombs. It makes no sense that the Dragon Empire, which was established by force, has no reserves in this regard.
"Of course there is," Evanna nodded, "The Princess Her Highness known as the 'Dark Dragon Lady' personally leads a Knights of the Broken Sword, the number of which is only one percent of that of the Knights of the Black Sword, but those Broken Sword Knights The fighting power of sword knights is unbelievably strong, they are hardly like mortals, and they never perform any missions—or the missions they perform will not be known to an insider in the end, that is the "shadow trump card" of the Dragon Empire '…”
"Wait, wait," Hao Ren hurriedly called out to him, "Why is there another princess here? Does the emperor of the Dragon Empire have a daughter?"
In fact, what he wanted to ask more was how many heirs did the immortal emperor have, and whether those heirs still planned to inherit the throne? With an emperor who never dies at all, being the crown prince is such a troublesome profession ah!
However, considering that this question seemed unserious, he finally held back and didn't ask it...
But even though she didn't ask such a frustrating question, Aiwenna still gave Hao Ren a strange look: "It seems that the World Tree Temple is really... very isolated from the world."
Hao Ren didn't change his face: "That is, we are busy maintaining world peace in places where you can't see."
His greatest strength is that he tells the truth.
Evanna sighed: "Of course there is a princess in the Dragon Empire, Constance Dragon, and no one does not know her. But her father, the 'eternal emperor' Berentine Dragon is actually did not marry a wife..."
Hao Ren's eyes suddenly changed - there seems to be a story in it
"I know what you're thinking, but it's best not to say it," Evanna shook her head, "No one knows the real origin of that Princess Constance, people only know that two hundred and twenty years ago, Della There was a 'mutation' near the imperial capital of the Tribute Empire. It is said that a mountain disappeared without a trace overnight, leaving only a large pit full of scorching lava. His Majesty Brentin went to investigate in person. Then they brought back a baby girl and recognized her as an adopted daughter, that is, Princess Constance. Of course, people have also speculated whether it is the illegitimate daughter of His Majesty Berentine, after all, two hundred and twenty years have passed , and that princess is still in her youth, and she obviously has an inhuman bloodline, but such voices of doubt never last... Over time, people no longer bring up this topic."