Chapter 1569 [Declaration of War]
Same afternoon
Holy calendar year 9571, Flower Moon, chanting day 9
Game time PM13:00
On this day, which was supposedly special only to a team of adventurers named 'Woof Woof', but was just an ordinary day in the eyes of others, something big happened suddenly.
A big event that made all the forces smell something abnormal.
A major event that shocked the entire Southwest Continent.
The Chauvin Empire located in the southwest continent, a small country with favorable terrain, prosperity and peace, and a trade network that covers almost the entire continent, declared war on its neighbor.
And this country actually has only one neighbor, and that is the behemoth that borders it to the west and north at the same time, blocking this chauvinist country in the southeast of the territory - the Griffin Dynasty.
This is an extremely powerful and domineering terrifying existence whose history of empire is like the history of invasion.
Public information shows that the land area of the Griffin Dynasty ranks second among the many forces in the Northwest Continent, which is approximately four and a half times that of the Chauvin Empire and one-half that of the Silver Wing Alliance.
At first it sounds like that is the case, after all, its territory is only half of the number one Silver Wings Alliance, but this is not the calculation at all.
The Griffin Dynasty, as its name suggests, is a huge empire.
The Silver Wings Alliance is the result of a large number of small and medium-sized forces uniting under pressure.
It is worth mentioning that the pressure from the small and medium-sized forces mainly comes from the 'Griffin Dynasty'.
As I said just now, the imperial history of the Griffin Dynasty is basically a history of aggression. Therefore, a long time ago, in order not to become part of the Griffin history, those small and medium-sized forces who were in constant panic could only unite together, but the result was that Not bad, at least on paper, the Silver Alliance's combined population, economy, and territorial area are larger than those of the Griffin Dynasty, making it the largest in the Southwest, but its combat effectiveness is actually quite worrying.
Times have passed, and now, the Silver Wing Alliance, which was originally directly bordering the Griffin Dynasty, has become stronger, the alliance between the forces has become closer, and its strength is no longer what it used to be.
There are also two more buffer zones between the Silver Wings Alliance and the Griffin Dynasty.
First of all, it was the Adolf family that was famous in the Griffin Dynasty. The first generation of Grand Duke Adolf, centered on his own fiefdom, united with the six small countries in the southern part of the Silver Wing Alliance to become the independent Adolf Free Territory, namely the Principality of Adolf.
This kind of unwashable betrayal was not retaliated by the Griffin dynasty, because although the dynasty was still strong at that time, no matter the 'internal worries' due to the corruption of a large number of nobles, The increasingly powerful 'foreign invasion' of the Silver Wing Alliance prevented the emperor at that time from making up his mind to clean up the family. In the end, he had no choice but to consider himself the suzerain of the Principality of Adolf. The latter was not stupid, and he immediately announced 'That's what happened'.
Of course, if there are still people asking the Adolf family, "Is this the case" now that the Freelancers are full-fledged, then the answer is naturally self-evident.
To sum up, the Adolf Free Territory has become a buffer zone stuck below the Griffin Dynasty and the Silver Wing Alliance, bordering the south and southwest of both sides respectively.
The other buffer zone is the Dreamland Theocracy to the east of the Silver Wing Alliance and to the northwest of the Griffin Dynasty.
The Dreamland Theocracy has actually always existed, but this country did not have any armed forces a long time ago. In addition to developing believers, it almost did not involve some more secular fields. In view of the fact that these people are really It is powerful and has considerable influence. Neither Griffin nor the Silver Wings Alliance has tried to win over or annex this Theocracy. After all, the price/performance ratio is too low, and it is also very unpopular with passers-by.
However, starting from a certain period of time, the nature of this Theocracy changed. It happened that the Griffin Dynasty was too busy to take care of itself, the Silver Wing Alliance took advantage and closed it down, and Adolf freely ruled When it first emerged, the Theocracy, which had little involvement in the secular world, suddenly made two shocking decisions, namely 'army expansion' and 'business rectification'.
This kind of thing is not a problem for the Holy Church Union. After all, their size and influence are there, but for a small power like the Dreamland Church, it is a bit thought-provoking. However, at that time, whether it was Basically no force has the time to restrict it, and His Majesty the Pope has always emphasized that the Theocracy's "neutrality will not change", so the other parties turned a blind eye.
Of course, just like the Adolf Free Territory, the Dreamland Theocracy has expanded nearly ten times in size under the [Guardian Knights], and its productivity and economic level have been pushed to a new height because of those devout believers. , everyone realized belatedly that it had become a behemoth. In addition, the geographical location was too important and the mass base was too large. It was too late to move it again.
A brief explanation here is that the sects of the Innocence Realm are not independent of the world. Even an organization like the United Holy Religion, which is ranked high in the entire continent and is always committed to doing public welfare, There were many wars before the rise, and some sects that were more chaotic and evil were even more reckless.
Mo Tan studied historical materials a lot when he was at the Violet Library and the Academy City Library, and discovered that in the past few centuries known as the 'Age of Miracles', in that period of major religious divisions The era in mainland China was no less lively than the late Eastern Han Dynasty here, and was even more exciting. Members of major sects fought openly and secretly, and intrigues and deceptions were very lively. Although it is no longer the past, rulers from all walks of life are also Never equate 'theistic religion' with 'harmless to humans and animals'.
All in all, the Dream Sect became established in this way, and has since become one of the most powerful forces in the Southwest Continent.
In addition to the four giants of Griffin Dynasty, Silver Wing Alliance, Adolf Free Territory and Dreamland Theocracy, there are two other places worth mentioning that are quite similar.
First of all, it is located in the southwest The most southwesterly part of the mainland, bordered by the sea on three sides, and the inland side is connected to both the Silver Wing Alliance and Griffin's Southern Territory The adjacent Palmyra Free Trade Zone is a genuine neutral zone. Its nature is quite similar to the 'Anka Bazaar' in the northwest continent, but the scale may be larger, and the management method is similar to the 'harmless version'. The "Free City" adopts the rotation system of governors, but there are not so many dark things.
As the name suggests, this free trade zone is a place for business, and it is a big market that does not belong to anyone, but welcomes everyone. Although it is not armed, it is particularly popular in the Southwest Continent because everyone We really need a place like this.
The general strongholds of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, the Steam Consortium, major guilds, and neutral organizations in the southwest continent are basically located in the Palmyra Free Trade Zone. According to historical records, this place was originally a barren land with nothing, until a girl named Pamela Redpath passed by. She was a person from a city-state in the Silver Wing Alliance, the Dream Sect and the wealth A casual believer of the sect, my cousin is the captain of a certain legion of the Griffin Dynasty. He owns a property in the northern part of Adolf's Free Territory. In short, he is a middleman who does not stick to his position and travels among the major forces to make money. one.
This girl, who has great mobility and has accumulated a lot of contacts and savings over the years as a middleman, felt that this was a treasure trove of Feng Shui, so she contacted many people. Although she was very capable, she did not want to continue running around for many reasons. After doing some summing up, they established a large market in the northern part of this wasteland, where it borders the Adolf Free Territory and the Silver Wing Alliance.
Needless to say, this is naturally the predecessor of Palmyra Trade Zone.
Later, with the prosperity of this area and the large-scale settlement of many neutral organizations, basically no one paid attention to this place. After all, this free trade zone is a trading center and not a treasury. It takes such a lot of effort to do this. The thankless thing is not even fishing from the lake, so the scale of the trade zone gradually increased. Later, the Port of Palmyra, which is quite famous on the mainland, was even built. There is an endless stream of merchant ships every day, and it is still called It's booming.
Finally, there is the Chauvinist Empire located in the lower right corner of the southwest territory. This country has a short history. It is not much different from Adolf Free Leaders, and its origins are similar to the former. However, it is far inferior in terms of overall strength. Far inferior to the latter, Griffin has never begun to annex Chauvin, mainly because their overall strength has begun to decline, and their reputation is really bad. Therefore, in order not to lose their pretext, they allowed the Chauvin Empire to be their neighbor. .
However, in the era of William Bohe, this country's economy suddenly began to develop at an incredible speed, and even tended to gradually become the second Palmyra Trade Zone, and we all know that a neutral The economic development of a trade zone and the economic development of a country are completely different concepts.
The above is the general situation of the Southwest Continent.
Of course, in addition to the above mentioned, there are of course many other small and medium-sized forces in such a large southwest territory, but I will not go into details here.
In short, it is not unusual for Griffin to go to war, and it is not unusual for Griffin to start a war, but to be declared war by the Chauvinist Empire, a force that is clearly a harmless piece of fat from all aspects, is more or less That's a bit outrageous.
In fact, except for those forces in the Southwest Continent who knew that Crown Prince Arthur Bohe died in the Griffin Capital, and organizations such as the Wanderer Inn and the Thieves Guild that were relatively well-informed, the rest of the people there had no knowledge of the situation. People who knew a little bit about the situation, but couldn't say they cared too much, were all stunned when they heard about it.
There is a country called Chauvin in the southwest who wants to commit suicide!
This news spread throughout various groups of busybodies in a short period of time, causing an uproar. As the senior officials of the Griffin Dynasty involved, they launched a 'special meeting' as soon as possible.
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Game time PM15:16
Griffin Dynasty, Royal Capital Brorid, Blood Lion Palace
“You’ve heard about it, right? …”
On the large throne, Chiwetel Logan, the [Blood Lion Emperor] who is always dressed in blood-colored armor, has long dark red hair and a knife-like outline, glances expressionlessly at the gorgeously dressed people below, with an average age of six. The real-power aristocrat who started his career at the age of ten said in his low but thunderous voice: "Less than two hours ago, that... ah, that ridiculous chauvinist empire came to me. Fen has declared war, and if I guess correctly, the Knights of the Sword of the Tsar should already be on the way."
Although there was a smile in Chiwetel's words, anyone in charge could hear it. The emperor was in a very bad mood at this moment. Everyone could feel the vague murderous aura and anger in the air. It was the ruler of this country who was unable to contain himself after being provoked by the clown... or in other words, he had nowhere to put it. of mania.
There is no way, after all, Griffin is no longer the same as before. Although the imperial power occupies a certain proportion in the superstructure, and alone is enough to crush any family, the power of the aristocracy has developed and become distorted. After reaching a certain level, even the aloof emperor cannot carry out his will unscrupulously.
This is the reason why the Blood Lion Emperor has nowhere to put his rage, and it is also the reason why these nobles dare to stand here.
They are not afraid of the emperor, or at least... at least they are not worried that Chiwetel Logan will kill him casually because of this kind of thing, although everyone knows very well that the majesty in front of them has no intention of killing them. No good impression at all.
This is not difficult to understand, after all, the people who can stand here are very influential in the Griffin Dynasty, and for the royal family, this kind of influence has never been necessary.
Unfortunately, no matter how good Chiwetel is in the way of an emperor, he cannot change the extremely bloated historical legacy of this empire overnight.
Of course, these people will not push their limits and not take the emperor seriously in this situation, because this is really stupid, and stupid people, even if they are killed by Chivat or [Lion Eyes] in the next second ] Killing people on the spot will never arouse the empathy of smart people.
So everyone behaved very respectfully. After Chiwetel finished speaking, without exception, they all began to passionately accuse the Chauvin Empire of overestimating its capabilities and daring to offend Griffin Tianwei. The purpose of this time is not only to make their so-called troops unable to come back, but also to destroy this country that overestimates its capabilities.
Everyone really said this from the bottom of their hearts. After all, in the eyes of these nobles, the behavior of the Chauvin Empire was really irritating, for no other reason than that they were really too weak.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, not to mention Griffin, a lion who has not lost all his teeth but just has some internal problems.
So everyone's opinion is surprisingly unified, that is - destroy the chauvinist empire directly!
“Very good, very good.”
After listening quietly for a moment, the Blood Lion Emperor suddenly grinned and raised his hand to interrupt these great people who were vying to express their opinions. The nobleman narrowed his eyes slightly——
“Where is Lord Valyria?”
Chapter 1560: End
(End of this chapter)