Chapter 23, The Empire in Nightmares (Part 1)
——Go back in time four months ago, when the “door” first appeared.
It is conceivable that when the "Gate to Another World" appeared underwater in Victoria Bay, Hong Kong, China, causing a commotion and uproar in the entire modern human society on earth, the person opposite the "Gate" was enduring an unprecedented disaster. In the different world of the flood, it is naturally impossible for everything to be business as usual and peaceful and worry-free.
Although the underwater "Gateway to Another World" in Hong Kong's Victoria Bay is leaking 1,600 cubic meters per second, which is about the same as the flow of the Yellow River, it is hardly worth mentioning for the vast earth's oceans, and it is not even close to the speed due to climate change. The overall rate of sea level rise on Earth caused by warming and melting glaciers. However, for the continent of Falmat, which was being washed away by this great flood, it was simply a catastrophic disaster!
——Don’t think that the addition of the Yellow River to the country is just a small matter that is not too serious. You know, from the Warring States Period to the Peasants' War in the late Ming Dynasty, how many times did China break open the Yellow River embankments and attack Kaifeng with water? And when Chairman Chiang Kai-shek burst the Huayuankou embankment during the Anti-Japanese War, what a vast yellow flood area was created? (The Yellow River's Huayuankou burst its banks, causing 44 counties and cities to be flooded. Ten million people were affected. Thirty thousand square kilometers of land became a yellow flood zone. Nine hundred thousand people died directly from the flood. Four million people fled to other places. , life and death are unpredictable. In terms of the degree of disaster, it is far better than the Nanjing Massacre... In order to wipe out Chiang Kai-shek's ass, New China spent 25 years to control the Huangfan area, and it was not basically completed until 1976)< br>
What's more, China's Yellow River has burst its banks at best. Even if it is a "hanging river above the ground", the difference between the water level and the ground is only a dozen meters at most. The earth's seawater gushes out from the "door" on the top of the Arnus Mountain. After reaching the Arnus Mountain Area in the other world, it then flows from the high mountains nearly a thousand meters above sea level in the other world, like an avalanche. Generally, it rushes down in one breath with the force of sweeping the world!
How can a super flash flood of this scale, with such exaggerated kinetic energy and momentum, be comparable to an ordinary river bursting its banks? The water force alone can smash the city wall into powder! Not to mention the series of landslides and mudslides that occurred along the way.
What is even more unfortunate is that the monstrous seawater gushes crazily from the "gate" on the top of Arnus Mountain, not only instantly swept away the 100,000 imperial expeditionary troops gathered here, but also submerged countless cities and villages along the way. , and also defeated the chariot of the current emperor, His Majesty Morte II...
——Although according to his initial thoughts, regarding this predatory expedition to another world through the "Gate", the elderly Emperor Morte II had no intention of personally conducting the expedition. Instead, he planned to sit in the imperial capital and wait. Good news. But the problem is that the unexpected defeat of Crown Prince Saushar in his previous expedition to the Headhunting Rabbit Grassland gave Emperor Morte II too much stimulation. Although this defeat had little impact on the empire's hegemony, it was still a wake-up call. So, when the "door" on the top of Arnus Mountain was about to open, the old emperor thought about it and felt a little uneasy. Finally, he decided to just be in case and avoid the commander making any stupid mistakes. It would be better to supervise the battle yourself. Anyway, Arnus Hill is not too far away from the imperial capital Ulabianca City. If something unexpected happens, it’s still too late to come back.
However, because this decision was made too hastily and too late, the "door" connecting to another world had already been activated and opened before Emperor Morte II's chariot arrived at the military camp on Mount Arnus... As a result, the emperor's chariot, who was heading towards the Arnus Hills, had no time to receive any warning. He encountered a huge torrent in a steep canyon with nowhere to escape! ! !
——Although as a famous general who loves exercise and is good at fighting, His Majesty the Emperor himself is not bad at water skills. But the problem is that in such a turbulent super flash flood, it is not possible to escape by knowing how to swim and understand water. In fact, under the impact of the torrent, the trees and debris floating on the water, and the rocks and soil collapsing from time to time are definitely more terrible disasters for those who fall into the water! In a torrent, a piece of driftwood is often not a savior for those who fall into the water, but a heavy hammer that hits them head-on! In this terrible super flash flood, at every moment, people who fell into the water had their heads smashed by debris and driftwood washed over, or they were swept off the cliff by the flood and fell to pieces...
All in all, when the Royal Dragon Knights riding the pterosaurs heard the news and rushed over, and finally found the figure of Emperor Morte II from the turbulent turbid floods and dazzling floating debris, they braved the Risking his life, he lowered his altitude and fished him out of the water. The poor emperor had already been hit by the flash flood with a bloody head, multiple fractures, and was dying. Next, before he could escape the danger, Emperor Molt died in the wilderness due to excessive injuries, without even leaving any last words before his death.
The house leaked and it rained all night. Even at this point, the disaster suffered by the empire was not over yet - in order to facilitate the transportation of supplies to the 100,000 troops gathered on the Arnus Hills, and to transport prisoners and loot to the rear after the war, the empire The Senate previously recruited a large number of laborers and spent several years expanding and building a spacious avenue of more than 200 kilometers long along the original paths in the Romanian mountains. The end point of this avenue is the mountain basin around Arnus Hill, and the starting point is naturally the imperial capital of Urabianka... In this way, when the flood rushes out of the "gate" on the top of Arnus Hill, , this avenue became a natural flood discharge channel, guiding the floods all the way to the imperial capital!
As a result, the imperial capital Urabianca, built on the edge of the eastern foothills of the Romanian Mountains and on the northwest shore of the "Blue Sea", was caught off guard and suffered the largest flood since its construction. The royal palace and aristocratic residence area in the city were basically not submerged due to their higher terrain. However, the low-lying slums of the Imperial Capital suddenly turned into a water town. It is unknown how many poor citizens were trapped by the floods and fed on fish and shrimps. In addition, the tall city walls of the imperial capital also collapsed in several places due to unexpected flood erosion and immersion...
The heavy losses caused by such a desperate attempt were enough to shock the empire's ruling class and make them heartbroken.
And when the news of the death of Emperor Morte II came, a difficult problem was immediately thrown in front of the anxious Senate of the Empire: that is, who should inherit the throne of the Empire?