Chapter 359, The New Emperor
On a sunny day, the mighty charging rat people were defeated on the endless flat land, with corpses evenly covering every inch of the land.
Back away in embarrassment.
This desperate move did not bring them victory.
The remaining rat army began to retreat, retreating into the underground tunnels behind it that had gone through rounds of excavation and reinforcement to lick their wounds.
The situation ushered in a rare moment of stability.
The rat armies advancing in both directions were blocked.
City of the Sun.
The old emperor died suddenly of a serious illness, and the fierce power struggle reached its most critical moment.
In that towering castle, in the shadow, there is blood every moment, and the careerists appear on stage.
Until a complicated and exquisite cannon was pushed in front of the castle, a group of soldiers in neat formation, holding strange objects in their hands, stood in front of the castle that represented power.
No more tedious speeches, the roaring magic cannon broke through the tall and heavy door, and soldiers with cold and numb expressions filed in. They used the weird objects in their hands, which were like tubes Something like this, wantonly slaughtering the ambitious people gathered in the castle.
In front of the throne, a young man wearing gorgeous robes appeared. He was wearing robes representing the emperor.
He seems to feel that he is the new emperor of the empire.
It's a pity that the soldiers who broke into this place shattered his dream.
In panic, he yelled at the soldiers in front of him until a figure appeared in front of him.
The dazzling knight, the former hero, the useless man who could never stand up again, just appeared in front of him.
Brought fear to him.
After experiencing all this, Caesar felt a little calmer than before.
Raised his head and looked at his younger brother in front of him, the fifth prince of the empire, his own brother.
Said very calmly.
"Stop making trouble, come down."
Just such calm words did not calm down the young man standing on the throne.
Raised the sword in his hand and roared at Caesar in front of him with a ferocious face.
Caesar looked very calm when faced with such a scene, and even looked a little thoughtful in his eyes.
He was no stranger to the younger brother in front of him. They had also been playing in the garden of this castle.
But now it has turned out like this.
The soldiers surrounding here cannot accept such a threat. This is an offense to their great Highness.
A gray-white beam of light appeared in everyone's sight, and a large black hole appeared on the forehead of the young man wielding the sword.
Knelt down weakly on the ground, the expression on his face was still as ferocious as before, but it was a pity that life was fleeting.
He fell down in front of this luxurious throne and became silent.
Caesar stared at this scene, the expression on his face paused a little more. Just when he wanted to say something, the soldier who fired the gun pulled out his short blade from his waist.
This is also a young man, an ordinary young man, with a face that is rough and sallow that has been baptized by the scorching sun and wind and frost.
An ordinary farmer boy.
The fanatical gaze finally rested on Caesar, blood shot out from his throat, and another figure fell down in the hall.
Caesar, who was watching all this, had an even more unspeakable expression on his face.
When Caesar decided to stand up, he would undoubtedly answer some prayers. Many people left him during this time, but more people stayed and still clustered around him. .
He will undoubtedly respond to their expectations.
Take a step forward, and your metal-cast feet make a crisp clicking sound when they land on the marble-paved hall.
Get closer to the luxurious throne.
Under the fanatical gazes of all the guys in the hall.
Finally took a seat and completed the coronation.
At the end of this turmoil, in a situation that no one expected or expected, an unexpected name won the final victory.
Well, maybe it's not unexpected. After all, this name has almost been assigned to the emperor before, and even this turmoil started from his sadness.
Caesar made many changes to this ancient empire.
The mages took a step forward in this rotten empire.
Even Caesar's crown was cast and crowned by twelve archmages.
Many things have been implemented and many things have changed.
The establishment of the Mage Association and the Magic Equipment Manufacturing Association.
From now on, every child of appropriate age in the empire will have the opportunity to test the talent of a mage for free, and all magic academies will be integrated together in the connection between the Mage Association and the twelve archmages.
Some trainee mages who are still unable to make breakthroughs in their studies and mage levels will be sent to various parts of the empire.
More magic enlightenment schools will be opened.
All kinds of changes are overwhelming, and it even makes people feel that the mages are the leaders of this empire.
All of this was carried out with the tacit approval of Caesar, the newly succeeded emperor.
It caused dissatisfaction among the great nobles, but they were severely wounded by the rat people. At least now, they no longer have the same power as before.
And a more serious problem was placed in front of these great nobles.
Invasion of the Skaven.
In order to deal with the dissatisfaction of the great nobles, they retreated to a certain extent with various magic instruments on the front line and the special troops directly under Caesar.
Immediately, the rat people who couldn't wait to swarm gave the great nobles full room for maneuver.
In any case, no matter what conflicts there are, they are insignificant in front of the rat people and not worth mentioning.
After all, the rat people really want to pile them all on the altar regardless of high or low.
All conflicts have been suppressed for the time being.
Of course, Caesar did not completely let these mages get what they wanted.
Except for a mage inauguration ceremony that superficially gives face.
In every mage's inauguration ceremony, there will be a section that expresses allegiance to the imperial royal family, indicating that they are always loyal to the imperial royal family.
But this is just a ritual, everyone understands this.
But Caesar asked for more than this.
Today is the day for the new Mage Association to prove its promise to Caesar.
A mediocre carriage drove out of this still dazzling City of the Sun.
What not many people know is that at this moment, the newly appointed emperor, the emperor who attracted too much attention, is sitting on this ordinary carriage. It wasn't just him, an archmage landed here, accompanying Caesar.
There are some personal guards around. In fact, it’s not just the surroundings. The person driving this carriage is also Caesar’s personal guard. The carriage moves very steadily. Of course, the young man driving the carriage will never tell you. What's more, he probably only pulled a donkey cart before, and he just liked to brag when drinking.
The famous carriage driver from ten miles and eight towns, wrong, the famous donkey cart boy from ten miles and eight towns.
He was very excited. After all, the donkey cart boy from all over the country can now pull the carriage of His Highness, His Highness the Emperor.
I just don’t know if Caesar and the Archmage in the carriage can still sit and talk and laugh after knowing this.
In the carriage, Caesar and the Archmage chatted for a while.
The Archmage seems a little curious.
“I didn’t expect that His Highness Caesar would be so concerned about farming.”
Caesar seemed indifferent to his curiosity. Instead, he opened the curtain of the carriage and looked at the people on both sides of the road. In farmland.
These abandoned farmlands are currently undergoing busy sowing.
Some windmills direct running water into plowed farmland during rotation. The running water will not accumulate in the farmland for a long time. After standing for a period of time, it will flow to the next farmland in the guidance of ditches.
At this time, some bugs in the soil will emerge and be pecked by the ducklings that are driven into the farmland.
The return of the sun is quickly restoring life to the world. Often after a heavy rain, you can see dense sprouts sprouting on those barren mountain lands.
At the same time, the animals have not become extinct. Those violent demonized beasts, and a considerable number of unstable demonized beasts have degenerated, and their offspring have become ordinary from generation to generation. It won’t be long before they are about It means that it can be restored to an ordinary animal.
Everything is recovering at an extremely fast speed.
Of course, bugs are still not very popular.
This is just an ordinary farming scene. There seems to be nothing strange about it, but the speed and efficiency of farming are somewhat unexpectedly high.
If you look carefully, you will be able to discover the reason.
Some mage apprentices appeared in this field. Whether it was guiding river water, loosening the soil, or removing weeds, these processes became extremely efficient with the participation of these mage, and in Not far away, there are some shining magic machines moving in this large farmland.
Seeing this, Caesar withdrew his gaze.
"This is not that unusual. After all, whether it is your mages, the soldiers who went to the front line, or my personal guards, most of them in this empire came from these fields. We also have to rely on the fields. The bread that is produced lives.”
Caesar answered.
But this answer made the Archmage stunned.
His curiosity was answered.
But this answer is a bit unexpected.
He thought it would be some other answer, in order to win over his personal guards and make them more loyal.
For the coming war, after all, my hands and feet were taken away by the rat people.
In order to gain a higher reputation, the archmages have to restrain their hands when facing him.
I have thought about these answers, but I have never thought about such words.
"The majority of the empire?"
The archmage thought about such a sentence and murmured to himself in a low voice.
When he raised his head, the sight that fell on Caesar became a little softer.
This is a good answer. Everyone likes a bright and upright guy, and he is no exception.
Boasted to Caesar.
“You will definitely be a great emperor.”
Caesar did not respond to this statement.
The Archmages proved to Caesar that they would fulfill their promises.
This ordinary carriage drove steadily on the roads around the field.
Perhaps this decayed empire can once again be rejuvenated. This is an incredible thing.
After all, such a change seems to have happened once in this empire a long time ago.
Just this time, can it be reborn?
Some difficulty, but very difficult, after all, the rat people are here.
By the way, there is a familiar guy in that field.
A young man, Arthur, was operating a strange magical device under the hot sun.
This is a strange-looking magical instrument, a rectangular iron box with a rough track structure, and several thick iron hooks trailing from its tail.
It looks like some kind of ferocious war instrument. The dragged iron hook looks very suitable for disemboweling the enemy, but it is not. It is just a magic plow.
Its operator, Arthur, wiped the sweat off his forehead in the hot sun.
Damn it, he was going to change his career long after harvesting the wheat. He had had enough of dealing with the wheat and this muddy land.
This grumbling guy seemed to have suffered a lot during this period. He was tanned all over. Looking from a distance, he looked like a man with blond hair. Like black potatoes.
It makes people laugh.
It can only be said that he is indeed destined to farm. Just when he was about to change his career, the Mage Association approached him. After all, he can be regarded as the first person to use magic equipment for farming.
Under the temptation of being promoted to the official mage title, he once again returned to the business of farming.
It’s just that this is not an easy task.
After complaining for a while, the grumbling Arthur silently activated the swaying magic machine under him again.
In the roaring sound, in the hot sunshine, the caked soil of the abandoned field was broken open.
A hard-working farmer, yes, Arthur seems to be a hero, a hard-working farming hero.
………….
The calm will not last long.
In the rolling hills, a huge rat-man fleet has been announced to have been formed.
For the rat people, there is no real threat to this ocean channel, especially the larger and thicker ship with a straight chimney that is constantly puffing out black smoke all the time. After the behemoth was launched into the water.
It can be said that the rat people have no opponents at the level of the sea.
Sheng Qi’s Western Fleet is about to continue its voyage.
New battlefields will be opened up.
Although the Western Fleet and the new Eastern Expeditionary Force at this time had the same problem.
Too scattered, too unfocused.
But it doesn't matter. After mastering ocean hegemony, this means one thing.
No matter what kind of setbacks and defeats they experience, a stable and unstoppable road has been opened, and countless rat warriors will be sent to the main continent through this road.
This will be a never-ending battlefield, and a wound that cannot stop the bleeding.
(End of this chapter)