At this time, it was noon, and the dazzling head was above the sky, and from a distance, a Xuanwei awe-inspiring city wall was on the south bank of the Lancang Canal.
The tall and majestic city wall made of cyan boulders is like a long dragon, which is extremely majestic and domineering.
The closer it gets, the wider the river becomes, and the endless stream of boats on the river surface is like a carp crossing the river, and the sail films, Chen Daolin seems to be almost in a trance, almost mistaking this inland city for a harbor city.
This kind of prosperity is even a little inferior to the port of Hylock Island, the capital of Newhoven in the East China Sea Most of the merchant ships anchored at the riverside wharf outside the city.
The Lancang Canal, on the other hand, has a tributary that diverges from the main channel and is directly inserted into it.
A city gate on the water towered over the river, the gate was wide, with iron fences hanging from it, and patrolling boats on both sides.
The tall and mighty city guards patrolled back and forth, and the city towers were lined with awe-inspiring ballistas.
On both sides of the tower, along the city wall, every 100 meters, there is a tall tower, the height is staggered, forming an almost perfect fortification.
Chen Daolin was dazzled and admired this giant building in the Cold Weapon Age from the bottom of his heart.
It is conceivable that in this era, what kind of human and financial resources were invested in building such a convincing city defense, and the strength of an empire can be fully demonstrated from the walls here "The city defense is the most perfect fortification in the world."
Paning stood beside Chen Daolin, as if he had expected Chen Daolin's surprise and emotion, smiled lightly, and said slowly: "This giant city was built a thousand years ago, when the Roland Empire was founded, it was built at any cost.
The water gate you see is only the smallest of the gates. ” "The smallest one," Chen Daolin glared.
"Of course," Panin said slowly, "There are a total of nine city gates, and there are six hundred and sixty-three towers, one hundred and thirty arrow towers, and thousands of ballistas," Speaking of this, he glanced at Chen Daolin and laughed in a low voice: "If you want to come to this thing, Master Darling should be very familiar with it: magic guide cannon." ” "Magic Cannon" Chen Daolin's eyes lit up.
In this world of cold weapons, the magic cannon is undoubtedly the sharpest and most powerful weapon in the military array "Those magic cannons are left over from the founding era of the country, and today's manufacturing drawings have long been lost, and future generations cannot make them again, but there are still more than one hundred and sixty left.
These magic cannons are fired with magical power, and the sound is like thunder, and the power is amazing, but unfortunately, I have never seen it with my own eyes.
It was only when I was studying at a military academy that I read about it in the literature.
The city defense magic guide cannon is never allowed to be used in peacetime, and even if you want to use it, you can't open it. ” "Why," Chen Daolin asked curiously.
Panin smiled slightly.
At this moment, the boat slowly drove under the water gate to enter, and the defending troops on patrol saw the flag of the Rollin family, and naturally let the patriarch of the Rollin family, Count Berion, be the current imperial minister, and the defenders would not stop the ship in his family The ship entered the city gate and came to the inner dock of the port area.
Panin stood at the bow of the boat, pointed to the sky in the distance, and said with a smile: "The reason, nature is there" Looking into the distance, in the distance of the city, there are two tall towers standing there, one on the left and one on the right, echoing each other from afar.
Slightly shorter, it was a round tower, with cyan boulders piled up and simple in shape, Chen Daolin looked at it, and faintly felt that there was a powerful magic fluctuation around the tower.
"That cyan tower is the headquarters of the Magic Guild.
The elders of the Magic Guild all live on top of the tower, and the tower is guarded by a magic array around it, and in the sky above the tower, the birds are sad that anyone or object who dares to fly over the headquarters of the Magic Guild will be bombarded down by the magic array. ” Panin smiled, "This is also a privilege granted by the Empire to the Magic Guild. ” Chen Daolin nodded.
That's a privilege indeed In any country, air supremacy is owned by the state, where can other organizations be allowed to get involved in the empire to hand over the air supremacy of this area above the magic union, this is not a privilege, then what is a privilege Thinking of this, Chen Daolin looked away and looked at the other tower, the tower was silver and white, it was built of white boulders, from the height of it, it was almost twice as tall as the magic tower at the headquarters of the Magic Guild, and it was almost towering into the sky from a distance Chen Daolin has not seen high-rise buildings, in the real world, he has seen many world-famous high-rise buildings, such as the Jin Mao Tower in the Great Magic City and so on.
In terms of height, this white tower is naturally inferior to those skyscrapers in the real world.
But after all, it is Roland who has built a building of this height with the level of technology and civilization in this world, which is enough to amaze people and marvel at it "That's the legendary White Tower."
Chen Daolin couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
White Tower It was a name of great special significance in the Rowland Empire At the time of the Rollin family, the castle of the Rollin family also had a tall tower, which belonged to the stargazing tower of Semele, because it was built of white stone, it was also called the White Tower, but that was just the name of the Rollin family themselves.
And the real "White Tower", which is recognized by the people of the entire Roland Empire and praised by the world, is the one in front of Chen Daolin at this moment The exact location of this white tower is the center of the palace This white pagoda was built thousands of years ago during the founding period of the country, and the founding emperor presided over the construction, and the financial and human resources invested are almost a frightening figure It's a magic tower When the founding emperor built this white tower, he left a powerful magic array under the palace, and this white tower is the hub of the magic array.
At the top of the White Tower, there is a horseshoe-shaped metal pedestal, which is said to be made of the hardest black iron stone, and a large amount of precious Mithril is added to keep its magic attached, and at the top of the tower is a piece of magic crystal recognized as the largest in the world at that time, three meters high, weighing more than a ton Only such a huge magic crystal can meet such a huge magic array Once there is a war, as long as the magic hub of the White Tower is opened in the palace, this huge magic array will be launched immediately.
This is a powerful, offensive and defensive magic array.
After the formation is activated, a powerful defensive magic will envelop the entire body Because when it was built, the towers on the city wall, large and small, were the components of the entire magic array, and they were the fulcrum of the magic array.
Once the hub of the White Tower, the magic array, is in operation, it will trigger the echo of the hundreds of towers on the city wall, and there will be a huge defensive formation that will completely envelop the entire inside.
What's even more amazing is that the defense of this magic array is strong, and the attack power is not inferior in the slightest Relying on the activation of the magic array, the magic guide cannon on the city defense can get enough magic power and become a powerful firepower point on the city tower It can be said that once this magic array is activated, the entire fortress will immediately become a powerful fortress that will make all the attackers desperate "When I was studying at the Imperial Affairs Academy, I learned all kinds of offensive and defensive strategies, and the subjects in the academy also taught us countless times to conduct offensive and defensive deductions as hypothetical examples."
Panin also looked at the White Tower from afar, and said slowly: "There are four acropolis around it, occupying the main road from south to north, if you want to attack, you must first uproot the four acropolis."
The Acropolis was built according to the standards of a permanent military fortress, and its defensive power was not to be taken lightly.
The Royal Guards Legion is recognized as the most elite and best-equipped army in the Empire.
The four acropolis, together with the perfect city defense, formed an extremely complete defense system.
With tens of thousands of elite royal city guards, as well as the royal forest army, the security forces in the city, and the large and small private army guards of the wealthy nobles in the city, they can mobilize more than 100,000 troops in the event of a war.
With 100,000 elite troops, coupled with such a complete city defense system, it is enough to give all the attackers a headache.
The magic array of the White Tower is the core of the defensive force, and it is also the most powerful link.
Once the magic array was opened, when the founding emperor first built this magic array, it was built according to extremely astonishing standards.
The defense of this magic array is so strong, I am afraid that people will not believe that the founding emperor once said that even if it is a saint-level powerhouse, it will never be able to break the defense of this magic array Of course, for thousands of years, there has never been a saint-level powerhouse who has challenged this magic array.
But I still choose to believe the words of His Majesty the Founding Emperor, that His Majesty is recognized as the strongest person in the world, and even he said so, the defensive power of this magic array should be absolutely trustworthy.
With a perfect defense system, the protection of a powerful magic array that is the best in the world, and the magic cannon supplemented by magic as a means of counterattack, such a giant city, when we deduced it in the military academy, we all thought that it was almost an impossible task to conquer this city Even if I were given a million soldiers, I would not be sure to break this city."
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When Chen Daolin heard this, he suddenly said, "I've always been curious about a question. ” "What" "Although it's the first time I've been here, I've seen a lot of legends about this White Tower Magic Array from books."
Chen Daolin smiled and said, "This legendary strongest magic array has been built since it was built more than a thousand years ago, but it has never been used once."
Panin glanced at Chen Daolin strangely, seemed to frown, and then he looked left and right, and said slowly: "Mr.
Darling, although magicians enjoy some privileges in the empire, you better understand that some things are not allowed to be said casually. ” "Isn't this a fact" Chen Daolin pouted: "I've read the literature and historical materials, this so-called most powerful magic array has never really come in handy.
And the founding emperor of the Roland Empire, when he built this white tower, the empire had already unified the entire continent, and as far as the eye could see, the empire no longer had any opponents.
In the absence of any opponents, it is incomprehensible to spend national strength to build such a powerful magic array, not only that, the emperors of the empire must follow the ancestral teachings and invest a lot of financial resources to maintain and repair this white tower and magic array, for thousands of years.
Such an approach" Panin was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "This involves the secrets of the royal family, where can others know?"
He shook his head and said, "It's true that such a powerful magic array has never really been used.
My Roland Empire sits on the entire continent, looking at it, no matter how invincible the opponent is, those alien races in the steppe are just nomadic bandits, and they can't become the climate, and the natives of the South Seas can only row small boats and bend their knees to beg for mercy, and the empire's several civil strife, this magic array has not come in handy. ” Speaking of this, he seemed to pause deliberately, then looked left and right, and then lowered his voice and said: "This question, more than a hundred years ago, has indeed been bothering all historians and scholars, why His Majesty the Founding Emperor made such a huge but unusable magic array, no one knows what it is for.
But until more than 100 years ago."
Chen Daolin's expression also became weird, he smiled in a low voice, and stretched out his finger to point north: "You mean, they" "Not bad."
Panin's voice was very low, and he said with a wry smile: "The empire was founded for a thousand years, and there has never been a strong enemy in the first thousand years, so this strongest magic array has always been criticized as a useless ornament, especially since every emperor has to spend a huge amount of financial resources to repair it, this practice has naturally been criticized a lot."
But more than a hundred years ago, those alien races suddenly came in from the north of the frozen forest.
Since then, there have been no more criticisms of the White Tower Magic Array. ” Chen Daolin laughed, but then he frowned again: "Could it be that the founding emperor a thousand years ago had long expected that there would be foreign races in the future generations, so he built this magic array a thousand years ago."
"Only God knows that."
Panin spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "His Majesty the Founding Emperor is a strong man of a generation, maybe he can really peek into the heavens and leave some magical prophecies."
However, after those alien races came in, the White Tower Magic Array was no longer criticized.
Especially in the most tense years of the war, some people even took the initiative to ask the royal family to repair the magic array. ” "Well, even so, the orcs have never really hit the city."
Chen Daolin shook his head.
"If there is no Duke Tulip turned out, who dares to guarantee that those orcs will not drink the Lancang River, you must know that in the wars of the past years, the fortresses in the north were once attacked by those alien races, if it weren't for the Duke Tulip to turn the tide, I am afraid that the scene of those orcs drinking the Lancang River will really appear in the history books."
Chen Daolin listened, suddenly his heart moved, looked back at the wide Lancang Grand Canal on both sides, prosperous for a while, I don't know where the strange idea came from, Chen Daolin said casually: "Your Majesty the founding emperor, if it is really because of the prophecy that there will be an alien invasion after a thousand years, this white tower magic array was built, then I don't know if in his prophecy, there is a day when he saw these alien races drinking the Lancang River."
When these words were spoken, Panin's face suddenly changed slightly Glancing at Chen Daolin deeply, Panin's eyes contracted, he took a deep breath, looked at the riverside, and suddenly raised his head and shouted categorically: "If there are really those filthy alien races drinking the Lancang River, it will be the shame of every soldier in my Roland Empire, and I Paning will never let this kind of thing happen in my lifetime."
This is said categorically, and the tone is full of strong confidence.
But Chen Daolin was quite surprised, he didn't expect this Paning to be so arrogant.
Although this person is not at odds with himself, he obviously attaches great importance to his military identity.
Although Chen Daolin sighed in his heart, he couldn't help but faintly feel a trace of worry, if the founding emperor of a thousand years ago really had the ability to prophecy and built such a white tower magic array, then if he didn't really foresee that there would be alien soldiers coming to the city, why did he spend so much effort to build this magic array Afraid of this, he slowly shook his head.
The ship finally docked.
This port is the private wharf of the major wealthy families.
The Rollin's dock occupies an excellent location, and after the fleet is moored, the sailors on board are naturally busy.
Chen Daolin and the others stayed on the ship for a long time, and finally arrived at their destination at this moment, and they couldn't wait to get off the ship.
Although Lucius looked a little depressed, he still insisted on staying by Jill's side.
Although this young lady of the Rollin family still has such a light attitude towards Lucius, it seems that because of Chen Daolin, her attitude is a little less stiff and cold, and she even said a few words to Lucius with a pleasant face.
Panin left as early as when the ship had just docked, he got off the ship with his own servants and elders, and when he left, he just nodded to Chen Daolin from a distance, even if it was a greeting.
Chen Daolin watched this guy go away, and had a strange feeling in his heart: he was here, and he was afraid that he would have to deal with this guy in the future.
The people around him were quite strange, especially Captain Hook, who stood beside Chen Daolin and frowned: "Master Darling, when did you actually speculate with this guy like this?"
Chen Daolin smiled faintly: "Who said that I speculated with him, although this person is well, forget it, don't say it." ” He shook his head and subconsciously glanced at Barossa, only to find that Barossa was also looking at him in a daze.
The elf girl's expression was a little nervous, and she quietly snuggled up to Chen Daolin's side.
Chen Daolin's heart suddenly moved, remembering Panning's warning to him today, he reached out and held Barossa's hand, and said softly in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"
"This is it, the largest city of your humanity.
I've heard that this place is dangerous.
Barossa's face flushed slightly.
"Haha" Chen Daolin laughed loudly, held Barossa's hand, pulled the elf girl into his arms, and then put his arm around her slender waist and looked at the bustling world under the boat.
"Don't worry, with me, I will always protect you well" After the servants were ready, Chen Daolin and the others left the ship and came to the dock.
The servants went to prepare the carriage and horses, and Chen Daolin was there to accompany Barossa to look at the bustling scenery on the dock and point.
The wolf warrior Chuck and Captain Hook followed by them, both of whom were burly warriors, especially the wolf warrior Chuck, an orc from the dock standing here, which was naturally extremely eye-catching.
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What's more, Chuck is wearing armor and a long knife, although it is not uncommon to see orcs in his evil spirit, most of the orcs seen by the people are beastfighters with shackles in the arena, where have I seen this kind of fully armed standing in front of the public That is, Chen Daolin and others looked like a wealthy family, so no one dared to step forward.
The security soldiers on the dock had also surrounded them, and they were stopped by the servants from a distance, and after reading the papers, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and left.
Chen Daolin glanced at Chuck and found that this wolf warrior looked cold and calm, probably in the casino gladiatorial arena of Freeport, he was already used to this kind of scene of being watched and pointed at by onlookers.
When the carriage was ready, everyone was about to board the car and go to the Fritz family's mansion in the city, but at this time, suddenly the steward of the governor's house came to report to his young master with a sweaty head.
Lucius listened to the words of his housekeeper, and his face couldn't help but show a strange look, his eyes widened and he looked at Chen Daolin, opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.
"What's going on?"
Chen Daolin frowned.
The steward nodded to Chen Daolin again and again, and smiled all over his face: "Master Master, that person is waiting to greet you at the dock, knowing that our ship is docking, so he came to say that he must see you." ” "Meet me at the dock" Chen Daolin was stunned: "This is strange, I don't have any acquaintances." ” Well, that's not necessarily true.
It's not that there are acquaintances who are there.
Not to mention anything else, the duchess of the Tulip family is one of the few people she has the best friendship with in this Roland Empire.
But it seems that the first-class female magnate of the empire will not come to the dock to pick me up "It's from the Tulip family," Chen Daolin asked.
"No, it's not."
The steward looked a little strange, looking at Chen Daolin, his eyes were full of curiosity: "It's from Liszt's." ” "The Liszt Family" At this time, Chen Daolin was also at a loss.
"Yes, they said that they received the news, Master Mage, you and my young master came together, so they sent people to inquire about our itinerary every day, and knew that we arrived in the past two days, so they sent people to guard the dock every day."
Although it was strange in his heart, it was just a member of the Liszt family, and Chen Daolin couldn't refuse, thinking that it was that little girl from Laudel who knew that I was coming and sent someone to receive me here Just thinking about it, the steward had already brought people in.
This pomp and circumstance is actually not small I saw a group of people coming in front of me, and at the front was an old man in a straight dress, full of gray hair, and his demeanor was quite magnanimous.
He was followed by several servants, with respectful and cautious expressions, carrying all kinds of boxes and trays and the like, and arranging all kinds of ornaments, clothes, and other objects.
He was followed by several fierce and elite guards wearing leather armor Such a group of people came to Chen Daolin, and the old man in fancy clothes glanced at Chen Daolin fixedly, and then solemnly saluted, took a step back, bowed down and said steadily: "This must be Master Darling."
"Well, I am.
You are" "I'm the steward of the Liszt family in the mansion, Lord Darling, and you can call me Frey.
I am on the order of the patriarch of the family, and I am here to welcome you.
The steward named Frey looked respectful, and his demeanor was deliberately polite: "The master wrote to me, Uncle, you will arrive in the near future, so I told me to make sure to arrange all the food and lodging that my Uncle is in."
I sent someone to arrange an inquiry early, my uncle is the son of the Fritz governor's family, I think I originally planned to live in the Fritz family, how can I do it, although the Liszt family does not have an official residence, but there is still a little thin face, you are our uncle, you are here, you don't live in your own house, if you live in the Fritz governor's house, I am afraid that it will spread out, it will make people laugh, I am afraid that even Miss Lodel will be disgraced. ” As he spoke, Frey bowed deeply again: "The house has been cleaned, I have prepared the carriage and horses, uncle, are you going back to the house with me now?"
“” This Frey spoke very quickly, and when he said something, Chen Daolin was stunned.
He was stunned for a long time before his eyes suddenly widened: "Wait, wait what you call me" "Uncle."
Frey raised his head and took it for granted: "You are the fiancé of our Miss Lordelle, that is, the future uncle of my Liszt family, is there anything wrong with my title?"
"Aunt, aunt" The muscles on Chen Daolin's face suddenly stiffened, the corners of his mouth pulled in front of him, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead: "Wait, wait a minute, it seems that something is not right, right?"
"There's nothing wrong with that."
Frey smiled happily: "You have made your relationship with Miss open at Miss Chengren A few days ago, Miss and you returned from a trip, and after returning home, the patriarch has finally made a decision, and the patriarch has spoken, since you and Miss Rodelle have a good relationship, then you are willing to fulfill Miss's wish."
My uncle is young and promising, and he is still a young genius magician, and he is a good match for my young lady.
So the patriarch has already spoken and agreed to this matter, and I am afraid that at the end of the year at the latest, the patriarch will personally come to hold the wedding of you and the young lady."
Chen Daolin: "AA" To be continued: