Mortal Epic of Douluo

The next day, the motorcade continued to move forward, but something happened that made even the gentle Xue Qinghe angry.

Although Ning Fengzhi speculated that Wuhun Palace would not launch another ambush on the next journey, in order to better protect the participants, when they arrived at Jialing Pass, Xue Qinghe asked the guard to dispatch three thousand armored troops to accompany them, but he was rejected.

The guard of Jialing Pass did not give the prince Xue Qinghe any face, and made it very clear: Jialing Pass is the absolute throat at the junction of the Tiandou Empire and the Balak Kingdom. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and its significance is extraordinary.

The military order to mobilize the Jialing Pass garrison must have the seals and autographs of Emperor Tiandou and the Imperial Marshal, both of which are indispensable.

Xue Qinghe argued hard, but the guard behaved like a stone in a latrine, smelly and hard, so that Xue Qinghe almost became angry with shame. But in the end, under Ning Fengzhi's persuasion, Xue Qinghe put down his attitude and went to the guard.

He apologized and praised his good qualities of fulfilling his duties.

Exiting Jialing Pass means leaving the Tianling Mountains, and the next step is the flat Lima Plain. In the middle of the Lima Plain is Soto City, one of the three largest granary cities in the mainland.

The convoy only briefly resupplied outside the city of Soto before moving on. It was a pity that Flanders and his party were not given a chance to remember their hometown.

In the two days after encountering the ambush, Xue Qinghe didn't know what he was paying attention to. From time to time he rode his precious horse around, and sometimes he just said hello and left. After setting up camp at night, he sent people to invite him.

Then they drank and had fun, talking about the past and present, which made Atreus a little bored.

On the third day, Atreus sat in the carriage and did not go out, leaving Fraser to deal with it. He said that he was learning new stunts, and Xue Qinghe gave up in confusion.

The reason is actually true. Atreus is really researching and understanding a unique skill that can cross realms to defeat the golden generation of the Wuhun Palace. Although the fusion ring is strong, compared to the Wuhun fusion skills of Hu Liena and Xie Yue,

It should still be worse.

Therefore, Atreus thought of a stunt that was more violent, but also had a greater impact on himself. This stunt might become the ultimate trump card that determines whether they can defeat the Wuhundian Academy team.

There were some deviations from the original plan. On the eighteenth day, that is, at dusk on August 18, the convoy finally saw the outline of Wuhun City.

Wuhun City is located to the south of the Fasino Province of the Tiandou Empire, to the southwest of the Balak Kingdom, to the west of the Yaksa Principality, and to the northeast of the Star Luo Empire's Kuibei Province.

From an environmental point of view, Wuhun City is really not a good place. Although the terrain is relatively flat, there is little rainfall and few minerals. It is difficult to develop large-scale agriculture, animal husbandry, or industry.

In terms of reputation, Wuhun City is one of the three major cities in the world, as famous as Tiandou City and Xingluo City. However, just from the perspective of city size, Wuhun City is larger than many main city-level cities that the convoy passes through.

Worse, it's not even one-fifth of the area of ​​Tiandou City (including the outer city).

But it is such a city that has stood in the center of the continent for thousands of years and has become more and more prosperous.

Compared with the main city like Soto City, whose walls are often thirty or forty meters high, Wuhun City, which is small in area, seems a bit stingy, not to mention that the inner city wall is forty-two meters high, and the imperial city wall is fifty meters high.

The four-meter Tiandou City.

According to Ennid's introduction, the wall of Wuhun City was last repaired during the reign of Qian Xunji. The wall is twelve meters high and sixteen meters thick.

As for the moat? No.

Within the 27,090 square kilometers of territory under the jurisdiction of Wuhun City, there are only two rivers with small amounts of water passing through it. Even though many canals have been built over the past thousand years to provide drinking water from other areas, water resources are still very precious.

It looks very shabby, but no one will be disdainful because of the size of Wuhun City, because anyone with a clear mind can understand: The reason why Wuhun City pays so little attention to the size of the city and the defensive capabilities of the city walls is because

They are confident that even without a city wall, Wuhun City cannot be captured.

Twenty miles away from Wuhun City, there are many villages. The people living there are followers of Wuhun Temple and believe in angel gods. Most of them are ordinary people. Those who can enter Wuhun City can live in Wuhun City, except for Wuhun City.

In addition to the master, there are also the family members and attendants of the soul master.

As he was about to arrive at Wuhun City, Atreus finally couldn't hold himself back anymore and asked a familiar knight to borrow a horse and enjoy the feeling of galloping on horseback.

On the way towards Wuhun City, Atreus saw thousands of Wuhun Temple congregants who endured the wind and sand and knelt on a mountain to pray devoutly. According to the decree issued by Pope Bibi Dong, during the Soul Master Competition

They could only gather in crowds to worship the angel statues at specific locations outside the city.

The Royal Knights galloped past them neatly and solemnly, and the ground beneath their feet was shaking slightly, but these devout believers did not even raise their heads, and were not afraid that the knights would trample on them.

"This is the foundation of Wuhun Palace!" Xue Qinghe did not know when he rode his precious horse to the side of Atreus, pointed at the followers and said: "Countries on the mainland rely on the army and the law.

To restrain the people, while providing the people with force protection, it will also tax people living within the territory to protect the country. Wuhun Temple will also provide the people and church members with necessary force protection, but unlike secular countries, faith

, is the fundamental reason why they have gained so many people and their followers will follow them to death."

"Belief in the Angel God?" Atreus replied casually, but suddenly he had a bad taste in his heart and asked Xue Qinghe: "His Royal Highness, do you think the countries on the mainland are more advanced, or is the Spirit Hall more advanced?

"

Xue Qinghe suddenly felt as if he had eaten a fly, and was speechless for a moment. But his acting skills had reached a high level, and after a brief speechlessness, he asked in turn: "Brother Atreus asked this, it must be

There is a gap in my heart. I

Prince Nai Tiandou, although he does not hesitate to appreciate some aspects of Wuhun Palace, the actions of Wuhun Palace have long been on the opposite side of the Empire. So, Brother Atreus, how do you see the Empire in your heart?

What about the one with Wuhun Palace?"

Atreus said nonchalantly: "There is a saying in my hometown of Borno: It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat. The Empire is as good as the Empire, and the Spirit Hall is as good as the Spirit Hall.

As long as the people under your rule can live and work in peace and contentment, there is no greater good."

Xue Qinghe pointed at Atreus and smiled helplessly, "You... are really a master at pretending to be fake."

Atreus returned him a pure smile.

Xue Qinghe suppressed his smile and said very seriously: "The empire is declining day by day, the system is becoming increasingly rigid, and internal corruption is rife, but the Wuhun Palace is becoming more and more prosperous. Do you think there is a way to combine the advantages of both to build a new building?

…How about restoring the empire to its former glory?”

"Haha, Your Highness said that I have a rift in my heart. Don't you have a grand blueprint in your heart? During these days in Tiandou City, you can often hear from the people how the prince is considerate of the people's sentiments and how he cares about the souls of the people.

You are very concerned about the situation of your master, and you can treat ordinary people who have no soul power equally. I would like to know, is His Highness's kindness sincere from the heart, or is it just hypocrisy on the surface?"

After hearing what Atreus said, how could Xue Qinghe not be angry? He immediately turned his face and said: "I sincerely ask, how can you be so rude?"

Atreus patted the horse's belly with his foot and slowly returned to the convoy, leaving a message: "In the beginning, human nature is good. I just want to remind Your Highness not to forget the kindness in your heart."