Realm of Power

Looking out the window at the blue sky and the port lined with sails, Governor Basinla of the Eero Empire gently rotated the navigation instrument with a bronze base with his fingers. His eyes gradually condensed into a thin line. Behind him, the Governor's Mansion With an ugly expression, the servant handed over the list of chambers of commerce that agreed to attend the banquet tonight.

"Solomon, Ali, Kubel, and the three major chambers of commerce in the empire are all absent, right?" Governor Basinla did not take the list, but waved his hand with a gloomy face.

"The representatives of the three major chambers of commerce in the empire all said that they have important guests tonight, so they declined our invitation." The servant's face turned pale and his voice trembled slightly as he said, "I don't know if the three major chambers of commerce took the wrong medicine. Why did they do this in the past?" I want to express my gratitude, but this time, I won’t even show my face.”

"My face, what face do I have? The status of the three major chambers of commerce is aloof, and there are big figures from all walks of life supporting me. What am I, a small regional governor!" Governor Basinla smiled coldly at the corners of his slightly gloomy mouth, and put his hands on the table. Pressing hard on the document on the table, he said coldly

"I just got the news. The military recently interviewed people from the three major chambers of commerce. The prime minister specifically asked us to keep a close eye on it. Judging from the abnormal behavior of the three major chambers of commerce, this news has reached Kailuo Port, otherwise they will never There will be such a reaction!”

"When the wind rises in the clouds, who...∟knows whether it is a heavy rain that brings moisture to the earth, or a hurricane that destroys everything?"

Basinla sighed, looking through the gorgeously decorated glass, he saw the people coming and going on the port, the sails were like a forest, and the cargo was like a mountain. There was a rare warmth in his bubbly eyes, Kailuo Hong Kong, where I have invested fifteen years of hard work, is as prosperous as a brocade. How many people know how much they have secretly sacrificed?

Although the Prime Minister did not disclose the content of the secret talks between the military and the three major chambers of commerce, the words in the letter more or less revealed a somewhat detached meaning. The three major chambers of commerce have a transcendent status and do not necessarily need to take into account the pressure of the regional governor. But he can still be regarded as the direct manager of Kailuo Port, the largest foreign trade port in the empire.

Behind him is the Prime Minister of the Empire. The tribute secretly handed over from him every quarter supports one-half of the Prime Minister's expenses. What is the difference between offending himself and offending the Prime Minister? Don't the three major chambers of commerce? Know?

This is the precursor to the crisis that makes Basinla feel

The majesty of the governor still needs to be maintained. The governor can firmly control the largest port in the empire for fifteen years, maintain prosperity, and stand firm among the coveted forces of all parties. More sensitive to the danger before the storm,

He strongly invited all the major chambers of commerce to come to the banquet tonight. Among them were not only the forces of the Erault Chamber of Commerce, but also the forces of the rapidly rising Falcon Empire Chamber of Commerce. He just hoped that everyone could sit down and do their best to weaken this The impact of the storm, but the attitudes of the three major chambers of commerce have said it all. They are so tense that they are no longer even interested in sitting down and talking. Businessmen are profit-oriented and always pay attention to compromise to make money, but this time, I am afraid it is not just a simple compromise of interests!

Just then. The guard's voice sounded outside the door, "Your Majesty the Governor, Port Sheriff Feige wants to see you."

"Feige? Let him in!" Basinla was stunned for a moment. Feige was the port security officer and his nephew.

"Mr. Governor! Feige reports to you" the voice sounded, and soon a heroic young officer wearing the uniform of a military attaché of Eero came in, stopped, stood upright and saluted Governor Basinla and said

"My Sheriff. You still look so energetic. When did you come back?" Basinla walked over with a look of relief, patted the young officer's shoulder happily with his hand, and said with a smile without any hesitation, this is My own nephew, who is only twenty years old, is already a formal academic officer who has applied to enter the Imperial Academy. He has just been promoted to the sixth rank of the Imperial Military Attache. The Imperial Academy is known as the cradle of Imperial Generals. It is the first time for Emperors to move from low-level officers to mid-level officers. The only way to pass,

The position of a port security officer is either big or small. For example, the port security officer in the imperial capital is at the level of a general, while the security officer at Kailuo Port is only a squadron leader. If Feige wants to get through this Daokan, entering the Military Academy is the only way to pass. As a new talent, Basinla is most optimistic about this nephew. He plans to spend ten years, with the strong financial resources of Kailuo Port as support, and the care of the prime minister, he may not be able to step into the general's position at the age of thirty. At the threshold, the status of an imperial general is more promising than that of a governor like myself.

"I received a temporary order, so I rushed back!"

Feige has a high-spirited demeanor, with thick short black hair. His military attache uniform is neat and neat, with blue silk edges on the cuffs and collar. He looks heroic and majestic. He has a youthful aura that seems to have shaken the haze just now. A lot of them were swept away

"Order?" Basinla frowned, glanced at his nephew, and asked solemnly, "Is it an order from the military?"

Feige grinned slightly, with enthusiasm on his face, and nodded excitedly, "It is indeed an order from the military. It mainly requires me to escort a batch of military supplies back from the port, but I can complete the task and find time to come back." It’s a pleasure to go there!”

Feige seemed to have thought of something, took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Basinla, and said, "Oh, by the way, this is the letter that the military asked me to bring! I also need my uncle's help for this mission." Woolen cloth"

Looking at the letter handed over by Feige, Basinla could only smile bitterly in his heart. The military department of Nima was here to escort some supplies. It was simply endangering himself and forcing him to express his position. Who didn't know that he was the prime minister? people on the side,

"Okay, I get it! I'll have people arrange that batch of supplies as soon as possible." He sighed and looked at the enthusiastic young sheriff. Basinla casually put the letter into his arms. The military department, the prime minister, Three major chambers of commerce. . . . . What does it mean to be a little governor in the middle? No matter how hard you try, you can't stop the crushing of this huge wheel. The military department requires Governor Basinla to fully assist the three major chambers of commerce in sweeping away the influence of the Falcon Empire's chambers of commerce. It is best to intensify conflicts and ultimately create a situation that is beneficial to the military department. The excuse, to put it bluntly, is just one sentence. The military wants to see blood. This kind of conspiracy-filled thing can only stain yourself. It should not belong to a young man like Feige! After sending Feige away, Basinla waved to the servant, "Withdraw all the guards at the port from now on. No matter what happens at the port, everyone in the Governor's Mansion should not interfere!"

Port Kailo, the atmosphere has been a bit tense recently.

There have been three or four small-scale disputes between the business alliance from the north and the three major chambers of commerce in Hérault from the south, competing for trade shares and dock docking. To this end, the Governor's Palace sent 500 guards to the port. , was able to suppress the fluctuations in the port, and asked the chambers of commerce of both parties to negotiate,

October 4th, evening

Seven people including Aksufu, representative of the Falcon Empire Business Alliance. Waiting for the carriage parked outside, although the current situation is very tense, under the suppression of the guards of the Governor's Palace, Aksufu and others do not think that there will be any unusual behavior on the part of the Hérault Chamber of Commerce. This invitation comes from the Governor's Palace, or more. At least they always want to buy Governor Basinla's face. Although the strength of the Imperial Navy shocks the north and south coasts of the inland sea, the naval fleet does not stay on the sea for many years. It really wants the merchants to take a foothold. We still need to build good relations with the region.

The existence of a regional governor is unavoidable, not to mention that Governor Basin La has a very good attitude towards imperial merchants. This time I came to mediate in person. No matter what the final result was, I still needed to go there. The moonlight was dim tonight. On a lonely and empty street. The horse team drove leisurely, the pleasant sound of the organ came from the noisy tavern, and the wind with the smell of sea water blew in the face. The more than 20 mercenaries guarding them looked around leisurely, the sound of horse hooves clicking and rutting.

A total of seven major chambers of commerce attended the banquet this time. They were all the leading figures of the imperial merchants in Kailuo Port. Now, in Kailuo Port, merchants and sailors from the empire accounted for more than one-half. The guards did not think that Egypt What kind of evil do the Luo people dare to do on this road, and The local Chamber of Commerce of Erault is not very powerful in the Port of Kailuo. Even if the three so-called chambers of commerce are combined together, they have the mobilization capacity of two to three hundred people. However, the Empire Chamber of Commerce only needs a greeting to mobilize five to six hundred people. People still gathered together.

Aksufu, the head of the business alliance, who was sitting in the carriage, raised his head and looked out the window comfortably, but what he saw was the sycamore tree on the street, bang! "The car paused and slowly stopped.

"What's going on? Why did the car stop?" Aksufu heard the questioning voice from the person in charge of the Moline Chamber of Commerce. A guard ran to the carriage window and said, "It's the guards of the Governor's Palace who are strictly investigating smuggling."

"Smuggling? Are you kidding!" Aksufu frowned. When did the Governor's Mansion also start investigating smuggling? Isn't the biggest smuggler the Governor's Mansion? It is said that two-thirds of the smuggled goods from the north entered the warehouse of the Governor's Palace.

Other heads of chambers of commerce also curiously looked out of the car windows and talked in low voices.

The street ahead was flashing with lights, and there were indeed many shadowy figures wearing the uniforms of the Governor's Palace guards holding torches. The sound came from the front. A freight carriage was blocked in the middle of the road, and there were some Governor's Palace guards. Something was turning on the carriage,

"Tell them to hurry up, we are going to the Governor's Palace!"

A person in charge of the Chamber of Commerce said impatiently, and the guard captain galloped forward. A gust of cold wind blew by, and the plane trees on both sides of the street were blown loudly. A leaf floated leisurely past the window and fell in front of his eyes. , suddenly, a sharp whistle pierced the silence of the night sky, and many black shadows appeared on the roofs on both sides.

"Hands on"

In the darkness, someone shouted in the Eero language, and something suddenly happened! Countless figures jumped down from the houses on both sides. The cold light was dazzling. Countless daggers pierced the guards near the carriage. The guard mercenaries only wore simple mail armor. For a moment, the swords were shining and blood was spraying. Splashing everywhere, the harsh sound of sharp blades cutting into muscles and bones was heard, and screams and screams arose intensively.

"There is an assassin." One of the guards quickly pulled out his weapon and shouted loudly. Before he finished speaking, several long swords stabbed into his body at the same time, and blood gushed out and choked his throat. His body fell heavily to the ground, and a large pool of blood stained the ground scarlet.

"It's an Eero!" The heads of the chamber of commerce in the carriage reacted immediately,

"Damn it, you dare to come here to kill me. What are you waiting for? Do you really think that our imperial sword is blunt?"

A person in charge of a chamber of commerce unambiguously found his weapon from the car. It was a half-curved imperial sword. The cold light was dazzling. He whipped it at the several masked men who rushed towards him. The hand was a knife, and the knife skills were so sharp that it was impossible to imagine that it had anything to do with the businessman. A masked man only felt his eyes flash, and the big head flew out. The screams of ghosts, howls, and wolves made everyone who heard it feel their teeth were sore, and sticky blood splashed on the ground. Several others were a little frightened, but after hesitating for a moment, the leader of the caravan, who was a little lame, had already After completing the sword-curving-like-moon starting position, poof! puff! puff! The knife turned over, and the cold light was stained with blood. Several people invariably covered their throats and leaned back unwillingly.

"What is going on? The people in Erro who attacked were all dumbfounded, not only the lame man who fought without blood. The other leaders of the chamber of commerce were not good at it either. They took out all kinds of weapons. A burly man With a ferocious smile on his face, he even dragged out a heavy two-edged battle ax about two meters long from under the car.

"Come! Come! Come! Let's spin around and fly together!"

With a mouthful of strange screams, a whirlwind slashed away three Elorians, hitting the crowd behind them heavily and rolling them over. The wind carried the smell of blood. The tragic sound of fighting resounded through the long street. Under the light of torches, the Eero people were a little confused. Is this bastard still a human?

"Why are you still standing there? There are only a few of them, and we are more than ten times their number. Even if we suppress them, we will crush them to death!" Bai Baolansu, the head of the Ali Chamber of Commerce, one of the three major chambers of commerce in Erault, was furious and jumped hysterically. out. This sneak attack was originally a risky move. To this end, the Ali Chamber of Commerce mobilized all the forces that the entire port could mobilize, including a total of 78 skilled guards and more than 30 mercenaries. Bai Baolansu, the head of the branch, personally led the team in order to kill all the heads of the Falcon Empire Chamber of Commerce on this long street. Since he had decided to take action against the forces of the Falcon Empire's Chamber of Commerce, he naturally didn't care about falling out. As a result, as long as these chambers of commerce are combined If all the people in charge are killed, Kailuo Port will definitely be in chaos. If you add a little blower to ignite the fire, what else can't happen? In this way, the Ali Chamber of Commerce can overwhelm other chambers of commerce in front of the military headquarters, but he can't be killed. I didn't expect that the other party would be so tough.

This is not a businessman at all. They are just a group of murderers who just came off the battlefield.

You see, the big ax dances like a huge aperture. When it touches it, blood spurts out. There are also the imperial crossbows that are hard to guard against. The guard armor can't stop them at all. Each arrow is one, let alone the one that has been hacked to death. Seven men's imperial swords, The more he fights, the more skillful he becomes, and the more he fights, the more powerful he becomes. If he was a little rusty at the beginning, now every stroke of his sword gives people an extremely fierce killing intent. What kind of businessman is this, even if it is placed in a place like the royal capital? A swordsman who can be ranked in the top ten,

It seemed like a violent bear that was irritated after coming out of hibernation. The person in front of him either had his hands and feet flying around, or rolled back. If it weren't for the fact that the other person's feet were indeed lame, he would have really doubted the other person. He will come to him in one breath, and then behead himself with a single blow.

, with such a delay, the caravan guards who were caught off guard at first were able to catch their breath. Thirteen or four of the twenty or so people were left, and one by one they pulled out handfuls of heavy soldiers from the carriage and attacked. The man who was attacking him was slashing violently, with such a posture that Bai Bao Lansu's eyes almost exploded.

They don't know that because the port has been tense recently, just in case, the leaders of the caravans have deliberately turned their carriages into weapons arsenals, all kinds of thick and long battlefield heavy troops, some of which the empire has eliminated The second generation imperial crossbow, even There are also some personal collections of each person, including imperial swords, double-edged sharp axes, and imperial cavalry short crossbows. These heavy weapons that can only be found on the real battlefield are all the same for the convenience of carrying. The three-foot dagger seems weak.

"Baibao Lansu, it turns out it's you, you bastard!" The people in charge of the Falcon Empire Chamber of Commerce across the street also heard this guy's voice, and there were all kinds of national curses. One of the strong men had a bald head, and there was a line about three centimeters long under the corner of his eye. scar kick He jumped to the top of the carriage and copied out from somewhere an Imperial Guards lance about three meters long with a triangular health groove. He waved his arm thicker than his thigh, and the Guards Cavalry turned into a cold light and struck fiercely. Shooting in the direction of Baibao Lansu,

"Poof" the lance penetrated the chest of an Eero man from the front, and the body flew back three or four meters with blood, and then stably inserted into Bai Bao Lansu's feet, less than half a meter away from Bai Bao Lansu. Blood is like a squeezed tomato Baibao Lansu was blown up all over his body and face. The person in charge of the Alibaba Chamber of Commerce was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground with a pale face. There was a smell in his crotch, and blood spattered on it. Unexpectedly, no one thought that this guy had already died. Not a man anymore

Damn, who is attacking whom? Baibao Lansu almost cried

It is said that the folk customs of the Falcon Empire are tough, but a group of businessmen also behaved like this, which makes people miserable. Bai Bao Lansu didn't know that among the leaders of the caravans he attacked, there were disabled Imperial Guards who had retired. Captain, that's the emperor The national second-line flag regiment can also be led by characters who serve as flag regiment leaders. There are the top six fierce men in the former German King's Guards, and the scout captain who has retired from the elite cavalry of the Imperial Central Army. Facing the sixty or seventy-year-old under his command, A mob, it was simply a massacre! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!

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