Realm of Power

At dusk, the sun shines slantingly on the Tongjun Road leading to the old capital of Eero. Over a hill is a small small town. The real name of the town has been forgotten. The merchants in the past gave this town a nickname "Emperor Town" because it is only fifteen miles away from the Lutiya Fort where the rumored Emperor Farouk of Erro fell. , although the time for that war has just passed It has been more than a year, but whether it is the Erro people or others, it seems that a long time has passed. A large empire fell apart and turned into ashes in the blink of an eye. As the region gradually calmed down, the name of the Erro Empire was already in the impression. Many years have passed

"Emperor Town" is located in the center of a large hilly area, and this hilly area is the only way to Lutiya Castle. The only thing that can be seen in the surrounding area is a large area that looks like a dark green canopy even in winter. There are no special products in the pine needle forest, and naturally there will be no human habitation. Because of this, there is only one town like this where you can rest on this road to the county. There were not many original residents in the town, because the surrounding area did not produce any products, and even coarse grains were difficult to grow, so all daily necessities had to be purchased from outside. So there were only a dozen or so households in the entire town more than a year ago, and they were all hunters, the kind who were away from home for a long time.

It suddenly became prosperous, but after the collapse of the Eero Empire, as one of the roads to the old Eero Royal Capital, and also the town closest to the rumored battlefield, a large number of people were curious about the war. Investors, nobles, and businessmen would all choose this remote road as a way to satisfy their curiosity when going to the old royal capital. In this way, the place where an emperor fell, the super battlefield where the two armies combined for a decisive battle of more than 300,000 people, and the Lutia Fort itself, which is part of the legend, stood under the bloody sunset and saw, All this requires only one night's rest in this small town, and the accommodation cost is only five imperial golds. It is absolutely cost-effective no matter how you look at it.

Of course, what attracts people more is a rumor that has spread.

Emperor Eero Farouk died here in battle. Naturally, Emperor Eero's accessory, the priceless emperor's emerald ring, should also be left here. The emerald ring is said to be as big as a finger. This is the largest emerald stone in Barro in southern Europe. Of course, it doesn’t matter if you can’t find this emerald stone. There are other priceless treasures, because the emperor died in battle along with the death of the high-ranking aristocratic class of Eero. ban The Guards, the Crown Prince of Aero, dozens of senior officers, and the emperor's staff. Think about it, these people are all top figures in the Aero Empire, and they all have treasures that match their status. They were on the battlefield where they died. On the Internet, if you are lucky enough to find one or two missing status weapons or treasures, you can become a rich man overnight. If you can find the emerald gem of Emperor Eero, you can directly become a millionaire.

This rumor caused the Emperor's Town to become famous overnight in the north of Hérault. Crowds gathered and it was very lively. There was a treasure hunting frenzy. The battlefield of Lutia Fort, where bloodstains still remained, was overcrowded. At its peak, There were more than two thousand people digging there If you look for any crack that exists, you can really find a lot of good things. It took more than three months for this treasure hunting craze to subside. There is no doubt where this rumor spread. I don’t know, but this Over the past few months, the residents of Emperor Town have made a lot of money.

"Is it really possible that Emperor Aero's treasures were left on the battlefield?"

Audrey, who was sitting in the carriage, looked at the setting sun outside the window. On the distant horizon, there was a bulge standing on the top of the mountain. It was the rumored Lutia Castle. She was also very curious about this rumor. Although she was told by the Empire Pushed to the front desk of Feishan area, but the speaker from Feishan area did not have any experience on the battlefield, so he asked such childish words

Plais smiled and said indifferently, "It was a big battlefield with hundreds of thousands of people. After all, so many people died. The entire high-ranking nobles of Eero accompanied Emperor Farouk on his personal expedition, and were wiped out there in one fell swoop." , because too many people died, and in order to deal with the turning back of the 200,000 eros border guards, there was no time to clean up the battlefield. To say that no valuable property was left behind would definitely be false, but to say that there was a lot left behind It’s also a lie. When it comes to the real battlefield, there is no Some people will carry too many burdens with them. A piece of strong armor can save lives far better than a body full of gorgeous luxuries. In fact, the losses suffered by the Order State in that battle were not small, so after the incident, the Order In the name of picking up the war dead, the country combed the entire battlefield. That woman in Potamia was crazy about money. If the Eero royal family hadn't escaped at that time, she would definitely use Emperor Faruk's money. The corpse was used to blackmail the Eero royal family! "

"The last corpse of Emperor Farouk...?"

Audrey's pretty face had a hesitant look on her face. She knew that asking this was a bit over the line, because the final whereabouts of the emperor's body was already a mystery that all the royal families in Opalo were paying attention to. Emperor Luo’s body was that of the Order of Valkyrie Pudamia, so most people believed that the body of Emperor Faruk should be In the end, the Order State restrained itself, and even for a while, the fleeing Héro royal family begged the Order State to return the body of Emperor Farouk, but there was no response from the Order State because of the position of the Pope of Pudamia Being replaced, Pudamia was furious and sent his troops back to the country. How could he have the thought to reply to the request of the Aero royal family?

When the war between the two pontiffs of the Order and the Kingdom came to an end, and the Valkyrie returned to the position of pontiff with a strong attitude, Potamia responded with "Emperor Farouk's body has been burned a long time ago". This was obviously perfunctory and could not be made at all. People are convinced that it is the body of Emperor Farouk. According to war customs, an emperor's body itself is equivalent to the same weight of gold value. Even if the Ayrault royal family temporarily spends the redemption funds, the emperor's body will still be worth a lot of money. It’s no problem to get a big city from the Eero royal family.

Such a valuable body was burned on fire?

Forget it if it is someone else, or because the corpse is inconvenient to preserve, it may indeed be burned. But the female pope Putamia is the best at divine magic in the whole of southern Europe. The Order State has no idea how to keep the corpse from decaying. They have quite skilled skills. Back in the Holy City, the priests had already mastered the art of embalming. Over the years, the priests of the Order have taken measures to Keeping the corpses of some noble families incorruptible has almost become a source of funds. The price is clearly marked, ten gold coins for commoners, thirty gold coins for baron, one hundred gold coins for viscount, five hundred gold coins for marquis...according to the teachings According to the priest of the regiment, the more noble the corpse, the more piety is needed to wrap it. What is piety? It is money, it is gold coins!

It is really not difficult for the Order State to keep a corpse from decaying. Even many high-ranking nobles in South Héro would go to find a corpse if they wanted to keep a corpse from decaying for a short period of time for some purpose. The priests of the Order State came to deal with it. Putamia's attitude of denying it made the countries full of speculations about the whereabouts of the emperor's body.

The most likely reason is that it was made into a specimen. The specimen of an emperor's corpse was given out even if the tickets were sold!

Of course, these various bizarre speculations were all ridiculous in Plaice's eyes. With Audrey's curious gaze, Plaice decided to raise a few questions. He just nodded calmly and put it down. "An ancient book in your hand" may have been burned. You should know that corpses left for a long time will cause plague, especially when so many people were killed in such a war. Even digging a hole and burying it would take a lot of time and manpower. Burning it It is the simplest and most effective way to prevent the spread of the plague."

"It's really burning!"

Audrey's delicate body trembled slightly, her whole body was stunned, and the words "leaving it for a long time will cause a plague" echoed loudly in her head, like the temple bells at noon reverberating, this is what the entire Obaro Kingdom is saying Is the truth that the nation is seeking? Is it that simple? Audrey's brain was telling her that this must be a lie, but her heart was telling her that it was true, because the person who said this was Plais, the former adjutant of the empire, now in the Feishan and Istan region The Governor, the empire boss who is truly qualified to know this kind of secret, if he said it was burned, then it was basically burned. But this answer made Audrey herself unconvinced. It was so valuable, so valuable, just a handful Burned?

"It should be burned!"

Plais rubbed his temples and stretched his arms. "Or, you can ask someone."

"Who are you asking?" Audrey's pretty face was startled. There was something wrong with the people of Plais today. She had noticed just now that Lord Plais seemed to have an unnatural feeling about this emperor's town. He also looked at the Lutia Castle in the distance four times, which shows that Plais should also be very interested in that battle.

"Soon, wait a moment"

Plais seemed to let out a breath, looked outside, and frowned slightly again. Emperor Town... This name is really worthy of its name. If everyone knew that Emperor Faruk's body was burned here. , I wonder if you will see the glass pieces all over the ground. In front of the carriage is another exit in Emperor Town. At the mouth, the blood-colored setting sun shone down from the gap in the hillside. The location of Lutia's Fort was right on that gap. This was the point where the last ray of the empire's setting sun fell. His Majesty the Emperor chose to burn Faro here. One of the reasons for destroying the emperor's body was to give the emperor a funeral worthy of his status.

This is the place where the sun sets, and this is where 20,000 imperial guardsmen lurked. It was from here that the emperor pulled out his sword and hacked Emperor Farouk to death. He also chopped down the Aden people who had just been defeated in Lutiazi. The fort defeated the Order State, and the Hero Empire was at its peak, cutting off the fate of the Hero country!

Emperor Eero Farouk died under the Imperial sword of the Imperial Guards Cavalry. The sharp curved blade caused a very special wound to the body. For many opponents who had fought against the Empire, The wound caused by the imperial sword can be seen at a glance, and there is no possibility of concealing it. Returning the body of Emperor Faruk to the Ero royal family is not directly shouting in front of the entire Obarro kingdom, Emperor Farouk is Forget it, the empire secretly attacked and killed, which directly exposed the truth of the empire's participation in the war.

Therefore, the body of Emperor Farouk cannot be kept or even buried. Naturally, it will be burned.

Burn it to ashes, preferably even the gods can’t see it! This is what the female pope Potamia said, and one can hear the obvious sour taste. As the old enemy of the Eero royal family, they have been entangled with each other for eighty years. At that moment, the female pope rarely showed a bit of sadness. feeling

Of course, this secret cannot be told.

After arriving at the Golden Port, Plais immediately replaced the ordinary ones in front, and his entourage also increased rapidly. Two teams of fifty imperial black-armored cavalry, one in front and one behind, guarded the carriage, with a distance of three miles around each side, and Two thousand imperial light cavalry were deployed in parallel to deal with any eventuality, because Plais This time, he is the emperor's special envoy. This promotion to the new royal family of Hérault was presided over by Plais as the emperor's special envoy. The top of the flag at the head has also been replaced by a golden falcon with spread wings, which is revealed in the publicity. There is a ferocious look, this is the style of an imperial envoy, and he is a special being even at the top of the empire.

Not to mention, the joint governors of the two major regions of Feishan and Istan are even considered domestic giants that surpass the five military leaders. This is not to belittle the military, but because although the five military leaders are also governors, they are only governors. He is responsible for the army and has no right to interfere with local affairs. Local affairs belong to the Ministry of the Interior, but Plais, the joint governor, has the right to interfere in local affairs. The location is very special. The areas under its jurisdiction are all areas where the Ministry of the Interior cannot intervene. The Feishan area is a special area. The emperor's chartered administrative officers are selected from the local Feishan people. The Governor's Palace in Plais has direct jurisdiction. The Stan area is the place where the empire's heavy troops suppress the southern European Barrow. It is also where the empire's largest field group is located.

Nearly 300,000 imperial troops are pressed into Istan, and military affairs and internal affairs are mixed together. Naturally, the influence of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also greatly affected, and because it is far away from the mainland of the empire, most officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are reluctant to go to the Istan area. There is the battlefield. To the east are the ambitious Aden people, and to the south are the southern European Barrow countries who are unwilling to be suppressed. The northern part is also bordered by the area controlled by the Long family in southwest China. The place where the three wars were fought may turn into a huge battlefield filled with flames of war at any time. The empire itself uses the Istan area as a buffer zone, and works as an internal affairs officer there. Who knows when the enemy's head will be chopped off, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs basically left the Istanbul region to Plais.

Plais, the joint governor, has actually become the overall person-in-charge of the 300,000-strong imperial army and the person-in-charge of the largest war zone in the empire. A sneezing by such a person can cause a cold wave in Barrow, South Europe.

According to recent news leaked from high-level officials in the empire, the reputation of Plais, the joint governor of the two major regions, has been even higher. It is rumored that after the Feishan and Istan regions, the emperor seems to also intend to control Central Europe. The Barrow region is also included in this joint region. In this case, it becomes the Central European Barrow and Feshan and Istan joint regions. This What a huge area, accounting for one-sixth of the current territory of the empire, and because of the special nature of the three major areas, the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot get involved. The speed at which Plais, the former deputy chief, returned to the top of the empire again is simply It can be described as a rocket, which has to make many people think of an extremely important position in the empire that has been vacant so far, the prime minister of the empire!

The carriage stopped at the front exit, and a man and a woman stepped onto the carriage.

Audrey's pupils tightened, her fingers clenched, and her face suddenly turned purple with nervousness. The man had short black hair, and he was not handsome in appearance. Instead, he gave people a sense of innocence and honesty. Audrey felt like she was When the mouse saw the cat, he laughed at himself for laughing at him. He was so lazy that he didn't even do the basic skills of pleasing his superior.

And now she knows how little she knows how to die. He doesn't need to know how to die. He is the most powerful king under the sky.

"Are you really going to give this to the Red Dragon Palace in Aden?" The black-haired man looked at the woman opposite.

"If you don't want me to hand it over to the Red Dragon Palace, I don't have to, but you have to tell me how to open the door."

The woman naturally sat down next to Audrey, with a slight smile on her face. As a woman, Audrey was impressed by her beauty. She was a beautiful woman who exuded a feminine charm. She was wearing A loose robe, the soft silk was dyed dark blue, which is the color of sea water, giving people a deep atmosphere. A golden belt is tied around the waist. The surface of the belt is densely covered with lines. As he talks, he puts a palm-sized wooden box in his hand on the table. The outside of the wooden box is dark brown. There are tiny pearl dots on the four edges, but in the middle is a huge cross embedded in white crystal, which is the symbol of the Order State.

Scanning the wooden box, the woman's eyes were full of complexity

"Why do you have to pursue what doesn't belong to you?"

The black-haired young man smiled bitterly. His efforts to calm the woman down were suddenly shattered by the uninvited arrival of the Red Dragon Palace.

"How can you know if you haven't tried it? Besides, it's useless to keep this thing here. Since the Red Dragon Palace thinks it is of great value, it might as well be exchanged for something useful. After all, this is also an emperor who can take it. An emperor comes to trade goods, I, Putamiya, should be the first one. "The woman looked like she really wanted to make the man feel embarrassed. She stretched out her hand and gently pulled up her high bun. She took out a golden hairpin to fix it. The hairpin was A string of red coral beads hangs low from one end.

The Pope of the Order State, Valkyrie Potamia!

Audrey felt so excited that she wanted to howl. She knew who this beautiful woman who looked like a human was. She was the Pope of the Order who killed Emperor Ero, the Valkyrie who killed countless people in Nan Obaro, and the idol of all young women of this era. She, Audrey, was also a fanatical fan of Purdamia.

And now, Purdamia was sitting next to her. Audrey couldn't help but hold her breath. The war between the Empire and the Aden people was well known, and since the Aden Red Dragon Palace would come to them on their own... just this little news made Audrey's body tremble slightly.

She looked at the wooden box, guessing what was inside. Thinking about Purdamia's words, an emperor, an emperor was put in a box. Audrey remembered what Prais said before, it was burned, it should have been burned! Audrey's eyes widened and her lips closed!