rise of empire total war

Chapter 3 Ravana City
"She is one of the most prosperous cities in southern Vardasia. The Tower of Babel built by the Kingdom of Terzi hundreds of years ago still stands next to the Terzi Palace, overlooking this fertile land - "The Biography of Ravana" 》”

Ravana City, standing on the Ravana Plain, is one of the most prosperous cities in the southern part of the Vadasia Peninsula. The wide Fabrici River divides the city into two, and dozens of stone bridges connect the two sides.

The Fabrici River originating from Bratt Mountain not only provided drinking water and domestic water for the residents of Ravana City, but also allowed downstream cargo ships to sail directly from the Shining Sea to transport a large amount of goods into the city.

The city has three walls and a moat, each of which is a tall and solid marble wall, dividing the city into three areas.

Inside the outer wall is the first area, where the civilian area and the commercial area are mixed, and it is the most prosperous area in the entire city.

Inside the inner wall is the residential area of ​​the nobles of the entire kingdom who live in the capital. They have been away from the Trizzi Palace inside the palace wall for a long time, so they can communicate with the royal family at any time and strengthen their relationship with the ruler.

A palace wall in the aristocratic area protects the Trizzi Palace where the royal family of King Ravana lives, as well as the Babel Tower that has stood for hundreds of years, and some temples.

In fact, the Tongtian Tower does not really reach the sky. According to the historical records kept in the royal library of King Ravana, the Tongtian Tower was built hundreds of years ago during the reign of the powerful Telzi Kingdom, and its purpose was only for the king. On a whim, I wanted to try to touch the sky with my own hands.However, he died of illness before the Tongtian Tower was completed.

It was the first time for Richard to come to Ravana City. Before that, he got news about the city from his queen mother.

As soon as he approached the city gate, the warning bell rang on the city wall. Under Richard's blank eyes, groups of heavily armed soldiers were running on the city wall, and the shooting holes of the towering arrow towers were pushed out by large crossbows. The machine, with a huge gleaming crossbow arrow loaded in the arrow slot, was aiming at Richard and his guards from afar.

At the same time, a group of hoplites equipped with spears and kite-shaped shields trotted out of the city gate under the shout of the officer. This group of soldiers passed through the surprised crowd and came to the Praetorian Guard.The leading officer shouted to Magnus: "Tell me who you are and why you are here, Winsters."

"I am Magnus Barker, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Guards of the Kingdom of Winster. I am escorting the crown prince to Ravana City under the order of His Majesty King Alfonso." Magnus said, while taking out the badge that symbolized his identity. The token was thrown to the opposite officer.

The officer checked it after catching it, and he was relieved after confirming that it was correct. He called the heavy infantry under his command to release the attack state, and said to Magnus with a smile: "It's all my own, General Magnus, welcome You and your highness come to Ravana."

"Hmm." Magnus nodded, took his token and put it back in his pocket, and said, "I want to bring His Royal Highness to meet the king of your country quickly, please take us in."

"This is a reasonable request, General Magnus." The officer said gracefully, ordering his soldiers to go back, and said to Magnus: "The rebellion in your country has been reported to Ravana for several days. No, it is said that His Majesty the King in the Trizzi Palace was furious over this and broke several exquisite ornaments."

"Since he is in such an atmosphere, why not send reinforcements?" Magnus snorted.

The officer shook his head with a wry smile, and said mockingly: "I don't know, if I knew, I think I can be a king too."

"Hahaha……"

Richard and his party were allowed to enter the city after undergoing a symbolic inspection. For safety reasons, except for Magnus and a few soldiers, the rest of the imperial guards were directly arranged in the barracks behind the first city wall.

After that, they walked towards the city along the main road under the leadership of the officer.

The streets of Ravana City are very wide and can accommodate two horse-drawn carriages driving side by side at the same time. On both sides of the stone paved road are not-so-deep canals. The domestic sewage generated by the residents flows out from here, and finally is discharged into the moat. The Brissey River eventually enters the vast ocean.

Everything is so novel, and the scenery here is something that Nord City does not have. Although Nord City in memory is the largest and most prosperous city in the entire kingdom, it still does not rank high compared to this place.

Just as Richard was thinking about it, a burst of lively singing from a street corner not far away caught his attention. He looked around and saw that it was a group of men and women singing and singing under the leadership of several middle-aged men wearing yellow burqas. Dancing, their singing and dancing eluded Richard.

"This is the believers of Lambardenism holding their ceremony." Seeing Richard looking at those people with great interest, the officer who led the way introduced, "For these people who believe in the sky, the ritual dance is considered It is the most important form of worship."

"That's right." Richard nodded. There are also Lambardon believers in the Kingdom of Winster, but he didn't have much contact with him who grew up in the deep palace, and he could only learn about it from various books.

Passing by the dancing and singing Lambardians, and walking a few blocks forward, you will reach the Fabrici River that crosses the city of Ravana. On the other side of the Fabrici River is another towering city wall. Entering that city wall is The aristocratic area where the nobles of the Kingdom of Ravana gathered.

Before they stepped onto the bridge across the Fabrici River, there was a sudden neighing of horses and a bad attitude shouting: "Get out of here, get out of here, don't seek death!"

Richard was startled, and just turned his head to look, but saw a four-horse carriage speeding towards him, he hurriedly took a few steps aside to avoid being hit to death by the carriage.

"What's the situation? How can you drive around the city?"

"It seems that this is the carriage of the Strauss family." The officer on the side was not surprised, he looked at the family medal carved on the outer wall of the carriage, and smiled wryly: "The Strauss family has always been so domineering. If If you were killed by them while walking on the road, you can only consider yourself unlucky."

"How can this be?" Richard was a little puzzled. He looked at the terrified civilians around him and questioned, "Did His Majesty just ignore it?"

"This... I don't know, but the patriarch of the Strauss family is His Majesty's brother-in-law. Even if His Majesty reprimands them severely, they will probably just be honest for a while, and continue to do their own way after a while."

"Can you do whatever you want if you have power?" Richard thought to himself, if the Strauss family heard it, they would stand by and smile disdainfully: "Sorry, power means being able to do whatever you want. "

(End of this chapter)