total conquest

Chapter 12 Arrival at Talabheim

Talabek Province, located in the middle of the former empire's ruled area, borders Midden and Hawke provinces on the top, Ostermark and Steele provinces on the bottom, Rick Province on the left, and the same human formation on the right It borders on the Kislev Empire. It can be said that the entire human-occupied area, Talabek Province is the most central, so people usually call it the Central Province.

As Karl's special envoy, Zhang Hao only took a team of Solar Knights to Talabheim (the capital of Talabek Province) by boat seven days ago. If it was a land route, the nearest one would take nearly 20 days. If you go by water, it only takes about eight days to sail day and night.

Zhang Hao stood at the fence next to the boat and looked quietly at the river bank of Talabek Province. The people on the bank lived a peaceful and busy life. The people here were not much different from the lives of ancient people on earth. Backer To eat mountains, to eat water.Fishermen were drying their fish or setting nets in small groups on the shore. Village women were beating their clothes with mallets on the river bank and whispering about their parents' affairs. Children were playing and playing around the adults, and occasionally they were punished by the adults for causing trouble. They scolded and calmed down for a while, but it did not affect the children's enthusiasm for playing. The occasional laughter without worries all told the peace of the surrounding villages.There are various fishing boats scattered on the not-wide river. Although they are not big, they are well-equipped. When the fishermen on the boats saw the envoy boats flying the Imperial Griffin flag, they also gave way to the way. People also I didn't feel any surprise or panic when I saw the imperial ship. It seems that the imperial rebellion didn't affect this place at all.

"Your Highness" Thain saw Zhang Hao quietly staring at the river bank, and did not abruptly come up and finish everything in one breath.

"Sion, what? Are we almost there?
"Yes, my lord, there is about half an hour before we can see the tallest mage's tower in Talabek Province, and it is estimated that we will reach the port in another three hours."

"Arrived earlier than originally planned. By the way, Thane, are there any mages in Talabek now?"

"My lord, there are still some. The Battle Council recruited away all the local mages and senior mages from other provinces, leaving some middle and junior mages, so there are still some mages from other provinces."

"You said, can I bring these mages back? Altdorf is very dangerous now, and may be attacked by the rebels at any time."

"Your Highness, Mage, don't think about it anymore. They only obey the Battle Council. Without the order of the Battle Council, they will not leave the city they are ordered to garrison."

"Is the Battle Council above the Emperor?"

"Your Highness, you are joking. The chairman of the Battle Council is generally not held by His Majesty the Emperor himself, or the chief mage next to His Majesty. Therefore, the entire Battle Council has always stood by His Majesty's side, and because His Majesty Karl does not have a Battle Council. Therefore, the mages in the provinces of the empire will not obey the order."

"It's really a stubborn and somewhat pedantic group"

"Yes, Your Highness. After all, mages need the support of the empire to have more time to study magic. Otherwise, the cost of magic materials alone is enough for these mages to waste their time."

"Let's go and have a rest, there are still a lot of things to do when we go ashore." After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he turned around and returned to the cabin, opened the box, took out the armor that Karl had prepared for him, and slowly put it on.The news of Zhang Hao's resurrection had already been notified to the whole province, but the news was like a stone thrown into the sea without causing any waves. This made Karl very nervous. Karl's political instinct told him that this was a very dangerous signal. So before Zhang Hao set off, Carl prepared a very practical magic armor for Zhang Hao from the treasury, the Shield of Confusion (rare): the shield on the front of the armor depicts an image of an unknown lady praying for the warrior.The coat of arms of the shield protects the wearer and is especially effective against ranged attacks.Skill, Confusion Shield, lasts for 12 seconds, resists all long-range attacks (cannot defend against large siege weapons), increases damage resistance.Most of the magic equipment is designed for special groups of people, such as the weapons and armor of the Solar Knights, which cannot be activated by those who have not practiced Solar Energy, and there are very few public magic equipment like the Shield of Confusion. All belong to the rare level, especially during the period when the high-ranking mages of the empire disappeared, and the price of magic equipment was skyrocketing. For the survival of Altdorf, Karl naturally took out a large amount of stock in exchange for food and money, but only Can't get reinforcements.

A few hours later, the night came as expected, and the cold wind was blowing on the river surface of Talabek. The originally silent river surged with the emperor's boat, but the pier in Talabheim was extremely quiet at the moment, and a large number of people Soldiers surrounded the place tightly. The dock workers, businessmen, prostitutes, etc. were all driven out of this place. Now there are only soldiers here.

After making the ship dock as scheduled, Zhang Hao strode down with the Riding Sun Knights without fear.

Under the dim light of the fire, a figure saw Zhang Hao coming down, and immediately moved towards Zhang Hao quickly, "Dare to ask, is it Your Highness Li?"

The person who came was the leader of the Sun Knights, Osses.

"Your Highness, this person is the current leader of the Solar Knights, Osses..." Thain was a little nervous, his muscles tensed. Eun had not received a single reply from Osses, and was afraid that something might happen.

"Nice to meet you, Commander Osses, I am Prince Altdorf, Lee Roald!"

"Your Highness, since Thain and his team are following you around, they can't be wrong. Please forgive me for your rudeness. Under special circumstances, there is nothing you can do about it. Please move to the headquarters of the Knights of the Sun, Your Highness. Your highness, please come down."

Zhang Hao is not afraid, if he really wants to do something to himself, the boat can move before it touches the shore. A lively prince is more difficult to control than a prince who has no resistance.

The headquarters of the Knights of the Burning Sun is located in the center of the entire capital city. It can be said to be a magnificent, huge white building with small golden suns printed on it according to a certain pattern. The roof of the building also flies the Burning Sun flag and the imperial griffin flag.

Along the road leading to the main hall of the headquarters, there are twelve pillars, each of which is engraved with a leader of the Sun Knight who made outstanding achievements during the war. postures, and the walls behind the pillars are also engraved with war scenes that match the pillars, such as humans, elves, dwarves, vampires, giant beasts, etc., as if the entire building is to tell the glory of the Sun Knights. In the headquarters of the Solar Knights, the Solar Energy in the body is extremely restless and growing stronger all the time.

The golden hall that was already illuminated by the fire, coupled with the neatly dressed knights, made the entire hall feel like it was self-luminous. Every time Zhang Hao passed a pair of knights standing guard, the knights knelt down on one knee to show the highest courtesy. , until Zhang Hao reached the end of the hall and stood still, all the knights who were saluting stood up neatly, their eyes were burning, their bodies remained motionless, and they continued to stick to their posts.

(End of this chapter)