From Wild Mage to Wizard King

On the border between the War Council and the Union Army, the fortress city affiliated with the War Council is also bustling with activity.

In order to avoid being influenced by the outside world and to prevent the leakage of internal intelligence, the war committee's foreign policy is quite strict.

Except for the fortress cities on the border, outsiders are prohibited from entering the committee.

No matter who sent the spy, once he was caught by the patrol, he would die in one word.

Moreover, all chambers of commerce related to its spies will be permanently included in the list of dishonest people, banned from entering the fortress city, and refused to have all business dealings with them.

Under the severe blockade and commercial crackdown, few people were willing to waste time and energy to observe what happened in the war committee. They could only guess through the fragments of words circulated in the fortress city to piece together a rough picture of the committee.

Anyway, the members of the local faction who were once active and could occasionally send messages to the outside world through magic props have all disappeared. Anyone who is not a fool knows that the War Council has controlled all the lands under his rule.

The position of the committee is very clever. Without anyone to lead the way, even if the coalition forces gather all their forces, they may not be able to break through the fortress city. Even if they can be broken, it will take a long time.

Moreover, this kind of thing is completely thankless. All the local factions have been killed. Even if the Union Army wins the war committee, it cannot support the puppet forces. Moreover, the factions within the Union Army are already chaotic enough, and no one wants to Absorb the extreme border factions in the War Council.

Therefore, instead of fighting a thankless battle, it is better to do business with the committee and earn his money hard.

Therefore, after several infiltrations ended in failure, there were almost no forces to test the war committee, and everyone started doing business honestly.

With the War Council closed to the public, all the fortress cities that were the only ones that allowed outside merchants to enter became important commercial cities.

Merchants from Sinar and the Union Army continued to come to the fortress city, and they quickly sold all the goods in their hands through official transactions with the committee.

Since the only trading partners in the fortress city are the official channels of the committee, merchants have no other channels to choose from.

These merchants basically transport the goods to the fortress city, sell them all to the committee officials within a few days, and then leave the fortress city with large amounts of gold, silver and grain.

As a gathering place for countless merchants and trade, even if only a little bit of debris is exposed, it can easily fill the entire fortress city.

At the gate of a mountain fortress city, Zago was staying in Mali's caravan, looking up at the tall fortress city in front of him.

The legionnaires who were rotated here stood on the city wall and maintained law and order conscientiously.

Zago looked at the legionnaires on the city wall with some surprise in his eyes.

As a three-ring knight, he can clearly sense the extraordinary aura of these legionnaires.

Although the aura of some soldiers is very weak, basically every soldier has more or less extraordinary aura.

Did they make breathing techniques completely open to all soldiers?

Zago looked at these soldiers, and this thought flashed through his mind.

Similar proposals have been made in the Union Army.

Ordinary soldiers are still too weak to face the green-skinned orcs. If breathing techniques can be made public and soldiers can also practice breathing techniques to improve their physical fitness, they will be better able to face the green tide.

On the contrary, there are many ways to exercise breathing techniques. Even if there are no supporting resources, they are still of some use to soldiers.

However, this suggestion was opposed by various factions as soon as it was put forward. On the grounds that Kan'aozu was beaten away by Eleanor and he now dares not to show up, and the coalition's strength is sufficient to resist the current Green Wave, this suggestion was rejected. .

Even the extraordinary person who made this suggestion was expelled by the Union Army for implying that Eleanor was unable to resist and killed Kan'aozu, and was accused of disrupting the morale of the army.

I heard that this extraordinary man finally went north to join the resistance. Could it be that his suggestions were supported and implemented thoroughly in the new war committee?

Zago looked at these soldiers and felt that the top brass of the war committee were much better than the insects in the coalition army.

At least, they are really willing to share the breathing method, instead of holding on to their own breathing method like the top leaders of the United Army and refusing to let go.

Just as Zago was sighing, Mali also completed the registration, and the entire caravan began to slowly walk into the fortress city in front of them.

Following the flow of people, Zago also walked into the fortress with the caravan.

Although the city in front of him is a fortress city, Zago did not see many military buildings when he entered the city.

There is only a city wall, a large number of soldiers standing guard and patrolling, and a few defensive buildings.

Zago was a little surprised. He walked to the front of the caravan, poked Mari, and asked in a low voice.

"Mali, why does the defense here look a little lax? Aren't you afraid of being attacked?"

Mari glanced at him, followed his line of sight, glanced around, and said calmly.

"This is a place where merchants come and go for transactions. It's not particularly important. Most of the people involved are merchants from all over the place. There are only a few locals. Even if it falls, it doesn't matter."

As he spoke, Mari pointed to the looming city wall in the distance and continued.

"That's the real defense line. Except for the committee members, no one else is allowed to approach that line. If you approach that line, you will be warned once and executed the second time."

"You don't think the committee will set up defenses in such a place with a lot of people. These walls and soldiers are just to maintain the simplest order."

Listening to Mali's words, Zago nodded, and at the same time, he looked in the direction Mali pointed.

At the end of the bustling street, there is an uninhabited and cold area. The tall black city wall rises from the ground. The fully armed and more powerful legion soldiers stand on the city wall. Next to them, elemental cannons are installed on the city wall.

This wall not only blocks the route through the War Committee, but also blocks all the eyes trying to peek behind the wall.

Although the cold and dark gate is often opened, after all, the personnel of the War Committee also need to flow, and various gold, silver and materials also need to be transported, but every time the gate is opened, it is pitch black inside, and it is completely unclear what is inside.

When Zago was looking at the black wall in the distance, because he stared at it for too long, a superhuman on the black wall noticed his gaze and looked at him.

However, after seeing Mali next to Zago, he raised his eyebrows slightly and retracted his gaze.

Like other ordinary caravans, Mali led the entire caravan into the official trading station in the trade zone.

After entering the trading station, Zago and others, under Mali's command, gathered in the yard of the trading station to rest. In the yard, officials from the War Committee also came to count the quality and data of materials.

While Zago and others were waiting on the side and watching the officials counting the goods, Mali also took out his identity badge and walked into the interior of the trading station.

Zago looked at the skilled and quick officials, and there was some curiosity in his eyes.

These officials seemed to have a supernatural aura, but compared with the soldiers on the outermost wall, they were a little weaker.

After the officials quickly counted all the goods and classified them and moved them away, they also moved a large amount of food and gold and silver, and moved them skillfully to the truck.

After the officials had moved almost everything, Mali also returned to the yard with a superhuman.

The superhuman glanced at everyone in the yard, smiled slightly, and said.

"I am Benjamin, the person in charge here. You are all the outstanding people who are going to join our committee. You should be familiar with the rules of our committee, right? If you have any questions, you can ask now."

"In addition, if you regret it now, you can leave with Mali later."

A superhuman behind Zago raised his hand and asked.

"I only have one question, will you still go to war with the Green Tide?"

Hearing his question, Benjamin smiled slightly and said.

"To be honest, the committee just started a counterattack against the Green Tide some time ago. You can confirm the truth of this news when you go in. However, if you have not received and passed the training, you are prohibited from joining the front-line war."

"Okay, I have no objection."

After the superhuman finished speaking, he retracted his raised right hand.

After he spoke, the rest of the people were not interested.

Benjamin glanced at everyone and spoke.

"In three days, someone will take you in. During this period, you can regret leaving."

"But, once you pass the black wall, you are prohibited from leaving."

"If you have no problem, please follow me."

After speaking, Benjamin turned around and walked into the trading point. The extraordinary people in the yard looked at each other for a few times and followed him silently.

"What about you, do you want to go back?"

Zago asked Mali.

"Well, I plan to go to Riga City to see if there are extraordinary people ready to leave there. I should be able to bring some more people back."

Mali answered Zago while packing his things.

Zago nodded, said nothing, and followed the crowd who walked into the depths.

Three days passed in a flash, and during these three days, no extraordinary people chose to leave.

On the afternoon of the third day, the person who came to take them into the committee came to the yard, took everyone out of the yard, and went to the black wall.

Zago followed the flow of people and walked into the dark gate of the black wall.

Looking at the people who disappeared in front of him, Zago took a deep breath, raised his feet, and strode into the gate.

Zago passed through the gate as if he had passed through a layer of viscous liquid.

"Don't stop here, keep going forward."

A voice sounded in Zago's ears. Hearing this voice, Zago subconsciously continued to walk forward two steps.

Coming back to his senses, Zago saw everything in front of him.

Compared with the bustling trade area, the back of the black wall seemed a bit deserted.

The soldiers and extraordinary people who exuded extraordinary aura were busy in an orderly manner, quietly handling their own work.

In addition to the soldiers and extraordinary people coming and going, what attracted Zago's attention the most were the various mechanical devices neatly arranged behind the black wall.

These are strange devices specially equipped for the fortress city, and some of them are used to monitor the area near the fortress city, so as to prevent any spies from crossing the mountains and crossing the country to run in, and then he has not discovered it yet.

Of course, more strange machines are installed on the black wall as defensive devices to defend against possible attacks and invasions on the fortress city from the outside world.

However, Zago definitely didn't know that. Seeing the faint supernatural aura exuding from the strange device, he couldn't react too well.

What is this?

He scratched his head, not understanding it very well, but he didn't think much about it. After all, he was just a low-level knight, and he didn't understand a lot of things. It was normal not to know.

Therefore, he quickly put the problems in his mind behind, calmed the war horse that was held in his right hand and was a little flustered by the strange weapons around him, and quickly followed the crowd in front. At the same time, he also walked towards it curiously. He glanced behind him a few times.

In the door he walked in, he saw a very obvious thick black film.

Was it originally blocked by this layer of stuff?

Zago finally understood why he was looking outside the black wall toward the city gate and couldn't see clearly what was going on inside. It turned out that there was a layer of black film blocking it.

He shook his head, not thinking about how he did it, and continued to move forward with the crowd.

After less than an hour of final inspection and review, Zago also successfully received the badge proving his identity.

Later, Zago and his team also began to assign suitable jobs according to their own wishes. More than 90% of the extraordinary people chose to join the army, and very few chose other jobs.

Zago did not choose to join the army with the masses. On the contrary, he chose an option that was only his own, which was to give up all jobs.

He had the food stamps Mali gave him and some savings of his own, so he was in no hurry to find a job.

Anyway, according to the gossip Mali told him, even if he joins the army now, he probably won't be able to keep up with this year's battles. So he might as well not join the army first and travel around.

See what the land is like under this war council.

The officials sent by the War Commission were also a little surprised by Zago's choice.

In order to prevent Zago from being a spy sent by external forces, Zago was also left for a conversation and a more complex assessment.

Finally, by the time Zago passed the test, all the other extraordinary people who accepted the job had left.

Zago looked at the busy people on the black wall, then looked down at the map and basic supplies sent to him by the officials, mounted his precious war horse, followed the stone road in front of him, and began his journey to the War Council.

Going north along the stone road, Zago quickly left the border. After passing through several green woods and grasslands, Zago finally saw human habitation.

This is a team that is moving on the stone road. Most of the team are ordinary people without extraordinary aura. There is only one official who is looking down at the drawings and walking at the forefront. His whole body is a little dirty. There is a little bit of extraordinary in him. breath.

The guards wearing light armor and equipped with weapons are all ordinary people, without any extraordinary aura about them. They are relaxed and responsible for the protection work on the periphery of the team.

And the workers who made up the vast majority of the team, carrying or dragging various tools, did not have any sad or numb expressions. They were all smiling and laughing noisily as they walked.

Looking at the dirty team in front of him, Zago frowned slightly, not quite understanding what was going on.

Judging from the physical condition of the workers in the team, they looked a bit like the common people in the coalition army who were captured and beaten to dust by local nobles. However, judging from their demeanor and expression, it did not look like they were forcibly recruited.

All of them were smiling, completely without the numbness and despair of the civilians who were forcibly recruited by the coalition army.

While Zago was observing them, the team also discovered Zago riding over from the opposite side.

The workers in the team glanced at him without any reaction and continued talking and laughing.

The guard was nervous when he heard the noise at first, but after seeing him, he returned to his relaxed state.

The official who was looking at the drawings didn't even look at him. He continued to look at the design drawings and moved forward slowly.

Zago thought for a while, took out a [Golden Law] from his arms, and found the relevant legal provisions.

According to the provisions of the [Golden Law], when establishing an engineering team for any project construction within the territory of the War Commission, the principle of voluntary recruitment should be based on the principle of voluntary recruitment, and corresponding remuneration should be paid, and it cannot be lower than the minimum wage.

Isn’t this legal provision just a decoration? Are there really any rewards from the committee?

Zago looked at the article of the law, then looked up at the joyful workers in front of him, and nodded thoughtfully.

This is good and right.

You should get something for your efforts.

Zago continued to flip through the legal articles and found another legal article.

According to the principle of tooth for tooth, eye for eye, anyone who causes damage to the citizens of the committee will bear corresponding punishment and compensation according to the degree of damage.

For non-fatal injuries, the penalty will generally be doubled, and the offender will provide the victim with all the costs of treatment and pay double the cost of treatment as mental compensation.

If the criminal is an extraordinary person with strong self-recovery ability, coercive measures will be used to ensure that the non-fatal injuries caused by the punishment will remain on the body for more than one month and less than three years, depending on the degree of the violation.

If it leads to the death of the victim, ordinary people and low- and mid-level extraordinary criminals will all be sentenced to death unless they are pardoned by the chairman of the committee.

As for what will happen to high-level extraordinary beings, it is not mentioned above.

This legal provision should also be true, right? Otherwise, they wouldn't be so calm when they saw him.

You know, when the southern coalition army was in power, the forced laborers would kneel down numbly when they saw him, fearing that they would be hacked to death by the passing extraordinary people.

Although Zago would not do this, he also knew that this kind of thing had happened before.

He closed the [Golden Law] and rode his warhorse past the engineering team in front of him.

The two sides did not communicate with each other, just passing by calmly.

This is also good.

Zago ran into the distance, thinking silently.