mechanical court

Ivan squinted his eyes and slowly got used to the strong light. He saw a strong golden war horse impatiently kicking its front hooves and squinting at him with an unruly look.

The mane of this war horse is like a male lion, floating upwards without the influence of gravity, all are pure gold without any variegation, burning pale golden flames from head to toe.On the left side and behind it, there are seven other war horses with almost the same size, tied with black reins, connected to the open-topped golden chariot behind.

"Sun Chariot!?"

Because of its eye-catching and unique shape, Ivan immediately knew the origin of this car at a glance.

It is said that this chariot was once the driving force of Atum, the sun god. It carried him through the sky during the day, and took him back to the east through the underworld at night to be reborn again.Even though it was later replaced by the Ship of Ten Thousand Years and the Ark of the Sun, it was still an important token that symbolized the identity of the Sun God. The golden war horse also possessed a high degree of spirituality and would only obey the incarnation of the Sun God.

"Come up, the ministers have already set off first, let's take another route." The princess stood at the front of the chariot, holding the reins, and said to him with her head bowed.

"it is good……"

Ivan responded weakly, clamped the scepter in his arms, and walked quickly to the chariot.

The moment he passed by the golden war horse, the other party suddenly let out a snort, and a stream of air was violently ejected from his nostrils, blowing it to the ground, blowing away large pieces of gravel and dust.

咴 - 咴 咴 -!

Then the eight war horses neighed harshly at the same time, raised their front hooves high, and stomped down fiercely. The huge force shook the stone slabs on the ground, and a large amount of gravel and dust jumped into the air and fell down again, as if they had fallen. A layer of dust rain.

People look down on me, and even horses look down on me!

A stern look flashed in Yiwen's eyes, and he suddenly exhaled and made a sound, a golden sun disc was printed on his heart, and countless fine black tracks appeared all over his body.The sun disc shrank instantly, then expanded and glowed, and the golden light flow filled the black tracks in the blink of an eye.Golden flames gushed out from his whole body instantly, setting off a rapidly expanding circle of flames, sweeping towards the eight war horses.

boom--!

The golden warhorse was hit straight by the oncoming fire wave, and fell down in the rubble that he had lifted up with a groan. After struggling for a while, he crawled up with his head drooping.After getting back up in embarrassment, the war horses looked at him differently, and they lowered their heads and tamed a lot.

Ivan's talent is mediocre, compared to Elu Romei.In fact, compared to that monster princess, most of the talents of the royal family are rubbish.In addition, he has not slackened at all these years, so it is impossible for him to be bullied by a few horses.

"..."

Seeing this scene, the princess was about to pull the rein. After seeing Yiwen's movements, she slowly put her hands back.

"Even horses have learned to bully the weak and fear the strong..."

He glanced at the leading golden warhorse, returned the other's previous gaze to it, quickened his pace and climbed onto the chariot, and nodded at Elu Romei:

"Let's go."

"Stand still."

Following the words of the princess, the sun chariot circled the square and galloped on the wide straight road.It ran for a few kilometers like an airplane, and the speed was getting faster and faster. Wisps of thick flames emanated from the wheels, padding under the wheels like life.

Whoosh-!

The golden war horse stepped on the flames, suddenly left the ground, and flew into the sky with a trail of flames.

……

The chariot of the sun galloped in the sky. In the early morning, the sun was shining brightly, and the neighing of the war horse pierced through the heavy clouds and mist, and the two sides of the wheels burned like golden lines.In the vast sea of ​​white clouds, the burning sun chariot is like another round of the sun, which looks sacred and inviolable.

"..."

This is Yiwen's first time riding a 'speeding car'. Although he is a little terrified, he still hopes to fly as long as possible, and it is best to never fly to the destination.He glanced at Elu Romei, and found that the other person's expression was terrifyingly calm, as if he didn't care about what happened next.

Anyway, it's me who is responsible, so what does she have to worry about?

He shook his head mockingly, and when he looked at the sky again, he found a thin orange line in the center of the celestial chassis in midair.It was small at first, but soon turned into a ball of light, like an eye slowly opening to overlook the earth.The light group continued to expand, and soon a slanted beam of light extended downward, covering the military fortress on the edge of the royal city.

"They've already arrived."

Elu Romei told him softly, the voice was not loud, but it could clearly penetrate into each other's ears.

……

Wangcheng Fortress, top.

Accompanied by the long neighing of the war horse, the sun chariot circled the fort continuously, decelerating and descending circle after circle, slowly falling towards the ground with a spiral golden trajectory.

Bang-!

After a muffled sound, the carriage landed.

The war horse snorted and stopped at the same place, and Elu Romei and Ivan jumped out of the car, one on the left and one on the right, and saw a few strangely dressed people standing outside the command room of the fortress besides the imperial soldiers.

They are wearing a closed armor with no visible material. The color is gray and black, with sharp edges and corners, which perfectly fits the muscle lines of the human body. The bright surface is decorated with simple medal plating.The eyes of the helmet are covered with a layer of black crystals, shaped like a crescent moon, and the nose and mouth protrude outwards. The overall shape is somewhat similar to Blue Star's gas mask.

"..."

After seeing the true faces of the intruders, Ivan stared at their helmets and vaguely realized something.

……

Entering the command room, there is a simple long solid wood table in the center, engraved with patterns of scorpions, crocodiles and eagles, and a gold-inlaid sun wheel emblem is embedded on the load-bearing column.There are portraits of the leaders of the Sun Kings of the past hanging on the walls, and the latest one is King Mesaptik, after whom this fortress is named.

The intruders were wearing similar armor and sitting at the table with their backs straight. Through some means, they had mastered the language here, and they were even able to greet them with Ekhtaton's accent.

After the representatives of the two parties met, the intruder, who claimed to be the head of the Hyperion Trading Consortium, presented the Surrender Treaty.

one.The Menis government paid 4.5 million deben in compensation, which was paid off in 39 years with an annual interest of 4%. The principal and interest totaled about 9.82 million deben, guaranteed by customs duties and regular duties.

two.Designate the eastern part of Hebenthal as the embassy district and become a "country within a country".The aborigines are not allowed to enter the area, and the Haibolun Trading Consortium can send troops to garrison it.

[-]. Set up a protected area, the dangerous pass of the Menesian Empire, which will be taken over by the Heboren Trading Consortium.

Fourth, liquidate the rebels and punish the generals who caused serious losses to the consortium. The list is drawn up by the consortium and judged and dealt with by the consortium court.The aborigines of the Menesian Empire are prohibited from forming or joining any organization that is "enemy against the consortium", and offenders will be executed.In areas where armed rebellion occurs, officials will be dismissed immediately and will never be hired.

Fifth, recognize that federal citizens have a detached status in the Menesian Empire, and the Judiciary of the Menesian Empire has no right to interfere.Federal citizens can come and go to any area at will, and are allowed to operate various businesses such as commerce and industry, and all purchased land has ownership.

Sixth, the federal government has the right to exploit all minerals in the Menesian Empire.

Seventh, federal clergy are allowed to enter the country to preach, and the government has no right to interfere with people's freedom of religious belief.

Eighth, the Menesian Empire disbanded the Council of Representatives, which was taken over by the General Administration of Hebron, who had full authority to govern the empire on behalf of the Sun King, and had the right to appoint and remove personnel.

When Ivan saw these treaties, he almost understood why the previous Sun King would rather die than surrender. If his Blue Star home country wanted to sign such a treaty, he would rather die.Eight treaties were signed, that is to say, basically everything that could be sold was sold out. Coupled with the erosion of religious culture, the whole of Menis may be lost forever.

If I really sign it, even if I can leave here alive, I will die at the hands of the rebels sooner or later.

At this moment, Yiwen's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He was not a hob meat covered with cumin, and there was a helpless mother on top of him.

Fortunately, he was not the only representative of the Menesian Empire. Several eloquent officials immediately stood up, angrily accusing the other party of talking loudly and without sincerity, and asked them to re-draft the treaty.

However, Keen, who claimed to be the head of the Heberen Trade Foundation, ignored the demands of these officials. He just told them that his army could turn the entire territory of Menes into a piece of land within half a month. sea ​​of ​​flames.

As soon as this remark came out, the orator who had been eloquent just now suddenly stopped, and his sharp words suddenly lost their strength.In the face of absolute strength, any verbal counterattack is powerless.