The Origin of Arcane

Furthermore, the technical content of black powder is really not high, and some of the materials inside can even be replaced with other things, as long as it can achieve the purpose of burning and exploding.

As these forces put into production in large quantities, it didn't take long for black powder to start flooding.

Therefore, the Yongye military leader no longer kept it hidden, and not only started to sell black powder in large quantities, but also introduced various usages.

Fireworks are one of them.

There is naturally Sean's bad taste in it.

A New Year without fireworks is tasteless.

Although this new year is not that new year, the smell of gunpowder after burning is the same.

It's a bit reckless to do so. The regent princess Sophilia's daughter of steel began to suffer from illness again.

I think this is the most correct use of black powder. Sean said with a serious face, Don't you think it is a very meaningful thing for a weapon of war to become an item for the entertainment of the public?

Sophilia shook her head and said: I didn't feel the meaning. Their value should be on the battlefield, not just to create visual effects, and you have shipped so much black powder into Valesta, and you have shipped it to Outside the palace, they didn’t inform me in advance, it’s too daring, beautiful is beautiful, but I don’t like this kind of unexpected surprise, and I don’t want it to happen again.”

Sean was taken aback by Princess Regent Sophilia's reaction.

To be honest, he really didn't think so much, he just wanted to surprise Sophie Liya, isn't it a very romantic thing to bring his girlfriend to watch the most beautiful fireworks?

Unexpectedly, when she came here, it became a safety issue.

Sean is not so easy to be hit. He shrugged and said: There will be no next time, at least not in Valesta. Next time I will show you in our territory. It will be okay, right?

It seemed that she also felt that her attitude was too rigid, Sophie Liya eased her tone and said: Of course there is no problem, when the time comes, you can do whatever you want, and make it as big as you want. Also, I just That said, it doesn't mean I don't like it. As a lover, you are impeccable in doing this, but from the perspective of the regent, it is inappropriate for you to do so. A little carelessness will cause trouble for the two of us. Earlier I As I have already said, I am now the regent of the Lancelot royal family first, and then Sophie Liya.

I will pay attention next time, but since it has already happened, there is no point in worrying about it. Why don't you take the opportunity to enjoy this rare beauty and live up to the risk I took? Don't be so tense all the time. It's good to relax once in a while. Sean nodded to Prince Laurie who was not far away, Maybe next year I don't need to be sneaky at all.

The new king who is about to be pushed to the front stage does not have so many considerations and entanglements as Sophie Liya, and his attention is all attracted by the beautiful fireworks. If it is not for the scruples that the princess regent is next to him, he would have been excited for a long time. Yelled.

Just because of this posture, next year there is no need for Xiao En to bring it up, he will take the initiative to find the leader of Yong Ye, and he doesn't even have to wait until then.

You're right. Prince Laurie's performance made Sophialia a little dumbfounded. She had stayed in this position for too long, and she was a little nervous.

Fortunately, this situation won't last long, and I can unload it. Before that, it's okay to relax my nerves occasionally, and treat it as a vacation that I have worked so hard for the Lancelot royal family for so long.

Sophilia let go of the burden in her heart, and once again immersed herself in the flashing brilliance and colorfulness of the fireworks. The tenderness and sweetness of Sean mixed in it made her even more fascinated. Women are visual animals. , even the Princess Regent is no exception.

Sometimes women are so conflicted.

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When most cities in the Byron League fell into the New Year's carnival, there was one exception - Blood Fortress of the Broken Mouth.

In this city, there are no traditional festivals. Their only festival is called Triumph Day.

The city has many names and titles.

It is the northern gate and the resting place of heroic souls in Byron's population. Under every piece of land in this city, there is the blood of heroes, and there will be a heroic soul resting here.

It is also the gate of heaven in the mouth of the Odin orcs. As long as they capture this place, they will open the gate to enter the heaven.

In terms of popularity, it is even above Valesta, the capital of the kingdom.

Many people can say that they have never heard of the Royal Capital, but they have never heard of Broken Blood Castle, because this is a city that is directly related to their life and death.

It is more appropriate to say that Broken Blood Fort is a city than a huge military fortress.

More precisely, it is a city that relies on many walls.

Broken Blood Fortress, as the name suggests, was built on a mountain break.

It is very similar to the northern fortress led by the Eternal Night Army, but compared to the Odin Grand Canyon, the gap where the Blood Fortress is located is a bit larger, with a full 23 kilometers and a trumpet shape.

The wide side is on the Odin Prairie, and the narrow side is on the side of the Byron Union.

The twenty-three kilometers just mentioned refers to the narrowest place, and there is no way to block the wide place, which is hundreds of kilometers.

As a war-torn military fortress that has changed hands several times, it has achieved the ultimate in defense.

There are four layers of city walls, one layer is thicker and one layer is higher than the other.

Not to mention the towers and arrow posts, they are densely packed, not only covering the entire fortress, but also the mountains on both sides.

All residences exist to deal with war.

Soldiers practice day and night.

In terms of training level, no team can surpass the soldiers of Broken Blood Fort after several times of Arshan.

Even though the Odin orcs haven't even approached the 100 kilometers of Blood Fort in the past few years, they still haven't let up in the slightest.

Because the ruler here is Grand Duke Cedric, the lion from the Strachey family, he is an out-and-out professional soldier, from the moment he was born, he has all the good qualities of a professional soldier virtue.

What kind of commander leads what kind of soldiers.

With a commander who is not only strict with others, but also strict with himself, how can he bring out a group of lazy and sloppy soldiers?

A group of knights galloped all the way from the direction of the Odin Prairie.

When there were still three or four hundred meters away from the first city wall, the team of knights reined in together, and the galloping horses stood up one by one, showing their superb riding skills. The Odin orc on his back didn't give way.

At the same time, a series of long and thick arrows pierced not far from them. If they hadn't just stopped in time, this wave of arrows would have hit their heads.

The first knight jumped off his horse and unfurled the red flag representing his identity, then carefully moved towards the city wall, and said loudly, I am the captain of the Eighth Ranger Squad, South, and I request to clarify my identity.

This time, no more arrows were fired from the top of the city, but the surrounding ballistas had already turned around and aimed at this place, and the cold light was shining behind the parapet. I don't know how many archers are already waiting.

If the knight behaves a little wrong, he will be pierced by thousands of arrows.

Soon there was a voice responding from the top of the city, asking: The Eighth Ranger Squad? Please wait a moment, who is your immediate superior?

Yales, Yales? Carl Squadron Leader. Southwell replied quickly without thinking about it.

What mission are you carrying out this trip? The voice from the top of the city then asked.

Scout to the northwest and monitor the movements of the Tiger Claw Tribe, a core member of the Theodin Empire. Southell's answer was clear.

Very good, the answer is correct, Captain South, as long as you answer the last question, you can go home. The voice on the top of the city was obviously relieved, and became much more friendly, According to the records, There is still one month before the end of your mission, and the rangers who took over your mission have not set off yet, why did you return early, this is not in line with the rules and regulations of the rangers.

It is true that it does not comply with the regulations of the Ranger Code, but according to the emergency response regulations, if a large-scale military movement is found on the target, you can return and report in advance. Now I am fulfilling the emergency response regulations. Southier responded fluently.

Isn't this emergency response regulation already revised? Use Shanying to report first, and if the military department thinks it is necessary, then ask you to return to your order? Why didn't I ask you to come back and return to your order? Your Shanying What? The voice on the top of the city asked suspiciously, accompanied by the sound of paper flipping quickly.

Messaging Mountain Eagle? What Messenger Mountain Eagle? This question obviously stumped Southier, and the sweat on his forehead flowed down involuntarily like a stream, but as a well-trained and excellent knight, he was shocked. Not Luan, he replied truthfully, I don't know what Shanying is, and I don't know about the changes in the emergency response regulations. I just follow the normal process.

Sorry, I made a mistake. You set off on June 23rd, and the emergency regulation change was officially implemented on July 30th. Captain Southell doesn't know what's going on, and it's normal. The second reply was not uploaded from the top of the city, but from the gate of the city not far away.

A gap had been opened in the closed door, and a group of soldiers came out. The knight opened his arms and said to Captain South, Captain South, welcome home.

Thank you. Captain Southell heaved a long sigh of relief, and his tense nerves seemed to be relieved a lot. He turned his head and whistled at the team members behind him.

The silent rangers who sat on their horses like javelins also let out a long sigh of relief, got off their horses, and walked towards the city gate. They were still cautious in their movements, lest they cause misunderstandings. It would be a bit sad to be shot dead in front of the house by one of your own people.

The reason why the two sides are so careful is that this team of sentinel cavalry came from the direction of the Odin Prairie.

They all have obvious Odin orc characteristics, not only in appearance, but also in clothes, which are no different from Odin orc cavalry.

The only thing that can show them to be different is probably the spirit and uniform movements.

This is only possible after several years of hard and formal training.

Neither the old East Odin Empire nor the newly emerging West Odin Empire are good at this.

It's not that they don't want to do this, but that their social system can't support their large-scale training of soldiers. Once the number of soldiers exceeds a certain number, their logistics system will collapse, and they can only be distributed on a vast land through the state of stragglers.

Having the physical characteristics of an Odin orc does not mean that it is an Odin orc.

This phenomenon is very common in Broken Blood Castle.

The war process is also a process of racial integration.

Whether the Odin orcs invaded the Byron Alliance, or the Byron Alliance went out to fight back, it would be accompanied by a series of tragedies, and those mixed races were the products of the greatest tragedy.

They are the mice in the cracks, neither recognized by the Byron Alliance, nor welcomed by the Odin orcs, they can only live humblely in the dark corners, no matter who they are found, what awaits them is either a butcher knife or a sword. Endless slavery.

At least this was the case until the accession of Grand Duke Cedric.

This situation changed dramatically when Grand Duke Cedric took power.

Grand Duke Cedric advocated attacking instead of defending, and he strongly disagreed with the Strachey family's previous philosophy of huddling in the Blood Fortress and passively waiting for the Odin orcs to knock on their side.

He believes that offense is the best defense. Before the Odin orcs accumulate enough strength, they should take the initiative to attack and break them one by one, keeping them in a bleeding and weak state. The threat is not so great, and I don't even have the ability to knock on the edge.

But Grand Duke Cedric soon discovered that the biggest problem in dealing with the Odin orcs was not how to defeat them, but how to find them.

The Odin prairie is too vast, and those tribes have no fixed homes and are always in a nomadic state.

They dispatched a large army, but when they wandered around the grassland, they didn't even find anyone, and they lost their troops instead—the harsh climate of the Odin Prairie, at this time, was their biggest enemy.

But ordinary scout posts are obviously not easy to use here. The difference in appearance between the two sides is too great, and it is very easy to be surrounded by Odin orcs.

Grand Duke Cedric set his sights on those unpopular mixed-race children, and began to gather a large number of them, and trained them, so that they could fight for themselves.

Grand Duke Cedric not only publicly admitted their identities to the public, but also married the older daughter of a more prestigious mixed-race family as his wife.

This not only caused an uproar in Broken Blood Castle, but also caused an earthquake of magnitude 7 or 8 in the Byron Union. The then king of the Lancelot royal family even asked about this matter.

After all, the marriage between the Lancelot royal family and the Strachey family is an old custom, and at that time Grand Duke Cedric was already engaged.

The royal princess who was engaged to the marriage contract felt that she had been humiliated intolerable after receiving the news, and tried to commit suicide by jumping into the well. Ended up depressed.

Grand Duke Cedric's rigid personality was precisely because of this matter, and he stood out, and he did not consider the outside eyes and pressure at all when he believed that the right thing was true.

To put it bluntly, this is called being decisive.

It's hard to say, it's called self-willedness.

Which kind of argument it is depends on the final results achieved.

So far, Grand Duke Cedric is famous all over the world. Whether it is his friends or enemies, when they talk about him, they can't help but give a thumbs up and praise him. This is a real knight-a real knight of the kingdom.

Clearly, his persistence paid off.

Although the mixed-race wife of Archduke Cedric died of postpartum hemorrhage after giving birth to a son for him.

But his attitude has shown that he naturally won the active support of those homeless mixed-race children.

In the original words of Grand Duke Cedric, blood is not the key to a person's belonging, the real key is the person.

When you treat them with the attitude of relatives, why don't they repay you in the way of relatives?

Facts have proved that Grand Duke Cedric's choice is correct.

The rangers composed of these mixed races, after forming, continuously infiltrated into the Odin Prairie, collecting a lot of information for Blood Fortress.

Under their leadership, Grand Duke Cedric led the world-famous Broken Blood Cavalry to attack frantically. In just a dozen years, more than forty or fifty tribes of Odin orcs, large and small, were wiped out. , It has always been a situation where the Odin orcs attack and the Byron Alliance defends.

Grand Duke Cedric not only made himself famous all over the world, but also cultivated the wolf nature of a new generation of blood knights.

As for the capture during the crazy attack, it was purely incidental. The integration of a large number of prairie horses made the combat effectiveness of the Broken Blood Cavalry even higher.

Today is the first day of work, I must be very busy, and the revised manuscript is gone, so I have a day, tomorrow there will be a big push, it may continue to explode, and it will last for a few days to be determined!