The Origin of Arcane

Among the elites of the Inesiodin Empire, the elite Golden Royal Court and Tiger Guards have been completely drawn out at this moment, wandering around the retreating tribes.

If the Broken Blood Cavalry attacks, it will inevitably suffer a wave of toughness.

In normal times, the Broken Blood Cavalry would definitely not be afraid to fight tough battles, even if it was the Golden Royal Court and Tiger Guards that were established to deal with them.

But after months of continuous fighting and running around, they don't need to find this uncomfortable when they are exhausted.

Although the Golden Royal Court and Tiger Guards have been wandering around the battlefield, they exist as a supervising or threatening force, and they have not been engaged in bloody battles from beginning to end.

How could the Xiodin Empire be willing to devote its elite to this kind of siege war of attrition when it had enough manpower.

According to incomplete statistics after the war, more than 150,000 people were killed in this full-scale attack by the Theodin Empire, and the wounded were not among them. According to the current medical conditions of the Theodin Empire, there will be tens of thousands of people. One after another died on the way to retreat.

This number sounds quite terrifying, but in fact, the overall impact on Theodin Empire is not particularly large.

Because nearly two-thirds of the 150,000 were expelled Eastern Odin Empire herdsmen.

Even if this kind of person is of the same race, in the eyes of the ruler of Theodin Empire, they do not belong to human beings, they are just a group of wealth who know how to walk.

Even if they didn't crash into the Broken Vein defense line, many of them would not be able to make it to the finish line when the army retreated to the Miracle Peninsula.

It is estimated that there are also Odin orcs who were scattered by the broken blood knights and drove back to the grassland.

Most of them will reattach to various tribes, large and small, and become part of the Theodin Empire again. When the Theodin Empire next invades south, they will be a potential source of soldiers.

This bloody battle is not beneficial to Theodin Empire, it is to use blood and fire to temper those miscellaneous cannon fodder.

A large number of brave fighters emerged from it, and they will be absorbed into the ruling class of the Theodin Empire, preparing for the future swallowing of the entire Odin Prairie.

On the side of the Duanmai defense line, a total of more than 12,000 people were killed, more than 10,000 were injured, more than 40,000 barrels of black powder were consumed, more than two million arrows of various types, and more than 20 fortresses were treated differently. degree of damage.

From this, it can be seen how much pressure the Theodin Empire put on the Duanmai defense line this time.

If it weren't for the new weapons produced by the Yong Ye army, the wave of soldiers that Ulan Bari swept up this time might have directly smashed the entire Asharn continent to pieces, taking the opportunity to rule the world.

It is by no means a wonderful thing to make nomads powerful.

What they bring to the whole world will always be conquest and killing.

At least for a short time.

This is doomed by the culture they inherited. They are nomadic people with a desire to conquer in their bones, and they are best at herding.

At that time, their grazing objects will change from cattle and sheep to human beings.

Although the war is over, there is still a series of follow-up work to be done in Blood Castle.

The corpses above and below the defense line need to be dealt with, whether they belong to Broken Maid soldiers or Odin orcs, this is the top priority. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. If they are not burned and buried as soon as possible, once the plague is raging, the entire Broken Maid will be swept away. line of defense.

When the Odin orcs come to attack next time, they can still go up to the city wall to defend. I don't know how many will be left.

It is obviously too late to burn them all. Most of the corpses are dug and directly buried on a large scale.

Then there is treating the wounded and repairing the city.

As for the resumption of border trade, don't think about it for a while.

After knowing that the small tribes at the border had traded heavily with the Byron Alliance, Ulan Baz once lost his temper.

Those small tribes and ordinary herdsmen don't know the huge profits in border trade. As the ruler of the Theodin Empire, how can he not know?

The broken line of defense can be refitted on a large scale in a short period of time, thanks to border trade.

He had previously conquered the Eastern Odin Empire and had no time to take this matter into consideration.

Now that time has come, it is natural to carry out large-scale rectification.

First of all, strict laws were promulgated, strictly prohibiting the Odin orc herders from trading with the Byrons without authorization.

Secondly, he mobilized elites and set up several border patrol troops to prevent these herdsmen from violating his orders.

Although this approach does not cure the root cause, there is no way to eliminate the needs of those Odin orcs for various living materials.

However, it will be impossible for border trade to carry out unscrupulously as before and make huge profits.

Grand Duke Cedric has already tasted the sweetness of trade, and it is obviously unbearable for him to return to the previous situation of looking at the faces and moods of those nobles and nobles.

Border trade has temporarily shrunk, but the internal market of the Byron Union is booming.

After all, it was not only Broken Blood Fort who tasted the sweetness, but also those merchants.

During the battle between the Broken Vessel Defense Line and the Odin Orcs, they were not idle either.

Some turned to expand the internal market of the Byron Alliance.

Some of them continued to run to the Duanmai defense line, transporting various military supplies to support the front-line war.

Most of these materials are half sold and half given away to obtain the right of first refusal.

Priority to purchase a special product produced during the war - Odin orc captives.

Although the Byron Union had abolished slavery decades ago.

But this is only for the Byrons themselves, and does not include the Odin orcs.

It is not uncommon for serfdom to continue in some remote manors.

Because of the abolition of slavery, they lost the source of serfs, and there was a large gap. Now that they have such a good opportunity, they naturally eat it blatantly.

In this regard, the mine slave owners led by Carter will always be the biggest buyers.

As the commercial market within the Byron Alliance became more prosperous, those bandits who wanted to get something for nothing became more active.

This in turn stimulated the merchants' demand for mercenaries.

During the trial operation last year, the retired soldiers from Broken Blood Fort had established a good reputation in this industry.

This time, Grand Duke Cedric even mobilized his newly established private military staff to carry out semi-official operations.

At that time, if you are lucky, it will not be a strange thing to hire a real blood knight from inside.

Due to the formalization of the mercenary industry, it is not just businessmen who start to hire them.

Some local lords and nobles also began to hire them with money to carry out some bandit suppression missions.

It is not only the merchants who have tasted the sweetness from commerce, but also these local lords.

In addition to geographical conditions, a good security environment is also an excellent condition for attracting businessmen.

Compared with sending people to suppress the bandits in person, it is far less troublesome and efficient to hire a regular army from the Broken Vessel Defense Line.

For these missions of suppressing bandits, Broken Blood Castle usually attaches great importance to it, not only dispatching elite soldiers, but the asking price is usually not particularly high.

The reason why Broken Blood Castle did this was of course not because they regarded themselves as messengers of justice to maintain the peace of the alliance, but because they found other interests in it.

Compared with the mercenary money, if these bandits' lairs could be destroyed directly, a lot of loot could be obtained from them, and this would go directly into their pockets.

Even if those bandits didn't hoard any wealth themselves, if they were captured alive, it would also be a fortune for Broken Blood Castle.

Their supply of troops has always been a big problem, especially in this kind of super-large battle. After a large number of casualties, a large number of soldiers are urgently needed to replenish.

In the past, they were passively waiting for other lords and nobles to send them to them.

This time they took the opportunity to capture themselves.

Of course, out of respect for the local lords and nobles, these bandits are usually handed over to them for trial first.

If the crime is serious, they will be sent directly to the frontier and escorted away by mercenaries from Broken Blood Fort.

If the crime is light, it will be handed over to the local lords and nobles, but in terms of employment money, further additions will be made.

Having said that, it is worthwhile for those local lords and nobles to spend money to hire regular soldiers of Broken Blood Castle.

Most of them are extremely vicious people, Blood Castle is willing to accept them, and most of the local lords and nobles don't mind, and even welcome them.

Otherwise, if it is handed over to them, most of them will go to the gallows.

Spending money to buy a corpse, they would not engage in such a loss-making business.

All of a sudden, the mercenary industry in Broken Blood Fort was booming.

The big and small bandits of the Byron Alliance are in danger one by one.

Either wash your hands in the golden basin, hide your name and become an honest and obedient citizen, and never dare to stand out easily again.

Or go far away, such as joining the commons family's pirate business, a place where the broken blood fortress can't reach.

Or just pack it up and go straight to Broken Blood Castle.

Anyway, sooner or later he will not be able to escape Rong Bian's order. Instead of being caught, it is better to go to his own refuge, and then he can get some good treatment.

Those bandits who were captured by force heard that the first few years were not very easy. Not only did they have to undergo the most arduous training, but they also had to perform the most dangerous tasks in order to wear off their bandit spirit and bring them back to life. They transform into real soldiers.

The battle that just happened on the Duanmai defense line is rare in a hundred years.

But within the Byron Alliance, the impact in a short period of time is still relatively limited - because the Strachey family repelled the incoming enemies.

When did the Broken Pulse line of defense fall, and that would be the moment when the whole world would be shocked.

This is a very ironic thing.

What really caught the eye this year was that Prince Laurie of the Lancelot royal family turned 18 and officially took over the throne.

Princess Regent Sophie Liya, who has been in power for nearly seventeen years, officially resigns as Princess Regent.

Lords and aristocrats from the entire Byron Alliance headed to Valesta, the capital, to participate in this unprecedented event.

The Supreme Ruler of the Eternal Night Army, Earl Sean, was no exception. On the eve of the enthronement ceremony of Prince Laurie, he personally led a fleet composed of a large number of merchant ships to the capital of Valesta. For the first time, this time it was three times larger.

Because Sean went to the capital of Valesta this time, and he had another task—to marry Princess Sophilia.

Although this matter is certain, the process that should be followed must still be followed.

This is a matter involving the face of the royal family and Princess Sophilia herself.

Of course, the result of doing this is to further confirm Xiao En's name as an upstart.

It's just that the fleet led by the Yongye army was stopped at a river section fifty kilometers away from the capital Valesta.

We are the fleet led by the Yongye army, and we are going to the capital to present the enthronement congratulations to His Royal Highness Laurie. This is a pass issued by His Highness the Princess. Marshal Woody negotiated in person.

The Yongye army leader dispatched this time not only has luxurious equipment, but also has high-grade built-in equipment.

The fleet is personally led by the supreme commander of the Shuangjiang Navy.

The lord's guard was led by Marshal Herbert, who served as the deputy commander of the Fourth Army.

I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness, I have officially resigned from the position of regent a week ago, and the relevant documents issued by him have expired. The security work of the royal capital will be taken over by our royal army. Proceed, all large fleets are not allowed to approach the capital for 50 kilometers. The fleet commander who stopped the fleet led by the Yongye Army did not hesitate to say anything, and did not intend to let go at all.

Can you accommodate? You see, we are all merchant ships, and there are only two warships, which are still full of cargo. Marshal Woody accompanied him with a smile, and he looked more like a philistine businessman than a soldier. a bit more.

The Shuangjiang navy basically has no combat missions now, and spends most of their time escorting the merchant ships led by the Yongye army, keeping the river smooth, and Woody is naturally very familiar with many of the ways in it.

No, the order we received is that no large fleet of more than three ships is allowed to pass through, and warships are not allowed to approach the waters near the capital. The commander of the royal army fleet replied blankly, with a businesslike look.

Woody, don't make things difficult for this brother. Split the goods on the ship. If you can use a small boat, use a small boat. If you can't use a small boat, go to the nearest port and transport it by land. It must be reasonable and legal. Sean, who was traveling as a team, took the initiative to speak out.

Obey, my lord. Marshal Woody bowed to accept the order.

After sending away the commander of the royal army fleet named Nelson.

Marshal Woody asked a little bit puzzled just now: The lord clearly knows that the other party intends to make things difficult for us, why should he follow their wishes?

Although the Jacob River has become increasingly prosperous in the past few years, a large number of merchant ships of various colors are launched every year, and it is no longer the situation where the tripartite alliance was the only one.

But when it comes to large fleets, there are still few forces that can compete with the leader of Yongye.

They set up cards here to intercept them, obviously aiming at these companies.

Valesta is going to change, and this will be the norm in the future, just get used to it slowly. Sean said meaningfully, This is not aimed at us, we are just incidental.

Marshal Woody didn't have any political vision. Hearing what Sean said, he said thoughtfully, Are they guarding against the princess' fleet and her related allies?

Things like rights can make an originally pure person no longer pure, especially when there are countless other conflicts of interest involved. Sean couldn't help but let out a sigh.

It has long been heard that the conflict between the princess faction and the royalist faction has become increasingly acute in the Lancelot royal family recently, but they did not expect the swords to be so tense.

Even if Princess Sophilia has shown no attachment to the rights in her hands, she can't help others not to believe her.

When the power of the royalist faction increases, it will naturally guard against Princess Sophilia like a thief, preventing her from suddenly going back on her word.

The leader of the Yong Ye army who takes the princess route will naturally be implicated.

Send a message to Marshall that our various businesses in Valesta are temporarily entering a state of contraction and maintenance. Don't conflict with the royalist faction. Everything should be patient. Sean issued the latest strategic mission, at the same time notifying The president of the Valesta Chamber of Commerce told them to be careful not to get involved in this kind of power struggle easily, and if they are a little careless, they will be doomed, and it will be difficult for me to protect them at that time.

Marshal Woody smiled and said: Your lord, you don't need to worry about them. These people from the bottom have a very keen sense of smell. They are all monkeys and monkeys. They are afraid that their family will have a big career and provoke too many people in the capital. They are jealous, so their main force has been withdrawn from the capital one after another, and moved to the surrounding secondary cities, leaving only a small part in Valesta, even if something really happened to the capital, It doesn't hurt their roots.

Everyone has their own way of survival. It's not pure luck that they have struggled to survive at the bottom for so many years. Xiao En nodded and said, I'll leave it to you here. I want to go first and go to the capital.