(Second Update for Today)
GOR Chapter 116: Imperial Capital (Part 2)
All roads lead to the Imperial Capital!
Those words were not just for show.
After spending a huge amount of wealth from many generations of dynasties, the Imperial Capital became the central point. To the east, there were several provinces near the sea; to the south, there were swamps; to the north, there were frozen forests; and to the west, there were fortified fortresses in the northwest. A huge network of transportation hubs covered the entire continent. It was like a blood vessel that served as the heart of the Imperial Capital. An endless stream of tourists, merchant groups … all of these, in addition to the hundreds of years of construction, allowed the Imperial Capital to rise above the rest of the continent!
Additionally, the convenient passageways made it possible for any unrest or crisis to occur in the Imperial Capital. Thus, the elite legions guarding the East, West, North and South could quickly rush to the Imperial Capital to quell the rebellion!
As the most majestic city on the continent, the Imperial Capital was surrounded by four citadels in the East, West, North and South. These four citadels were originally used as military fortresses to protect the Imperial Capital. However, the continent had been at peace for hundreds of years and there were no wars. Thus, the role of military fortresses gradually faded.
Currently, the Imperial City Defense Legion responsible for protecting the Imperial Capital was the smallest legion among the five main legions of the Empire. The other main legions, such as the Tempest Legion stationed at the edge of the frozen forest, had a strength of 200,000 men. The Imperial City Defense Legion, on the other hand, only had 100,000 men. However, this legion was widely recognized as the most elite legion in the continent. It was also the oldest and most glorious legion in the continent.
Its predecessor was the "Thorned Flower Army" that was once under the command of Aragon during the founding war of the Roland Empire. They galloped from north to south and made illustrious military achievements. However, hundreds of years ago, after the Augustine Dynasty, the true bloodline of Aragon had been cut off. The subsequent Emperor was not of the orthodox bloodline after all. Thus, in order to hide this fact, the Thorned Flower Legion was renamed as the 'Imperial City Defense Legion'.
At present, the military power of the Imperial Capital, the Imperial City Defense Legion, had 10,000 men stationed in each of the four citadels around the Imperial Capital. As for the Imperial Capital itself, there were 60,000 men stationed there. Usually, they were in charge of the defense of the Imperial Capital. There were also some specially selected elites who were responsible for guarding the Imperial Palace.
Other than the 100 thousand Imperial City Guards, there were also 10 thousand Garrison Troops in the Imperial City. In the North, there was also a small naval fleet that used the Imperial City as its home port.
After hundreds of years of peace, even the four acropolises around the Imperial Capital had gradually developed into cities of considerable size. Apart from garrisons, they had also become important trading cities. They also had residents, with a population of more than 100,000.
In addition, there were the four satellite cities, the military forces of the Imperial Capital, and the Imperial Capital's main city. This number one metropolis had a total population of over two million. As for the floating population that came and went all year round, it was even more impossible to calculate.
Du Wei's group had arrived at the citadel in the southeast of the imperial capital the night before. The local garrison that had been guarding them along the way could not proceed any further. According to the imperial decree, local troops were not allowed to enter the vicinity of the imperial capital without permission. In the citadel, the local garrison had left, and the task of protecting Du Wei's group was handed over to the Imperial City Guards.
After resting for a night in the citadel, Du Wei's group arrived outside the southeast city walls of the imperial capital under the protection of a group of Imperial City Guards the next morning.
Under the morning sun, the golden rays of the sun shone on the majestic city walls of the imperial capital. Every piece of the city walls of the imperial capital was piled up with huge rocks that were almost as tall as a person. The huge green stone walls had been continuously renovated by generations of dynasties. In terms of defensive power, it had reached a terrifying level.
On top of the city walls, there was a tall watchtower every 200 meters. It was much taller than the city walls next to it. In times of war, these watchtowers could be turned into long-range arrow towers with powerful defensive capabilities. They were equipped with the military's huge ballistae. On top of the main city towers, there were also "magic cannons" that had been lost in their construction.
Although the construction blueprints and craftsmanship of these terrifying weapons had been lost, they were still carefully maintained by the military's magicians. Once war resumed, these historical relics could still explode with terrifying power.
At the same time, the imperial capital was also a magical city on the continent.
The tallest building in the imperial capital was in the center of the imperial capital, which was also the palace. According to the city's defense, there was a tower that was a hundred meters tall erected in the center of the imperial capital!
The tower was completely white and was built with the highest quality white jade. After being reinforced by the magic of countless magicians for hundreds of years on the continent, it was incomparably sturdy!
At the top of the white tower, there was the largest magic crystal in the continent. It was said that it was close to three meters in size and weighed a ton! This crystal was embedded in a horseshoe-shaped rack at the top of the tower. That rack was made with a kind of black stone essence that was as hard as metal. When it was first built, it was mixed with large amounts of extremely expensive mithril! This was to increase the power of magic!
With this white tower as the center, there was a huge magic array hidden under the palace. At the very beginning, when the empire was founded, His Majesty Aragon led a group of the continent's most powerful magicians to set it up. Later on, it was perfected and supplemented by countless powerful magicians, causing the magic array to become even more powerful.
During times of war, it was said that there was always a group of magicians in the palace that was not under the leadership of the Magician's Guild. It was established during the era of Aragon and passed down for thousands of years. Although there were not many of them, they were only loyal to the imperial family. With this team of Magicians supporting the magic formation and activating the huge magic crystal at the top of the white tower, the magic formation with the white tower as the center would then be supported by the magic formation crystals on the arrow towers on all four sides of the imperial city walls, covering the entire imperial city! It was said that the defensive power was so strong that when Aragon was still alive, he once boasted that even if the continent's most powerful race, the Dragons, came out in full force, they would not be able to break through this powerful magic array!
With the activation of the magic array, the magic cannons on the four walls would be able to obtain sufficient magic power and become the most powerful firepower on the walls!
The white tower in the imperial palace was guarded by the most elite forces. Usually, no one was allowed to go near it. Not to mention going up! The only one who could freely enter and exit the white tower was His Majesty the Emperor himself!
With the protection of these hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and the powerful magic array left behind by Aragon, the imperial capital was known as an impregnable city on the continent.
Back then, Aragon spent a lot of effort to set up the magic array here. In fact, later generations always felt that it was unnecessary to spend so much money and resources.
Because at that time, the continent had been unified and the empire had been established. There were no threats or powerful opponents on the continent. On the other hand, Aragon seemed to be desperately trying to turn the imperial capital into an iron bucket formation. No one knew why he was doing this.
For thousands of years, many historians did not know the reason. The history books only mentioned this matter briefly and did not dare to raise any questions. They only spent a lot of effort to exaggerate the power of the magic array.
What's strange is that this seemingly useless magic array has been used by successive emperors after Aragon's death. Although Aragon's bloodline was gradually cut off and the dynasty changed, each generation of emperors, even if there were a few absurd and incapable rulers in history …. But these emperors all have one thing in common, and that is, they all spent a lot of effort to repair and strengthen this magic array during their term of office!
They did not let this magic array be abandoned because of the end of Aragon's dynasty. If Aragon's brain was damaged back then and spent a lot of money and resources to create such a luxurious display … then were all the emperors' brains damaged in the past thousands of years?
There was also a legend here. It was said that the founding emperor Aragon left a secret will in the imperial palace. It was written that the emperors of later generations must spare no effort to preserve this magic array!
No matter how the dynasties changed, this was almost an iron law of the imperial family! For thousands of years, the laws left behind by Aragon's era had changed many times, but only this iron law was strictly followed by the emperors of later generations.
Why exactly? Outsiders did not know. Only the will of Aragon kept in the imperial palace contained the truth! And it was also a big royal secret passed down by the emperors of later generations!
In fact, there were very few of these anecdotes circulating in the outside world. However, Du Wei had read a lot of books since he was a child. Because of the cold treatment in the Earl's mansion in the imperial capital, he spent most of his time hiding in his room to read books. Du-Wei had collected a lot of precious ancient books, and it was from these many books that Du-Wei was able to learn about the lost secrets of the outside world.
However, it was ironic that it seemed that Aragon's plan was not flawless. At least, this was a city that could never fall. It had a powerful army and a terrifying magic array to protect it. Aragon himself claimed that even the powerful Dragons would not be able to destroy this city. However, in history, there were two times when the city almost fell.
Moreover, in those two times, the enemy did not even have time to activate the magic array before they broke into the city!
The first time was because of the internal strife in the imperial family. After the death of the last generation of Aragon's bloodline, the many branches of the imperial family fought for the throne. Some of the nobles in the imperial family led their troops to fight around the imperial capital. The imperial capital changed hands several times.
The second time was hundreds of years ago when the Augustine Dynasty rose to power. There was a rebellion in the northwest, which led to the secession of some of the nobles in the northwest. The rebel army went south and was unstoppable. (As mentioned before, it was during that rebellion that the Rowling family rose to power. In the end, the war was settled and they obtained the entire Rollin Plains as their fief.) During that rebellion, the empire almost collapsed. There was even a time when they lost all hope. No one was willing to sit on the throne. Everyone was afraid of being the ruler of a fallen empire. In the end, it was Duke Augustine who became the emperor.
At that time, before the magic array could be activated, the outer city of the imperial capital was broken. The rebel army entered the imperial capital and directly attacked the imperial city. Duke Augustine, who took the throne in a hurry, led the army to fight a bloody battle in the imperial city. With the help of the reinforcements from the south, he took back control of the imperial capital. After that, with the help of the Rowling family, he reunited the continent.
Facing the rising sun, Du Wei stood outside the imperial capital and gazed into the distance. The white tower was right in the middle of the capital, and the crystal on top of it was said to be the largest magic crystal in the entire continent. Under the illumination of the sun, the crystal shined brightly and faintly revealed a sacred and majestic aura … ….
Du Wei sighed. Recalling the stories and historical secrets he knew about the imperial capital, he looked at the majestic city walls and the well-equipped soldiers on the walls. He then looked up at the Thorned Flower flag flying high on the tower …
"What a great city." Du Wei smiled and muttered to himself: "But Aragon didn't think that such a city would fall! No matter how powerful your magic array is, it's useless … The strongest fortress is usually broken from the inside. Such a simple principle … sigh … "
Because of Gandorf's death, Du Wei didn't have a good impression of Aragon. Therefore, his words were very rude. However, he only whispered these words to himself. He didn't dare to let others hear them.
After saying that, Du Wei seemed to smile. He glanced at the servant Mard beside the carriage and said: "Okay, what time is it now? Is the city gate open? Can we enter the city? "
Before Mard could answer, the leader of the Royal Guards who was responsible for protecting Du Wei and the others had already ridden his horse to the side of the carriage and replied: "Sir, the city gate is open. I've already sent people to open the path. At this time, there are too many people waiting to enter the city, residents outside the city, and merchant groups coming from the south and north. Wait for my people to open the path, then we can bring you into the city. "
Du Wei was the young master of the Rowling family, and the head of the Rowling family, Earl Raymond, was now the second in command of the military. This officer was naturally very polite to Du Wei.
Du Wei smiled and nodded at him, then looked at Mard: "Did the Earl's mansion send people to pick us up?"
Last night, when they spent the night in the southern citadel of the imperial capital, the Rollin family's cavalry had already gone to the Earl's mansion to inform him of the young master's return.
Mard's face slightly changed, and he whispered embarrassedly: "Young master … I don't think so."
Du Wei smiled and said self-deprecatingly: "This old man of mine is so heartless."
After saying that, he waved his hand: "Don't wait, let's enter the city." After saying that, he returned to the carriage and closed the window.
The imperial capital, whether it's a dragon's pool or a tiger's den, I'm back!!
No matter who wants to take my life, I'll take their life first!
Du Wei sat upright in the carriage, a cold smile on his face.
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