Northern Town.
Suhlen climbed out of bed energetically after a night of being a knight. The battle last night did not affect him at all. His reputation as the Thunderstorm Spear King was not undeserved.
The arrival of the new apprentices made the Northern Wind Tower a little busy. Fortunately, they were already experienced, so it was not a problem for them to deal with it. There was another important matter in Northern Town for the next two days, and that was the spring plowing.
Northern Town was located in the northern wasteland. Winter was long, and spring came one or two months later than other provinces. That was why spring plowing only began at this time.
As an agricultural country, spring plowing was a very important event. In some countries, the King would personally plow the fields to announce the start of spring plowing. Although Northern Town's event was not as exaggerated, it was still necessary to hold a grand ceremony.
With the help of Angela and Annie, Su Lun put on a hunting suit, and then rode the pegasus to the Central Square with his guards. At this time, the Central Square was crowded with people. The arrival of spring plowing made the whole city vibrant.
Spring plowing was the hope of everyone in Northern Town. It was the lifeblood of the farmers.
The grand celebration made Northern Town City look very lively. The caravans from all over the world could feel the joy and prosperity here. The solemn statues, the neat and clean roads, the blooming flowers on both sides of the roads, the beautiful fountains in the parks and squares, and the energetic citizens of Northern Town City.
Children were running quickly with simple toys in their hands. A group of dwarves were cheering loudly with wine glasses raised high in the air. Young girls were singing and dancing in the crowd. On the other side of the square, there were many half-elves performing. From time to time, a beautiful magic firework would rise. Powerful warriors wearing excellent armor and weapons could be seen in every corner of the city. There were even drows among these warriors.
The merchants who came here were greatly shocked. They followed the crowd and walked on the streets, feeling the prosperity and vitality of the city. As merchants who often traveled to different cities, they were basically knowledgeable. It was not that they had never seen a city that was more prosperous than Northern Town. However, in terms of cleanliness, no city could compare to Northern Town.
It wasn't just the streets. Even the commoners in the city were the same. The commoners here were completely different from the commoners they had seen in other places. In other cities, including the capital cities of powerful kingdoms, the commoners were still sickly and dispirited. Their clothes were tattered and emitted a foul smell. Their hair was messy, and there were even lice and other insects crawling around. Their clothes were dirty and messy, and they looked lethargic. Their eyes were apathetic, and there wasn't a hint of vitality in them.
The citizens of Northern Town City had completely broken their understanding of the common people. Although their clothes were tattered, they were very clean. Everyone's hair was very clean. They looked very energetic, and there was no smell on them. What surprised them even more was that their eyes were full of hope. They loved life, and they were very supportive of their lord. They were full of vitality.
In other cities, very few nobles would allow such a large-scale celebration. Most of them would only celebrate in the noble district. If they were in a good mood, they would give out some black bread to the citizens. That way, they would be praised as a kind lord. Most of them would not even care about the lives of the citizens.
This spring ploughing celebration was hosted by Su Lun in person. Not only the officials of the North Town City, but also many caravans that had trade relations with the North Town City were invited. Of course, there were more merchants who didn't have invitations.
The news of Northern Town City building a wizard tower and having a legendary wizard had already spread across the human kingdoms. It had even begun to spread across the entire continent. Many merchants and nobles had heard that Northern Town City was recruiting wizard apprentices. They all hoped that their children could come here to study.
Ever since the elemental tide had arrived, the chances of children awakening their wizard talent had obviously increased. As the elemental tide became stronger, more and more children would awaken their wizard talent. Most of the sorcerer organizations on the continent only recruited students once every ten years. The last time they recruited students was only three years ago. Even the most recent recruitment date for a sorcerer academy was five years later. Many children who had awakened their potential to become a sorcerer couldn't wait that long.
The best time to train a Magus was between the ages of 10 to 16. After this time, the difficulty of becoming an official Magus would increase by several times. The nobles were not willing to let their children waste this opportunity.
At the same time, after the situation in Northern Town City had completely stabilized, many mercenaries and adventurers had started to make a living here. Mercenaries and adventurers sounded nice, and they often appeared in the epic stories told by traveling poets. However, what was the reality? Most of these people were poor. They had no land and no jobs. They were only slightly better off than slaves. When they heard that gold was everywhere in Northern Town City, they all came to make a fortune.
Some of them joined the army of Northern Town City and applied to become citizens of the city. Some of them wanted to make a fortune and started to explore the wasteland.
In order to become a citizen of Northguard City, one had to accumulate a certain amount of merit points before they could join. As long as they fought bravely on the battlefield, they would be granted citizenship within half a year to a year. Furthermore, they would be rewarded handsomely. The lowest monthly salary for regular soldiers in Northguard City was one gold coin. As one's power and position increased, so did their salary.
Other than the salary, Northern Town City would also give them land and houses. After they had served for a certain number of years, they could buy these properties for one-third of the original price. As long as they worked hard in the army for a few years and did not gamble, these soldiers would become the middle class of Northern Town City.
As for the lower ranking officers, they were already richer than many knights. However, it was not easy to become a soldier in Northern Town City. Suhlen had strict requirements for the army. They had to have a clean background and know how to be grateful. Those who were cunning and unruly would not pass the inspection. Suhlen did not want to raise a bunch of ungrateful bastards.
In the central square of the town, the grand celebration had begun. The entire square had turned into a sea of joy.
Suhlen had a simple meeting with the nobles and merchants. He then began to enjoy the beautiful dance of the half-elves. Magic fireworks bloomed beautifully in the sky. At this moment, in the distant sky, an eagle quickly flew over.
The eagle circled in the sky and landed in a building beside the inner city barracks. A few minutes later, a messenger rushed out.
The dance of the half-elves originated from the elves. It was more beautiful than the dance of humans. Suhlen was mesmerized by the dance. He had already thought of a few poses in his mind. He was going to try it out with his two maids at night. Before he could decide which pose to use first, a messenger hurried over under the lead of a guard.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation!" He said as he handed over a letter.
Suhlen immediately came back to his senses. He took the letter and began to read it. His expression changed slightly. He said to the officials, "Continue the celebration."
"Let's go!" He then left with the guard.
Suhlen did not return to the palace. Instead, he went straight to the wizard tower. He found Hathaway, who was reading at the astrology station.
"Why are you in such a hurry? What happened?" Seeing Suhlen's expression, Hathaway also realized that something big had happened.
"Traces of demons have been found in Tarbotes Province, south of Florence!" Suhlen handed the letter to Hathaway.
"Demons!" Hathaway frowned. "Was it done by the fallen?"
"Yes." Suhlen nodded. "Some nobles were unwilling to lose. They chose to cooperate with the fallen to slaughter the villagers and sacrifice them to summon demons."
"So far, at least six villages have been massacred. Thousands of people have been killed. With so many souls and flesh sacrificed, there is a high chance of summoning a high-grade demon, or even a legendary demon."
"I need you to help me teleport there."
"No problem!" Hathaway nodded. "I'll set the coordinates first. You get ready. A legendary demon is not easy to deal with. Do you want to bring a few more people?"
"Or you can give me a coordinate, and I'll open the portal and directly kill the demon with the Particle Cannon?"
"Get ready. If the demon is not easy to deal with, I'll inform you through telepathy and then open the portal for a super long-range attack."
The Northwind Tower could not fly now, and weapons like the Particle Cannon could only attack in a straight line. The limit of attack on the ground was 50 kilometers. If they wanted to attack a target thousands of kilometers away, they could only open the portal in advance and attack when the enemy locked on in advance.
This tactic required Suhlen's cooperation to lock on the target's position at close range, open the portal, and then let the high-energy beam from the Particle Cannon pass through. This kind of high-energy beam would affect the stability of the portal and cause some deviation. It needed to be corrected in advance. If the cooperation was not good, it was easy to miss the target.
If the enemy discovered it in advance, it would be easy to avoid, so Suhlen also needed to restrict the enemy's movement. Generally, if the enemy was not too difficult to deal with, Suhlen would not call for this kind of heavenly justice.
Hathaway's teleportation spell was more powerful than Suhlen's, but this kind of long-distance teleportation without coordinates would have a lot of errors. It was normal for it to be offset by dozens of kilometers. If they could create the Eye of the Sky in the future and send it to the sky, they could try to accurately teleport. It was said that in the era of the ancient gods, the ancient gods created a Rainbow Bridge that could connect to any place in the multiverse. No one knew if this legend was true or not.
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