It was boring flying in the sky, and Elijah actually suggested playing Gwent!
That's right, she actually brought Gwent with her!
Tang En was stunned when he heard Elijah say to Angus, "Let's play Gwent!"
"No one in Ellington can beat me!"
After Angus shouted this sentence, Tang En felt the deep malice of the universe's will.
That's right, in less than five minutes, he lost to Elijah …
Edward, who was watching excitedly from the side, quickly took over from Angus.
Edward smiled and took out his collection of cards. "Let me try. I still have some experience with Gwent."
Half an hour later, Edward couldn't smile anymore because many of his rare cards had been won by Elijah …
"This is impossible!"
Edward and Angus looked at each other blankly. They had been immersed in the game for a long time, but they couldn't even beat a little girl?!
What's more, she was holding an ordinary deck!
This was not scientific? That's right, because it was very magical …
Tang En's mouth twitched.
Who is Elijah? The reincarnation of Lady Calamity!
She herself was the embodiment of all the calamities in this world. The fact that she was able to endure such powerful calamities meant that she was the embodiment of "strong luck" in this world. Wouldn't playing a game of luck with her be the same as asking for a beating?
Elijah carefully put away the rare cards, and then looked at Tang En expectantly. "Big brother, do you want to play a game of Gwent?"
"No!"
Tang En didn't want his omnipotent glorious image to collapse. He had no confidence in winning against Elijah.
Ignoring Elijah, who pouted, Tang En pretended to focus on driving, but quietly kept his ears open to continue listening to the battle.
For the rest of the journey, Angus and Edward's faces didn't look good because they couldn't even beat Elijah once!
In the end, the two of them almost lost to Elijah, down to their underwear.
At noon, they landed on a mountaintop. After a simple lunch, they continued on their journey until night fell, and then they found a place to camp.
At this time, they had already crossed the border of the Solant Kingdom for a while.
In a valley sheltered from the wind, the four of them sat around a bonfire, drinking a bowl of hot mushroom soup and munching on a juicy steak as they listened to Edward's introduction of the situation in the Solant Kingdom.
The scenery in the Solant Kingdom was not much different from that in the Irus Empire. If one really had to say, it was a higher dimension, and the temperature was lower. There were more coniferous forests in the mountains, and the snow line was lower than in the Irus Empire.
As one of the most powerful kingdoms on the continent, the Solant Kingdom's territory occupied about a quarter of the main continent. The people here were rich, and the soldiers were strong. The king of the Solant Kingdom, Klein · Solant, was sixty-five years old. As an extraordinary swordsman, he had the potential to become a legendary. However, he was too obsessed with power, which became his inner demon, and caused him to stay at the extraordinary level for many years.
But even so, a sixty-five-year-old extraordinary swordsman also meant that he was strong and could rule the Solant Kingdom for decades. In these years, the Solant Kingdom would be as prosperous as ever.
The economic prosperity of the Solant Kingdom came from its rich mineral resources, forest resources, magical beasts resources, and trade with the Ryan Empire. In addition, the Solant Kingdom's warhorses were famous on the continent. Although they were not as cold and heavy as the Ryan Empire's warhorses, they were the best in terms of speed, endurance, and explosive power. They were the symbol of the best horses in the world.
The kingdom's rich mineral resources allowed Klein to equip his army with high-quality steel. The abundant resources also allowed the blacksmiths of the Solant Kingdom to develop their own ideas and practice their own skills. Therefore, they had the highest average level of technology in the human world.
"… So, in general, since the decline of the Irus Empire, the Solant Kingdom and the Gris Kingdom are now the two most powerful kingdoms in the human world."
Angus shook his head. "These two kingdoms are the most promising to unify the human world again. Unfortunately, they are not the royal lineage and will not be blessed by the Radiant Church."
In Prandal, bloodline was both important and unimportant. It was contradictory, but also realistic. If you did not have the bloodline of the Irus royal family, it was basically impossible to get the approval of the Radiant Church. Even Tang En had to marry Olina to avoid this.
Olina was actually married from the Lonitante Kingdom, and she did not have the bloodline of the Irus Empire in her body. The one with the real bloodline was Princess Aurelia. However, Princess Aurelia gave up her right of inheritance, so Tang En could only choose Queen Olina.
This also proved that it was not important whether one had the bloodline of the royal family or not. What was important was the approval of the Radiant Church.
Because the Radiant Church had recognized Girard Irus as the emperor of the human world under the will of God, they had to uphold this tradition.
At least on the surface, the bloodline inheritance could not be changed.
In addition, compared to the Solant Kingdom, the combat ability of the Irus Empire's army was simply terrible. On the one hand, they had the financial resources and equipment, and on the other hand, they had the Apocalypse.
In the Irus Empire's army, the ratio of the Apocalypse to the ordinary soldiers was one to one hundred. In other words, there was only one bronze-level Apocalypse for every one hundred soldiers.
In the Solant Kingdom, the ratio was as high as one to fifty, which was twice as high.
With twice the number of Heaven's Bearers and their overwhelming equipment, the Illrous Empire's army would be easily defeated in a frontal battle.
One of the most important reasons why the Irus Empire had not been annexed after so many years was that the headquarters of the Radiant Church was in Alinx.
"It sounds like it's very troublesome."
Tang En pursed his lips. When they flew over at night, they saw several villages and towns on the way. From the range of the lights at night, the villages and towns of the Solant Kingdom were obviously much larger than those of the Irus Empire. This also meant that the Solant Kingdom's population was more advantageous.
This was a good thing.
Angus said with a smile, "It's not very troublesome, it's quite troublesome. If there's someone who hates you the most right now, it's definitely Klein Solant."
When the news of Tang En marrying Queen Olina first reached Klein, the furious Klein smashed several expensive crystal cups. He was so angry that he almost led his army to the south.
This was an excellent opportunity for him to inherit the human race. Unfortunately, it was ruined by Tang En, who came out of nowhere. How could he not hate Tang En?
"Let him be. There are many people who hate me."
Tang En did not take him seriously at all.
Edward felt a little awkward, but he continued, "My family, the Hornheim family, has a special status in the Solant Kingdom …"
"Let me guess." Tang En put down the bowl and chopsticks and wiped his mouth. "Because of the alchemy ability passed down for many years, you were chosen by Klein and became his exclusive technical consultants. The Hohnheim family provides alchemy support to the Solant Kingdom and makes a lot of magic equipment to arm the soldiers of the Solant Kingdom in exchange for the special status of the Hohnheim family in the Solant Kingdom, right?"
"That's right …"
"Just think about it. If I were Klein, I wouldn't let you go."
Tang En spread his hands and said, "For an ambitious person, any force that can enhance the strength of the country must be roped in. What's more, the Hohnheim family is a powerful alchemy family that designed the Golden Colossus Legion in history. If he didn't rope you in, he'd be a fool. "
Edward said slowly, "The Hohnheim family provides alchemy support to His Majesty. On the one hand, they get a lot of wealth to maintain the family's glorious life. On the other hand, they get the support of His Majesty Klein, who can use simple means to obtain some rare alchemy materials. The patriarch thinks that this is a good choice for both sides."
"How many people are there in the Hohnheim family?"
Tang En suddenly asked, "I'm asking, how many of them have mastered alchemy and have the ability to make magic equipment?"
"Currently, I know that there are 1,500 people in the Hohnheim family who have mastered alchemy. Among them, there are about a hundred people who are at the same level as me or better than me."
"So many!? How good are their magic? "
Tang En was dumbfounded. One thousand five hundred alchemists! That meant that the Hohnheim family had at least 1,500 magicians! Magicians outside the jurisdiction of the City of Silver!
If Klein could use the power of these magicians, he would have the power to flatten the Irus Empire long ago!
"Their magic level is average," Edward explained.
Edward explained, "They study magic mainly to improve their alchemy skills, so most of them study arcane and fire spells, which are helpful to their alchemy skills. As for their combat ability … Sorry, I'm not too sure."
Tang En and Angus looked at each other. They had some guesses in their hearts.
These magicians' combat ability was not strong, but their strategic importance was huge.
Not to mention other things, although these magicians could not be used as cannons like elemental magicians, they were very good at alchemy. They could change the environment of the battlefield at will and strengthen their own soldiers. This was of great strategic importance.
Tang En felt a rush of excitement. He even had the urge to poach King Klein!
He didn't care about the strategic importance of these magicians, but he was interested in their alchemy skills.
If he could get all these alchemists to join the Ellington family, would he have to go through so much trouble?
Now, those rogue magicians were all forced to do their jobs. It would be better to kill them than to let them learn alchemy, so they could only be responsible for engraving magic arrays.
But with these alchemists, Tang En's work would be greatly reduced, and the progress of many of his research projects would be greatly improved.
But …
How should he poach them?
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