As the headquarters of the Ashes Corps, Costantinier was almost half destroyed in the war a few years ago, but with the new recruits and the dividends from the war, the city was quickly rebuilt with the help of the lizardmen.
Because of this, the rebuilt Costantinier had a distinct lizardman architectural style. Forgen built a large palace for himself, and most of the palace was used as an opera house or an exhibition hall. The opera house was the favorite place of Forgen and the Phoenix Guards, and there would be one or two performances almost every week. Forgen himself had rewritten thousands of plays based on his memory, from the oldest prehistoric opera of Terra to the only copies he had collected from many planets at the end of his great expedition. Therefore, the opera house became the favorite of the residents of Costantinier.
Needless to say, the exhibition hall was full of tapestries, paintings, sculptures, and trophies that recorded the glorious achievements of the Purple Phoenix and his Ashes Corps. Among them, the most boastful one was the most inconspicuous in the eyes of everyone. It was a pistol that had been corrupted by Nurgle. It was called the Bright Lamp, and it was sealed by Forgen with a golden rune chain.
Outside the exhibition hall was a large market where one could buy a selection of meat, wine, aquatic products, vegetables, fruits, pastries, cheese, and honey. Luxuries such as silk, jewelry, gold, leather, glassware, perfume, and so on were all available here. In addition to humans, lizardmen and high elves traded here all day, and occasionally, dark elves or dwarves could be seen.
Forgen's personal residence was also very luxurious. The living room for external reception was luxurious and elegant, made of ivory, gold, pearls, and gems. The top was covered with a canopy, and the back of the throne was decorated with a golden double-headed eagle that symbolized the Empire. There was also a picture of an eagle's claw bathed in fire. The throne was very wide and covered with cushions. It was a two-seater, but Forgen never sat on the left side. On the left side was a book with the words "Holy Word 3.0" written by Roga Aurelia.
Many people were very interested in this Roga, but most of them did not know him. Only a few, such as Julius, the commander of the Javelin Legion, had seen this Roga. When others asked about him, Julius would just shake his head. At most, he would tell others that Roga was the brother of Forgen and Laing, and that his strength was about the same as his.
The inner room was where Forgen lived. The marble floor was covered with an exquisite brocade carpet embroidered with various flower patterns. Exquisite carved ivory and silver furniture decorated each room, and sparkling stained glass made the room look bright and soft.
Forgen's office had three huge floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the terraced garden, but under Mage Jin's magic, people outside could not see inside.
The garden extended downwards, all the way to the sparkling sea. It was dotted with winding tree-lined paths, blooming flowers, a marble fountain, and many pavilions and pavilions among the trees and flowers. There was also an underground passage in the garden, from which Forgen could go to the harbor.
Princess Karolina of the Wood Elves was lying on a soft sofa, covering herself with a blanket in embarrassment. She looked at Forgen affectionately, feeling that the past few years had been so pleasant. Forgen was so charming that Karolina was infatuated with him, and she wished she could pester him every day. In fact, her father, Aralos, the Lord of the Tarsyn Forest, had sent messages many times hoping that Karolina would go back. After all, Aralos was injured in the defense of Wolffin and needed his daughter's help. However, Karolina refused to go back no matter what. The Wood Elves advocated freedom and casualness, and Aralos could not force her.
"You need a Lizardman Sun Engine?" Forgen closed his eyes and talked to Laing from more than ten thousand kilometers away. He knew that such a long-distance conversation consumed a lot of psionic energy, so he was concise and to the point. "What do you need it for, and when do you need it?"
Laing told Forgen about his needs very briefly.
"It's almost impossible to persuade the Lizardmen to give you an intact Sun Engine. There are less than a hundred left in the whole of Luscia. Only Venerable Kroc knows how to make them, but he still lacks the pigment." Forgen thought carefully for a moment. As the Emperor's son, he subconsciously wanted to reach for the cup on the table, but he found that there was no wine in the cup. So he waved his hand, and the Brittany Auburn wine in the wine cabinet in the distance flew directly into his hand.
"You have a good relationship with the Lizardmen, so there's nothing you can do?" Laing was a little disappointed.
"It's not completely impossible." Forgen thought for a moment. "In the rebuilt City of Gold, Chakua, and the Awakened Huata, we have unearthed Sun Engines that have been in disrepair for a long time. I can persuade Lord Kroc to give us one, and I can repair it. I've tested it, and an intact Sun Engine can provide 1400-1500 horsepower. It's definitely enough to meet the needs of that land patrol ship … Speaking of which, you really made this thing called a dry land boat?"
"Oh? Brother also knows how to repair engines? I thought only Brother Petrabo and Brother Vulcan knew these things. "Laing's voice was full of interest." I didn't expect Brother Forgen to know these things too? "
I suspect you're looking down on me, you stinky brother! Forgen, who had his plans ruined, had blue veins popping out on his head.
He had nothing to do today. He had just spent the night with Karolina last night, and in the morning, Karolina had changed into a dress that was said to be popular in the Old World and came in to ask for sex. The wood elf princess was very clingy to him, and to Forgen, Karolina, who had the bloodline of a god, a hot and wild appearance, and a tall and healthy figure, was indeed a good bedmate. At least she was sturdier and wouldn't be easy to break or fall apart. She was also expected to have a relatively long lifespan, so Forgen gave up half-heartedly. He wasn't particularly obsessed with doing those things, but he wasn't completely uninterested like many of his brothers. In this aspect, he was a little similar to the white-scarred Origin Body Chagatai Khan. It didn't matter if he had it or not.
But it was very unpleasant that things were stopped halfway, so Forgen's tone began to become dangerous. "Oh? You're doubting me? Brother, let me tell you, if there's an STC in this world that can be used, I can use a hammer to knock out an Emperor Poison Blade. Don't forget, I was born a miner, and there's no technology that I don't know. "
You also know that you were born a miner? If you didn't tell me, I would've thought that you were born in Clampsburg or Bourbon! Laing ridiculed in his heart. Perfect, noble, superior.
"Brother, what do you want to do specifically? State your conditions." After a moment of silence, and the consumption of long-distance psionic communication was still quite high, Laing couldn't help but lay his cards on the table.
"I need an elite troop of knights, preferably expeditionary knights." Forgen thought for a moment and first stated his conditions. "In addition, I want to import ten million kilograms of food from your side at a normal price."
"Alright, I will persuade the Lady to send a troop of thirty expeditionary knights, plus five hundred squires and a reinforced battalion of free infantry to Luscia under your command. Treat it as training." Laing didn't hesitate for too long. "I have a lot of food here, a lot, a lot. Five years ago, I started to build several large food reserves, and there should be enough after some mobilization."
"Thank you, Tyler!"
"You're welcome, Sha Fulin!"
The final moment was getting closer and closer, and Laing had already consciously begun to store food on a large scale. The dukes and governors also obediently listened to Laing's orders and built their own large food reserves. However, Laing didn't insist. If the dukes saw that the price of food was high, they would take the opportunity to sell some. The dukes and the Knight King agreed to advance and retreat on the price of food. Although Duke Ford and Duke Theodoric were somewhat dissatisfied with this, no one dared to go against Laing's decision.
In addition to the food reserves of the nobles and knights, the most astonishing thing was the reserves of the Goddess of the Lake Church. The Goddess of the Lake Church's tithes were taxes in kind. According to Morgiana last time, the Goddess of the Lake Church had stored more than a hundred million kilograms of food over the years. Recently, they sold some of the old food and did charity, and still had about eighty million kilograms.
"This is only my condition." Forgen added: "As for the Lizardmen's conditions, I'll discuss it with Highlord Mazda Moody. Wait a moment."
"Okay!"
After hanging up the psionic communication, Laing suddenly lost all his enthusiasm. The Knight King picked up Emilia and placed her next to him. His hands pinched Suria's beautiful feet wrapped in a pair of glossy black silk pantyhose. He smiled bitterly and said, "It's a little difficult. Brother Forgen wants a team of expeditionary knights and a squire infantry battalion."
"The matter of expeditionary knights is not difficult to solve." Suria was stunned for a moment. The Knight King nodded. "In recent years, there have been a large number of royal knights in the kingdom who have planned to put down all their worldly titles and start the Holy Grail Expedition. I will talk to the lady and arrange a collective Holy Grail Expedition. As for food, this year's harvest is still good. Although ten million kilograms is a lot, it's not impossible to adjust the export slightly. Besides, it's not like Brother Forgen won't give us money."
"That's what you say, but it's still so troublesome!" Laing's face was bitter. He couldn't help but fall back. "Why can't Brother Forgen get me one for free?"
"It's best to get me one too!" Emilia's eyes lit up when she heard this. The mistress of the Nur didn't know much about technology. That was for the Maybach chief engineer who was the chief engineer of the Nur. She still knew a lot of basic knowledge. Hearing that there would be a godly engine with 1500 horsepower?!
That's good stuff! When they get one to the Nur and let the Maybach people understand the principles, wouldn't they be able to create something that transcends the entire era?!
I must get a share of this good stuff in the Nur! Thinking of this, the mistress of the Empire didn't care about anything else. She jumped onto Laing's body, clinging to his hands and feet, and said sweetly, "Laing, get one for me too!"
"What do you mean by 'get one'? You're already a mother of three. You still want to get another one?" Laing mischievously let Emilia find a comfortable position in his arms. Caressing his maid's slender long legs wrapped in ultra-thin fluorescent patterned pantyhose and gently pinching her delicate silk feet, Laing became excited again.
"Laing!" Before Emilia could say anything, Suria said unhappily, "I'm not against you doing anything, but let's wait until the banquet is over. Also, I haven't settled the score with you about Xi 'er Trovic!"
"I was wrong, Madam!" Laing did indeed feel guilty towards Suria. He could only lower his head awkwardly. "I was forced to do it. The situation changed."
"Oh? Is that so? " Suria had a half-smile on her face. Knight King only asked a little and didn't want to take Laing seriously. "That's at most half the reason. I know you. As long as you don't want to, they can't force you."
"Hehehe …" Laing laughed awkwardly and scratched his head.
Suria didn't say much. In front of Emilia, she still had to save Laing's face, even though Emilia must have seen through it. Knight King leaned on Laing's shoulder again. "The sun engine definitely doesn't burn coal or firewood, right?"
Burning coal or firewood could produce 1500 horsepower? Then the Nur steam tanks would have flown into the sky long ago.
"Yes." Laing nodded. Knight King said to Emilia with a serious face. "This is also what I wanted to say, Emilia. The sun engine needs psionic power or magic wind."
"Sigh … It's okay. There's Frey Derick!" Emilia didn't care.
Sons were to be sold!
"Him? You're a little horse! Emilia! How can you sell your son like this! " Laing was amused. Knight King hugged his little maid and laughed. "Frey Derick's psionic power is not enough to fill that big hole. When the time comes, I'll most likely have to do it. Or even the five Gray Knight recruits or Veronica, if possible."
"Speaking of which, Veronica, Teresa, and Aurora haven't helped you much since the Garland Council was rebuilt, right?" Sulia then recalled something else. The Knight Queen spoke in a soft voice: "You have to spend so much of your budget every year. I know that they are your female court officials, but you shouldn't let them live too comfortably, right? Money isn't easy to come by. "
"Nur wasn't built overnight, sister Suria." Emilia spoke up for Veronica and Teresa. The little maid changed her sitting position. "It costs a lot to build the Wizard Guild from nothing. The Black Lady of Nur hasn't come out more than ten times in the past few decades. Doesn't she still have to cut a big part of the city council's budget every year? But she's already saved Nur more than once at critical moments. "
"Oh … that's true." Suria looked at Emilia.
Sure enough, no matter how you look at it, this little maid is my biggest opponent!
Ryan, on the other hand, was thinking.
Veronica, Teresa, and Aurora had spent a lot of the city's budget on rebuilding, so it was difficult for them to fight for the time being. Another reason was that Laing's battles kept escalating.
To put it simply, if Laing didn't move, Veronica and the others wouldn't move. If they did, there would be dozens of legions and a large number of saints. Veronica and the others' role would be limited. Teresa and Aurora, who didn't like to go out and didn't have enough strength, had even faded out of the main battle sequence.
Teresa and Aurora were also in charge of intelligence work. Guarding the home was fine, but Veronica couldn't just take the money and not do anything, so it was necessary to assemble the light magic vehicle on the Land Cruiser.
Laing firmly believed that this would be the key to victory in the following series of battles.
Now, all that was left was the problem of the engine.
After waiting for about an hour, Fulgen's psionic message arrived.
"Brother, in principle, Lord Mazda Moody has agreed to your request, but there's a condition in exchange." Fulgen's voice came from the subspace, "The Eldest Sons of the Ancient Saint want you and your knight army to cross the sea and attack Obien's ancient saint ruins city — Konquata at a suitable time. There are a large number of chaos demons and barbarians entrenched there."
"What's the purpose?" Laing asked, puzzled.
"Venerable Kroc plans to use the ancient saint's stone array in Konquata when the stars are arranged in a suitable position to summon an ancient giant lizard. It's the first batch of forest elves hatched by the ancient saint, and it's also one of the most powerful guardians left behind by the ancient saint. It's a demigod who once single-handedly defeated five chaos demon armies."
"Its name is Wanderer Nakayi!"
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