Wizard From Afar

West Sacrament, over the Jewel River.

Brandon Desalion stood on the edge of the Floating Void City wall in a comfortable mood, holding the wall stacks and constantly sticking out his head to the outside and yelling, let Edward, who followed behind him, was frightened all the way.

After all, what they are standing on at the moment is not land, but a full two hundred meters high in the sky! Even wearing a thick cloak, the night watchman felt the cold wind across his cheeks, ten times colder than on the land, almost similar to Duanjieshan.

Not only that, Edward also found an extremely serious problem-he actually has a fear of heights!

Once he gets close to the edge of the retaining wall, he will be dizzy, nauseous, and his body will tremble and twitch uncontrollably...After a whole month of "air travel", he finally gets better, but still feels cold hands and feet. It was numb, and there was a sense of suffocation.

Lost this last restrainer, Brandon, who is completely unscrupulous, is like a running wild dog, tossing around Floating Void City at will; originally at first he would bow and salute him The dwarf craftsmen and soldiers in China have gradually become accustomed to ignoring the humble prince.

This point makes Edward very puzzling-Brandon Desalion, as a "dragon rider", should have no new sense of flying anymore; why should he be After he boarded Floating Void City, he still likes to yell so much?

Sky City? Cloud City? The kingdom floating in the clouds... No matter how many words popped out of Brandon's mouth, Edward, who had struggled in the slums and gutters alleys since he was a child, couldn't understand it at all.

"Yo, Brandon!"

A hearty and cheerful voice, with a bit of masterful pride, and unceremoniously embraced the prince with his elbow His Royal Highness’s neck: "Why got up so early? The sunset is still a while!" "Good afternoon, Isaac!" His Royal Highness smiled as bright as the sun: "Although I still want to By the time sunset... But I still feel so surprised!"

"Let a castle, a real castle fly to the sky! You know...In fact, half of the empire knew about it a few months ago But no one believes it’s true!"

"But it’s true!" Isaac's eyes widened proudly: "And I can not only let her fly to the sky, but also like a real Like the castle of China-in six months, you can surround the entire empire in the sky without landing!"

"Six months? Really?!"

"It's true!" Isaac had a serious expression on his face: "And this is only a small part of my achievements, used to fulfill my dream for a foolish alchemist! Even ten of my research results One part is useless!"

"So...what else can your theory be used for?" Brandon's eyes flashed immediately.

Isaac coldly snorted, expressing disdain: "Other uses? Let me tell you...just a few runes and two lines of text, I can change the entire empire! Give me fifty years and a bunch For real wizards and craftsmen, I can give you a New World!"

"For example, I am now working on a brand new projectile weapon ready to be mounted on Floating Void City—— Although Loren and I said that it’s better to cut costs, but I think that kind of oversized things still have to exist..."

Looking at the yelling on the parapet, The black hair wizard standing at the top of the tower shook their heads and couldn't help being sighed.

Why didn't you find that the two of them got together so well before?

"There is a message from the watcher at the top of the tower, Lord Duke." Count Eckert's voice sounded behind him, calm as a rock:

"We are almost there. "

Oh?

Loren, who shined in front of him, immediately looked in the direction pointed by him, passing through the sight of the clouds and the cold wind, and can already vaguely see the impossibly magnificent city wall of Golovin, Imperial Capital. There is also the sky palace towering over the top.

"Notify the dwarf craftsman at the landing gear to prepare for landing...Well, by the way, prepare for the'just in case' emergency landing." Loren, who suddenly remembered the last landing experience, twitched his mouth. , Added a sentence:

"According to the original plan, go directly through the city wall into the inner city, and land in front of the main entrance of the Sky Palace!"

Act count silently nodded Commands were immediately arranged, and the calm, clear and loud voice sounded from the top of the tower again and again, each time short and sonorous.

Let the experienced, veteran and not stubborn Act Count serve as his lieutenant, it is indeed the most correct choice.

Although the mission at this time is nominally to go to the Imperial Capital to be loyal to the "new emperor", but in fact it is not necessary and impossible to get all the counts of the thirteen collars to be present. There must be people who stay behind. , Responsible for the normal operation of the Round Table Council.

As for why the left-behind person is Charlotte instead of Eckert count, on the one hand, of course, it is because Charlotte is better at internal affairs, and on the other hand... it is because Loren did not follow her hard work in mobilizing the ceremony. The written manuscript came, but "free play" once.

For the sake of his personal safety, Loren still chose Actcount, who had just lost his heir and needed to be distracted to cheer up. I hope this trip to Imperial Capital can ease his pain a little. .

"Why, must must land in front of the main entrance of the Vault of Heaven Palace?"

Act Count, who came again, finally showed some expressions on his still stiff face:" According to your plan, our goal at this time is to show the enemy’s weakness and retreat as progress; in this case, shouldn’t it be better to lower his posture?"

Ackert is very confused, because he The impression of Loren Torino may be the most special Torino-cautious and confident, without any pretensions, lack of interest in ceremony and grand scenes.

Since this is the case, why did he choose such a provocative way on such occasions where he needs to lower his stance?

"If it's just Connold, of course it shouldn't be done, and it's not necessary." The black hair wizard chuckled nodded, "But the problem is that we have to face not only him, but also him. The power and strength behind it."

"Only when they truly feel the strength of Byrne is not what it used to be, Holy Cross Church, the veteran Imperial Capital nobles, Desalion Imperial Family...they will Put us in an equal position with them, instead of being so arrogant that we have bowed our heads to acknowledge allegiance."

"On top of this, we also need to let His Royal Highness Brandon work in Imperial Capital. Supporters, see some hope." Eckert count took the words and looked towards Loren: "Is that so?"

"That's how it is." Loren nodded, couldn't help but tilt up The corner of your mouth:

"In addition, a long time ago, an elder once told me: hidden treasures are worthless, unobtrusive talents are the same as nothing; no matter what you want to show off, you have to be human There are many places where you can have fun!"

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"…Finally here."

Slightly squinting his eyes, Connold Desalion raised his head slightly, looking towards in the sky that castle floating in the clouds.

Imperial Capital is already a masterpiece of alarm bells; from the edge of the farthest city wall to the tower of the Sky Palace, all the bell towers are rushing;

In the Sky Palace, The Legion soldiers who had just been transferred to garrison by the Secretary of Military Affairs stood nervously on the city wall. Whether it was the shield in their hands or the city wall under their feet, they couldn't bring them any sense of security in front of Floating Void City.

"So, the rumors are true—Duke Loren Torino used his Floating Void City to capture the capital of the Dwarf Kingdom in just one day, the cloud Peak, which is said to never fall. "

The minister of the seal standing side by side with His Royal Highness, Metternich Leopold sighed in a low voice, "What an amazing achievement... I thought that at this age, this world will Nothing will shock me."

"His Royal Highness, why do you think that Duke of Byrne, who has always been cautious, chose to come to Imperial Capital in such a public manner?"

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The Minister of the Seal of the Seal, who looked sideways, looked at Connold with a meaningful expression.

"I think you are asking, Master Metternich Leopold." Connold is coldly snorted, obviously not interested in accompany the old man in the puzzle:

"In addition If your information is so well-informed, you should know that it was not just such a Floating Void City that captured Cloud Peak, but also the rebels of the Dwarf Kingdom, as well as thousands of Corrupt Demons."

"These... are the real reasons why Yun Peak fell."

tone barely fell, His Royal Highness regretted it-Metternich showed a sly smile on his face.

"so that's how it is, the formerly known as Yun Peak that never fell, will still fall under the double attack of the rebels and the monster." The Minister of Seal of the Seal suddenly realized:

"So... no matter how strong a fortress, no matter how powerful a country, if you face both internal and external troubles at the same time, is it impossible to survive... I really learned it, it seems that my life is far from stopping learning The point is."

The royal prince who was "deceived" face doesn't change, but he turned and left silently, and brought Princess Zhang, who was with him, into the sky palace. Go.

Looking at Connold’s leaving back, the old man with a smile on the corner of his eyes sighed and gently shook the head.

No matter how similar it is to the first emperor, His Royal Highness is still His Royal Highness, which is far from His Majesty's level.

Of course, if it were your majesty, Metternich would not have the courage to deliberately play the front...Of course, this kind of thing is not within the scope of the elderly's consideration.

"Why, even if you are willing to persuade you, this kid won't be grateful to you." Secretary of State Severin Dessalion-a brawny man in armor and a beard- —Come up, Lazily’s opened the mouth and said:

"He will be the emperor of the empire soon, when the time comes, you and I have to look at him and act...don’t worry about being dismissed Is it?"

"In that case, I would be grateful that I don’t have to serve a tyrant and lament for the future of the empire." Metternich still played said with a smile: "But at least for now, Connaught Your Royal Highness can't do without me."

Severin Dessalion nodded who heard this, because it is true.

Connold is a reasonable and legal prince, and there are countless conservative forces and camps behind him; but on the other hand, these people also hope to see a monarch that "fits their expectations"; To mediate balance among these forces and camps, Metternich's existence is extremely important.

Compete for the throne between the two Highnesses, and maintain the apparent stability and peace in the turbulent times of the empire.

This is probably the only reason why Eckhardt II hopes to live?

The corner of the minister's mouth showed a bitter smile.

Can I really do it by myself?

His Royal Highness Brandon who retreats for advancement, His Highness Connold who is righteous first... Because of the invasion of the Azores, the empire finally avoided a civil war; but it was not because of the two sides. Unity and understanding, but for their own interests.

The cooperation is not for stability, but to keep third parties out of the door.

This is your Majesty’s strategy—interests and threats. Even after he leaves this world, the Sackland Empire is still operating according to his ideas, and it can explode far beyond the power. .

Because both His Royal Highness Connold and His Highness Brandon, for the benefit and prestige of their respective camps, they must resist invasion and enemy threats at all costs, and even have to abandon each other’s prejudices for this purpose. , Because they all need each other’s support.

The death of the first emperor did not split the empire, on the contrary, it became more united... It is really a great irony.

"But I still have some questions...Loren Torino, what exactly did he use to convince His Royal Highness Brandon?" Severin raised his head, looking towards the Floating Void City in the sky. tsk tsk wondered:

"According to the nature of that kid, I originally planned to lead the army to put down the rebellion."

"Who knows? Maybe it's inheritance from the emperor. His wisdom made the prince somewhat restrained, and finally understood the importance of hiding the sword in its sheath." Indifferently smiled, the Minister of Seal shook his head leisurely:

"No matter what. It is really great that this dispute can be put on hold in this way for the time being."

At this moment...

"Boom——————! !!!"

In the distant clouds, a thunder suddenly sounded, shaking the sky!

Before they had time to stand firm, the two of them looked up subconsciously; the black shadow whizzed out from the clouds like a sharp blade, the elegant and hideous silhouette above the Imperial Capital, Circling around Floating Void City.

giant dragon …Miracis!

"It seems that even if you know how to tolerate, this thing by nature is still not that easy to change." Severin Dessalion was surprised at first, and then laughed out: "Today's The Sky Vault should not be too quiet."

"Or...the Sky Vault has never been really quiet." With a meaningful expression, the Minister of Seal of the Seal looked at Floating Void City, which is slowly descending in the sky, can’t help but sigh:

"But no matter how loud those who are keen to break the status quo and break the rules, the Imperial Capital still stands here, and the sky palace still stands. Here."

"The restless voice will eventually dissipate, and the palace will grow forever!"