Chapter 116.2

All roads lead to the imperial capital!

That's not a blow.

After spending the huge financial resources of many dynasties, taking the imperial capital as the center, we went east to several provinces near the sea, South to the marshes in the south, north to the frozen forests, and west to the important frontier fortress towns in the northwest. A huge transportation hub network covers the whole continent. Just like the blood transfusion tubes for the heart of the imperial capital, the endless stream of tourists and business groups... Together with hundreds of years of construction, the prosperity of the imperial capital is above the top of the whole continent!

Moreover, the convenient channel, once the emperor had any turmoil, or crisis. Then the elite legions guarding the East, West, North and south of the empire can go to the imperial capital as soon as possible!

As the first city on the mainland, there are four Acropolis around the capital, which were originally used as military fortresses to defend the capital. However, it has been hundreds of years since Chengping was established in the mainland. There has been no war, and the role of military fortresses has gradually weakened.

At present, the Imperial City Guard Corps, which is responsible for guarding the imperial capital, is the smallest of the five main armies of the Empire. Other main armies, such as the northern storm Corps guarding the edge of the frozen forest, have 200000 troops. And the Royal City Guard Corps, only 100000 people. But this is the most elite Legion recognized on the mainland. It is also the oldest and most glorious army on the mainland.

Its predecessor was the "bramble flower army" which had made great achievements in the war of the founding of the Roland empire under the command of Aragon, galloping north and south of the mainland. Only a few hundred years ago, after the Augustine Dynasty, because the true blood of Aragon had been cut off. After all, the later emperor was not born in orthodox blood, so in order to weaken and hide this point, he changed the name of the thorn flower army to "King City guards".

Now, the military forces of the imperial capital, the imperial city guards, have stationed 10000 people in each of the four fortresses around the imperial capital, and there are 60000 people in the imperial capital. Normally, he is responsible for the city defense of the imperial capital. There are also some specially selected elites who are responsible for guarding the imperial palace.

In addition to the 100000 troops of the imperial guards, there are 10000 garrison troops in the public security office of the imperial capital. On the port facing the Lancang Grand Canal in the north, there is a small naval fleet with the imperial capital as its home port.

After hundreds of years of peace, even the four Acropolis around the imperial capital have gradually developed into a large-scale city, usually outside the garrison. It has become an important trading city with more than 100000 residents.

In addition to the four Acropolis, there are military forces in the imperial capital area, as well as the main city of the imperial capital. This is the first metropolis on earth. The total population is over two million. And the floating population, which has been traveling all the year round, can not be counted.

Duwei and his party arrived at the Acropolis in the southeast of the imperial capital the night before. The local garrison they were guarding could not move on. According to the imperial decree. Local troops are not allowed to enter the area near the imperial capital without authorization. In the Acropolis, the local garrison left and gave the task of protecting Du Wei and his party to the Royal City garrison.

After a night's rest in the Acropolis, the next morning, Du Wei and others came to the southeast of the capital under the protection of a group of guards.

Under the rising sun, the sun is shining on the majestic wall of the imperial capital. Each of them is made up of boulders more than one person high. The blue stone walls have been renovated for generations, and their defense strength has reached a level close to terror.

On top of the city wall, there is a watchtower every 200 meters, which is a big section higher than the city wall nearby. In wartime, these watchtowers can be turned into long-range arrow towers with strong defense. It's armed with giant military catapults. And upstairs in the main city. It is also equipped with a magic gun whose construction technology has been lost.

Although the construction drawings and techniques of this terrible weapon have been lost, they are also carefully maintained by military magicians. Once the war restarts, these historical relics can also erupt the power of terror.

At the same time, the imperial capital is also a magic city on the mainland.

The highest building in the imperial capital is in the inner city in the center of the imperial capital, that is, in the imperial palace. When it was built according to the city defense, a tower with a height of 100 meters was erected in the center of the imperial capital!

The body of the tower is all white. It is made of the best white jade. After hundreds of years of magic blessing from countless magicians in the mainland, it is extremely strong!

At the top of the white tower, there is the largest magic crystal in the whole continent. It is said that it is nearly three meters in size and weighs one ton! And this crystal is inlaid on a horseshoe shaped bent frame at the top of the tower. The shelf was made of some kind of Blackstone with a hardness higher than that of metal. When it was first built, it did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and mixed a lot of extremely expensive secret silver in it! To increase the power of magic!

Taking this white tower as the center, there is a huge magic array hidden in the underground of the whole palace. At the earliest time, it was set up by his majesty Aragorn, who led a group of the most powerful magicians on the mainland when the Empire was founded. Later, it was perfected and supplemented by numerous powerful magicians of later generations, which made the magic array more powerful.

Once there is a war, it is said that there has always been a magician in the palace who was not under the leadership of the magic trade union and was established in the Aragorn era. It has been handed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. Although the number is small, it is only loyal to the royal court. The magic array is supported by this team of magicians. After the huge magic crystal on the top of the white tower is activated, the magic array takes the white tower as the center, and then the arrow towers on the walls of the four emperors' capitals are supported by the crystal of the magic array, which covers the whole imperial capital! It is said that when Aragorn was alive, he once boasted about the strength of his defense. Even the dragon, the most powerful race on the mainland, could not break this powerful magic circle if they poured out!

With the start of the magic array, the magic guns on the four main city floors can get enough magic and become a powerful firepower point on the city floor!

The white tower in the palace is guarded by the most elite forces. No one is allowed to get close to it on weekdays. Let alone go up! Only the Emperor himself can enter and leave the white tower freely!

There are more than one hundred thousand elite troops and the powerful magic array left by Aragorn. The imperial capital has been known as a never falling city on the mainland.

At that time, Aragorn spent so much effort to set up the magic array here. In fact, later generations always felt that it was unnecessary to spend so much money and material resources.

Because at that time, the mainland had been unified, the Empire had been established, and there was no threat or strong opponent on the whole continent. However, Aragorn tried his best to make the emperor into such an iron bucket array. Everyone didn't know why.

For thousands of years, many historians did not know why. In the history books, this matter is only treated once. I didn't dare to ask any questions. I just spent a lot of effort to render the magic array powerful.

It's strange that this seemingly useless magic array, after the death of Aragon, although the blood of the successive emperors of Aragon was gradually cut off and the dynasties changed after that, it was still very difficult. Every generation of emperors, even if there were several absurd Dukes in history... But these emperors all had one thing in common, they spent a lot of energy to repair and enhance this magic array during their own term of office!

It was not because of the end of the Aragorn dynasty that the magic circle was abandoned. If Aragorn's brain was broken. Spent a lot of financial and material resources to make such a luxury furnishing... So many emperors of nearly a thousand years behind are out of their minds?

There is also a legend here. It is said that the founding emperor Aragorn left a secret posthumous note in the palace, which said that the successive emperors of the future generations must spare no effort to keep this magic array!

No matter how the later dynasties change. It's almost a royal rule! For thousands of years, the codes left by the Aragorn era have changed for many generations, but this iron law is the only one that all the emperors followed strictly.

Outsiders don't know why. Only the legacy of Aragon preserved in the palace contains the truth! And it's also a great royal secret handed down by the emperors!

These anecdotes, in fact, have been very few outside. However, Dewey had read a lot since he was a child. In those days when he was in the Earl's palace, he spent most of his time reading in his own room because of the cold reception. There are many precious ancient books collected. It was from those numerous books that Dewey saw these secrets that had been lost in many places outside.

However, ironically, it seems that Aragorn is not really helpless. At least, this city can be regarded as a city that will never fall down. It has powerful soldiers and this terrible big magic array defense city. Aragorn himself claimed that even if the powerful dragon people could not contribute to the city, in history, it almost fell down twice.

Besides, those two times. Even the magic circle didn't come and open. The enemy has entered the city!

The first was because of the Royal civil strife, after the death of the last generation of blood in Aragon. Many collateral royal families scrambled for the throne, which caused the turmoil. Some real power nobles in the royal family led the army to fight back and forth around the imperial capital, and the imperial capital changed hands several times.

The second time was the uprising of the Augustine Dynasty hundreds of years ago, which led to the rebellion of different nationalities in the northwest, and then led to the separatist rule of some great nobles in the northwest. The rebels went south, and the soldiers were unstoppable. (as mentioned earlier, it was in that uprising that the Rowling family rose, and finally the war subsided, and they got the whole Rowling plain as a fief because of their merits.), In that turmoil, the Empire almost collapsed, and even lost hope for a time. No one even wanted to sit on the throne. They were afraid of being the king of subjugation. In the end, Archduke Augustine came to power and became the emperor.

At that time, the outer city of the imperial capital had been conquered before the magic circle could be opened. The rebels entered the imperial capital and attacked the imperial city directly. Augustine, who hastily succeeded to the throne, led the army to fight against the Imperial City, defeated the rebel coalition with weak forces, and then regained control of the imperial capital with the help of reinforcements from the south. Later, with the help of the Rowling family, the mainland was reunified.

Facing the rising sun, Du Wei stands outside the imperial capital and looks into the capital from a distance. The high white tower is towering in the center of the capital. The magic crystal on it is said to be the largest one on the mainland. Under the sunlight, it twinkles with brilliance, revealing the momentum of sanctity

Du Wei sighed and recalled the allusions and historical secrets he knew about the imperial capital. He looked at the majestic city wall and the powerful soldiers with bright armor and elite equipment on the wall. He also looked up at the tall thorn flag flying above the city floor... "What a majestic city." Dewey said to himself with a smile: "but Aragorn never thought that such a city would still fall! No matter how powerful your magic circle is, it's useless... The strongest fortress is usually broken from the inside. Such a simple truth... Alas... "Because of Gandalf's death, Dewey really didn't like that Aragorn, so his words were very impolite. However, these words are only whispered to himself, dare not be heard by others. With that, Dewey seemed to smile. He took a look at the servant, madder, who was on the horse beside the carriage. He said with a smile, "OK, what time is it now? Is the gate open? Can we go to town? " Before Maud could answer, one of the leaders of Wang Cheng's guards, who was in charge of protecting Du Wei and others, rode to the carriage and immediately replied, "Sir, the gate has been opened. I've sent someone to get ahead. At this time, there are too many people waiting at the gate of the city, the residents outside the city and the business groups coming and going from south to north. I'll take you to the city when my men come back. " Duwei is the young master of the Rowling family, and count Raymond, the head of the Rowling family, is now the number two figure in the military command. Of course, this officer is very polite to Duwei. Dewey nodded at him with a smile, and then looked at Maud. "Have we sent someone out to meet you at the count's house?" Just last night, when we spent the night in the Acropolis in the south of the imperial capital, the cavalry of the Rowling family went to the Earl's residence of the imperial capital to inform the young master of his return to the imperial capital. Ma De's face slightly changed, and she said in a low voice, "young master... It seems that there is no such thing." Du Wei laughed and said to himself, "my father is so heartless." With that, he waved his hand: "no, go straight to the city." Then he returned to the carriage and closed the window. Emperor capital, no matter you are dragon pool or tiger cave, in a word, I'm back!! Whoever wants my life, I want his first! Du weiduan was in the carriage with a sneer on his face.