Chapter 862

That night, the Governor's Mansion hosted a dinner.

In his capacity as the Duke of Golden Hui, Ren invited the upper echelons of Qingtan City and four other cities in Osian Province. There were more than a hundred people present, and the most notable ones were the seven patriarchs from the barbarian tribes around Tianchi Lake. .

However, only four of the seven patriarchs are alive, and the heads of the other three were placed on the table for the guests to visit.

The four barbarian patriarchs alive were all wounded.

At the dinner, they met the Duke of Jin Hui, and immediately under the witness of the guests, they swore allegiance to the Duke and were willing to lead the tribe to join the empire and become citizens of the empire.

Ren accepted their allegiance with a smile on his face, and encouraged them a lot.

This act of killing chickens and monkeys made the guests at the banquet feel like they were sitting on pins and needles. Everyone knew that they were the monkey that was warned by the consul. If anyone dares to make small moves in Osian Province, the next time they will be put on the table, it may be their own head.

The dinner ended successfully.

Ren non-stop teleported to the base of Fort Vajra, called Kerstakin, and together with Raistlin teleported into the World Mountains overnight, visiting the three dwarf kingdoms of Lava Fort, Highest Mountain and Dufeng.

the next morning.

The Rick Imperial Guards of the Governor's Mansion noticed that the Consul came back at some time last night, and seemed to be in a very happy mood.

Ren stayed in the duke's territory for three days, inspected the four cities in the territory, and appeared in public many times, had close contact with his own people, made a promise to develop Osian with all his strength, and won the favor of many people. Supported by his support, his personal prestige in the territory reached its peak.

The consul could not leave the imperial capital for too long, and after three days, Ren set off for Northriel.

Before leaving, he publicly announced the appointment of Moserio as the head of the territory, giving Moserio the greatest power to implement his policy on the governance of the territory.

While being watched by the citizens of Qingtan City, Ren left in a magic airship.

A year and a half later.

Mount Gragul is located in the geographical center of the Sain Plateau, and it happens to be the highest mountain on the plateau. Although the height is not as high as the world's mountains, the altitude is only about a kilometer away. On the undulating peaks, it is covered with snow all the year round cold.

A troop of bronze galloping horses soars through the sky.

There are knights sitting on horseback. They wear bright silver armor, carry soul guns, and long swords on their belts. They have a light golden shield outside their bodies to resist the strong wind in the sky.

The wide cyan wind wings fluttered lightly and flew far away. The captain gave an order, and the knights clamped the horse's belly lightly. The bronze galloping horse adjusted its flight direction, like a falcon, swooped down towards the ground, and broke through in a blink of an eye. Clouds, saw the scene on the ground.

At the foot of the majestic mountains, a brand new city was built on the mountain.

The continuous rock buildings spread westward along the gentle hillside, all the way to the lake in the distance. There are a lot of people busy in the city, and the cold weather can't stop the people's voices in full swing. It's a thriving scene.

The most numerous people in the city are the dwarves. They are bare-armed and show strong muscles, and they are not afraid of the cold wind.

Next come barbarians, trolls, and humans least.

It is, however, a city of Men, though its name is Kharanos, derived from a dwarven name meaning "new home".

The holy gun knights landed on the playground of the barracks and completed today's patrol mission.

The captain took off his helmet, revealing a young face.

"Captain Kalodi, let's have a drink together tonight?" A team member came over and suggested, "I'll treat you to the lava stout brewed by the dwarves."

Kalodi hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head: "I have something to do tonight, you go, I will invite my brothers next time."

"Okay then." The team members understood the captain's character and didn't push any further.

Kalodi disbanded his team and was about to go back to his dormitory to rest, and then seized the time to meditate to increase the power of the Holy Light, when he suddenly heard someone next door say: "Brothers, when I was patrolling through the main castle just now, I saw the limit warrior."

"What's so strange about Ultramarines?" Someone asked nonchalantly.

"That's no ordinary Ultramarine."

The person who spoke before lowered his voice, but Kalodi still heard, "It's an Ultramarine wearing power armor. Looking at the shoulder badge badge, it should be a member of the first company."

"ah!"

Suddenly someone was surprised, and then cautiously guessed: "The consul has come to Kharanos?"

Kalodi also stopped in his tracks.

He is no longer the ignorant brat he was at the beginning. Since he joined the Knights of the Holy Lance, he has survived the initial difficult period and finally got the approval of his elder brother. Afterwards, the eldest brother gave the best resources and demon souls, received the blessings of Sanguinius many times, and his strength improved by leaps and bounds. In less than two years, he was promoted to the fourth level and became the sixth-level holy gun knight. Not long ago, he was promoted to the captain .

The higher his strength and status climbed, and the wider his knowledge, the stronger Kalodi's admiration for his elder brother became, and he felt his own insignificance.

In the past, the ignorant were fearless, but now I know how great the big brother's achievements are.

However, Carlodi did not just lie down and wear the glorious surname of Augustus for a lifetime. Instead, he worked harder and continued to conceal his relationship with his eldest brother, but in secret, he always paid attention to his movements.

It's just that the eldest brother has become more and more busy posting since he became the consul, and it takes two or three months to see him once.

The last time we met was in Gotham City.

Carlodi returned to the dormitory, put the armor into his dimensional space ring, changed into a thicker winter coat, and went out alone after dark.

Stepping on the ice and snow, walking on the streets of Kalanos, the city is still brightly lit.

The largest number in the city is the mechanical workshop. The furnace has hardly been extinguished. The dwarves and barbarians work in shifts to smelt various magic alloys and weapons and armor. The inside and outside of the workshop seem to be two worlds. Turned into water, the whole city is like a warm furnace.

Machinery and steel are the main theme of Kharanos.

And then there's the tavern.

Cheerful shouts came from the taverns on the street, and wonderful hand-to-hand fights were often enjoyed. Drunk dwarves and barbarians mingled together, venting their exhaustion.

It has been more than two months since Kalodi arrived in Kalanos on duty, but he still finds it hard to believe that a year and a half ago, this place was just a deserted wilderness.

Every day he patrols, he can find changes in Karanos. Every few days, a large number of dwarves migrated from the underground fortress of the World Mountain Range. Using their exquisite craftsmanship, they built their own homes and then devoted themselves to the work of smelting metal.

There were also barbarians from all over the plateau, and they settled in Kharanos, and the population of the city continued to increase.

A dozen miles north of Kalanos, there is a huge iron mine.

It is said that the reserves are extremely astonishing. Even in the empire, there are few mines bigger than this. Fortunately, there is another coal mine more than two hundred miles west of the mine, and a railway was quickly built between the two mines. At the same time, a large-scale smelter was built.

Within 500 miles around Karanos, many mines of different qualities were discovered, including a gold mine according to rumors.

A few months ago, this news caused a sensation throughout the empire!

However, more than 80% of the Sain Plateau has been conquered, and the one who unified the plateau is the Duke of Jinhui, the current consul, and his elder brother.

Everything on the plateau, population, resources, including mines, all belong to Ren Augustus.

In the empire, no one dared to touch the interests of the consuls.

Kalodi was heartbroken.

Many people have felt the development and changes of the empire over the past year, realizing that the change of the times has arrived, and the person who leads this change is the consul.

Karanos is just an inconspicuous wave in the tide of the times, but in the eyes of ordinary people, it is already a remarkable achievement.

Unknowingly, Kalodi walked to the middle of Kalanos, a solid fortress made entirely of rocks, designed by the master dwarf craftsman Blestein, covering an extremely large area, with a super long-distance teleportation array built inside, There are holy gun knights and extreme fighters guarding it all the time, and ordinary people cannot enter.

The inhabitants of Kharanos call it their main fort.

Big brother is inside!

Kalodi is the captain of the Paladin Knight, and he can enter the main castle as long as he reveals his identity, but he doesn't want to reveal his relationship with his elder brother.

He was still thinking about how to meet his elder brother in secret, when the scene in front of him suddenly changed, and he was transported from the street to a simple room in an instant. There were bright crystal lamps hanging on the ceiling, and firewood was burning in the fireplace. The flames radiated heat to make the room Warm as spring.

Looking out from the window, you can look down on most of Karanos, and look at the iron mines and smelters in the north under the night.

Behind the large desk sat a familiar person.

"Brother!"

Kalodi exclaimed in surprise.

Ren's appearance has not changed at all from a year and a half ago, and the years have not left the slightest trace on him. He stood up and smiled, "How is it? Are you used to living in Karanos?"

While asking questions, he observed his younger brother with the eyes of the soul.

"At first I was not used to it, it was very cold, and the city was full of dwarves and barbarians." Kalodi replied truthfully: "But I like this city, just like Gotham City, it has a lot of vitality. Except for those dwarves who have a stubborn temper Some of them are actually good people.”

Ren nodded.

Every Thundercast Sky Soldier, every set of powered armor, and every electro-optical turret is his own eyes, and his ears and eyes are all over his territory and legion, like the palm of his hand, he can see at a glance, and he is also clear about Kalodi's movements.

Kalodi's strength improved so quickly, and he also let Sanguinius open a small fire, and blessed him with holy blood amber many times.

"Sit down." Ren smiled and said, "Our brothers haven't talked for a long time."

The two sat down on the sofa.

It's been a long time since I saw him. Carlodi always wanted to communicate with his elder brother, but when he saw someone face to face, he became restrained and didn't know what to say.

"Are father and mother healthy?"

Old Bud and Malinda lived in the Herald Palace, and he and Brissett were away. Now, instead, the elder brother can often meet with his parents and be taken care of by him.

"It's all good." Ren replied: "I had dinner with them last night. If you miss them, you can go back to Northril. I'll let Livlin give you a vacation and leave from the teleportation array. I will be able to meet them at the Lotus Palace soon."

Kalodi hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said: "My team has just taken over the patrol mission, so I can't leave easily, let's wait until next time."

"also."

Since Ren became the consul, he has to deal with all kinds of people every day.

The eye of the soul accurately grasps the emotional changes of others, and has trained the eyesight to see through the world, and can see through Kalodi's mind at a glance.

He smiled slightly in his heart, "Carlodi, how long has it been since you reached the peak of the middle level?"

Kalodi immediately lifted his spirits, and immediately replied: "It's been almost a month."

"good."

Ren showed a gratified smile and praised: "In less than two years, you have been promoted from a second-level gunner to a sixth-level holy gun knight. Even in the holy gun knights, there are not many people who can improve faster than you."

Kalodi looked embarrassed, "It's all thanks to my brother."

"You don't have to be humble. I have seen the hard work of the past two years. It was not my instigation to promote the captain two months ago. You fought for it yourself." Ren said: "If your strength and ability cannot Convincing the crowd, it’s useless for me to order it myself, that’s fine.”

"I understand, brother." Carlodi looked serious, and he was happier to hear his brother's recognition than to be promoted to captain.

Ren said again: "Since you are already at the peak of the middle level, then prepare to hit the high level."

With that said, he took out a box from the Nebula ring.

"Here are the potions and scrolls I prepared for you, as well as the demon soul of the Scarlet Sun Fire Demon, with two transcendent elements, which fit you very well, and the fusion is not difficult."

It was only then that Carlodi realized that his eldest brother had already prepared for himself.

"Thank you brother!"

He was extremely excited, but more moved. He stood up and said solemnly: "I will continue to work hard and never let down my brother's expectations of me."

Ren couldn't help laughing, "You are my younger brother, and we are all in the same family. Of course we will give you the best."

"Take it."

"Half a year ago, Brissett broke through as a high-level magic swordsman. I sent him something, but he is not as polite as you."

"Hmm." Kalodi nodded heavily, and put away the box on the table.

The two brothers chatted for a while.

Before Kalodi came, he was curious about what happened to Ren in Kalanos in his busy schedule. After seeing Ren, he received the high-level breakthrough resources, so he put this matter behind him, and the brothers talked Sometimes also a little absent-minded.

Ren saw that he was eager to go back and break through, so he gave a few words of advice and waved him away.

After Carlodi left, the door of the room was pushed open.

Marius, who was nearly three meters tall in power armor, had to bend over to enter the door, spread out a map of the plateau on the table, and said, "My lord, we have conquered most of the tribes on the plateau, and only Down the last one."

He pointed to the location on the map at the northwest corner of the plateau.

"The Mataki tribe, they are the most powerful tribe on the plateau, with a population of more than 400,000, and they rule a large area between the northwest plateau and the death forest. As long as the two holy rank powerhouses in the tribe defeat them, the entire plateau will be completely destroyed. Unification becomes your territory." Marius' eyes were full of expectation.

Ren was about to reply when he suddenly took out a flashing magic communication stone and tapped it to receive the message inside.

Anse Wodos's voice sounded: "Ren, the core of Iola is ready."