Chapter Two Hundred and Six: The Capital
Doludives, is the capital of Olquila.
Olquila I, the founder of Orquilla, walked for three months before arriving here. Faced with a scenery he had never seen before, he sighed: "With this land, although I cannot dominate the continent, I can also guarantee peace and prosperity." With that, he established the capital of his power, which is now Dorudise. In addition, Doludives means "horse's hoof" in the ancient Bigbowauer language.
Doludives was built according to the fortifications of concentric circles, and was divided into two cities, the inner city was the residential area of the nobles, and the outer city was the residence of the commoners, of which the western part of the outer city was the most special, where all foreigners or vagabonds lived. Outside the outer city, there are twenty-meter-high walls, and four twenty-five-meter-high arrow towers at the four corners of the wall; Dolu Dives also diverted the Sapphire River, five kilometers away, to create a moat with a length of 1,470 meters, a width of 5-10 meters, and a water depth of no more than 2 meters. It is worth mentioning that there are very few cities with moats in Olquila, and Doludives is the largest of them.
The inner city of Doludives was placed under the management of the City Guard, while the outer city was managed by the Guards. The total number of the Guards was 10,000, and two corps of 10,000 men each were stationed at the border to defend against neighboring Astant. In the event of a critical situation, Doludives can quickly assemble an armed force of 30,000 men, enough to respond to any contingency.
The Royal Palace of Orquilla, located in the very center of Doludives, is the inner city of the inner city, guarded only by the royal guard.
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When Qingyi woke up, he really had a splitting headache, and the pain level could no longer be described as "fruit knife tap dancing", it should be compared to "chainsaw playing on the big floor". He opened his eyes, only to find himself lying on his back in a chair, and the holographic helmet had slid backwards, sitting quietly on the floor.
When he picked up the helmet, Qingyi's eyes flashed with gold stars. He carefully kept his body balanced, moved to the refrigerator step by step, and looked for a cola to cool his nerves, but his stomach was not stimulated, and he felt better after going to the bathroom to vomit. He moved back into his chair and looked at the computer screen, only to realize that he had been unconscious for about an hour.
"I hope Skoll didn't smash all my forces into it......" Qingyi groaned weakly, and wanted to see the forum again, but the text on the screen was about to burrow into his head like flies, and he was so frightened that he quickly turned his head to look out the window.
It's half past twelve in the morning.
A propaganda van slowly walks down the street, encouraging people to support a Democratic candidate, and its horn is so loud that it will definitely alarm Godzilla hiding in the Japan Strait. Hearing the chattering noise, Qingyi felt even more uncomfortable, and turned on the player to listen to pure music for a while. After about ten minutes, he figured that he could continue the game, and put on his helmet.
After logging back in, Qingyi found that Skoll had not moved at all, only a few dozen skeletons around him were protecting, and the rest of the army was all attacking under the city. The merchant, Schroeder Bray, who did not know when he came, watched the siege with relish, and asked Scowl questions from time to time. Qingyi shrugged and approached the two of them, wanting to hear what they were talking about.
"Ah, that's a good question. Concentric circle fortifications, as the name suggests, are a common design for building cities. How it works - hey, idiot emperor, you're finally back. Skoll greeted Qingyi, and continued to say with great interest: "The design principle is that the concentric circles are circled one by one, and no matter which direction the enemy attacks, the city wall can play a role in comprehensive protection. But Dolu Davis is a bit exaggerated, and he has built such a wide moat. β
Schroder quickly came to Qingyi and asked for the bag back. He hugged the bag very sensibly, and kept rubbing it with his face: "I miss you to death, old friend!" β
"yes, moat!" Qingyi remembered the night attack on the Knights of Ironhoof that night, and hurriedly asked, "How is it, moat-"
He didn't have to ask any more, for he saw countless skeletons swimming across the river and attacking the walls in the rain of arrows. To cross the moat, the creatures had to build pontoon bridges or cut off and fill the river, but the necromantic creatures simply flowed through. He thought for a moment and changed the question: "How is the battle going now?" β
"It's hard to say, the battle at the city gate was fierce, and the big dog attacked seven times and was repulsed. The poisonous Glashhead was there, too. β
The gates of Dorudives are the most dangerous place in the city, and they are a sure death trap. It leads to a small courtyard with another gate at the end of the small courtyard. The front gate has an open iron drawbridge, and if the gate is breached, the attackers will enter the small courtyard, and once the drawbridge is retracted, they will be trapped in the small courtyard (of course, the drawbridge chain has long been bitten by Frankie and cannot be put away). The courtyard wall has a small hole through which defenders can shoot arrows and other projectiles at trapped attackers. In ancient China, a similar building was called an "urn city".
Skoll added, "The range of the 'Immortal Banner' encompasses the city walls, so I used several army skills to kill and injure the adventurers at the head of the wall, and then transform them. Now, the adventurers have learned wisely, and they have gathered a special group of priests to treat, and I can't catch the flaws. Ah yes, five minutes ago, the little girl from the Chloe family arrived here to provide support, so she can afford to spend it. β
"Really? How do you feel that there are not many troops? Qingyi glanced around, there were skeletons everywhere, and Nafu was not in sight.
"The 'Immortal Banner' is not in her hands, how much conversion rate can she rely on those dozens of 'Natural Calamity Banners'?" Skoll shrugged.
"Won't we have to fight for a long time?" Qingyi was helpless.
"Siege warfare is like this, and it is not without precedent to fight for three or four months in a row. If you want to hurry, you can do itβ" Skoll turned to Schroeder Bray and said, "Man, how much credit does this idiot have?" β
"Three hundred and fifty-seven thousand." Schroeder took out a ledger, flipped through it a few times, and smiled, his eyes began to shine with gold coins.
"I'm going to exchange for a [Razed to the Ground] magic scroll!"
Schroeder's smile widened: "Oh? Personally, it is not bad to pair it with high-level fire-based magic [Burning City] or high-level thunder-type magic [Thundercloud Storm]! Buy 2 get 1 free! β
"Okay then."
"Thank you for your patronage! Each honor scroll is 35,000, a total of 70,000 honor points, which have been deducted from him! Schroeder immediately opened the pouch and handed the scroll into Squill's hand, as if he was afraid that Scholl would regret it.
Qingyi almost ran out of breath. Loser, he has saved all the honor value of 350,000 yuan and is not willing to use it, where is he as generous as Skaul? !
"Ah, you're a military strategist, so your mana is definitely not enough to do magic! Let me come, my after-sales service is very guaranteed~"
Schroeder Bray followed Scowl's instructions and tore the scroll. Surge of magic poured out of him, and attracted thousands of tiny free elements; Earthy yellow dots of light connect into a halo that shines around Schroeder. One by one, earthy yellow magic runes appeared out of the air, and they were linked into one spell after another. What was even more surprising was the wall of Doludives, where a small part of it had disintegrated into rubble, revealing a four-meter-wide gap.
"What! Wall tiles mixed with anti-magic materials? What's the difference between this and useless scrolls?! Seeing this result, Skoll gritted his teeth in hatred and asked Schroeder to throw away the remaining two spells. The [Burning City] burned to the top of the wall, and the [Thundercloud Storm] threw it at the gap in the wall, so the resistance of the skeleton soldiers was greatly reduced, and they ran towards the gap.
[Snake Raid]!
A figure twisted a few times, and it had already appeared in the gap in the city wall, but it was the highly poisonous Grahide! The skeletons didn't know how to be afraid, and raised their swords and spears to chop at the guardian hero. He was in such a fierce battlefield, but he was still calm, and his face was like ice that would never melt. His cold eyes scanned in all directions, and he locked on Qingyi at once.
He's going to kill me...... Somehow, a very strong sense of crisis welled up in Qingyi's heart.
[Crazy Scales]! Gherhead's hair is curly, and his eyes are shining, and this momentum can only be possessed by heroes! His figure suddenly blurred, passing through the tiny gap between the tens of thousands of skeletons, flashing, flashing, and his figure rushed ten meters with every flicker! He was slipperier than the most slippery loach, and no sword or sword could cut him, and I don't know how he managed to do it! The Sea of Skeletons, which was unprecedentedly dense, was completely ineffective against this man!
"Tsk, what a hero, you eat! Any military strategist hates to see such an unreasonable thing - that is, you, pervert! Get back into your + mom's belly! Skoll patted his thigh and scolded, naturally slapping Qingyi's thigh.
Qingyi shook his head and turned to the merchant: "Schroeder, do you still have the 'Dragon Alliance Gem' here?" β
"Dear Your Majesty, that thing has a limit on exchange, but it can't be exchanged indefinitely." Schroeder was acting like a businessman at this time.
Qingyi immediately said: "Half of the cash in the treasury of Dolu Davis is yours." β
"Deal !!" Schroder deducted Qingyi's 8500 honor points at once, and he didn't hand over the props to Qingyi, but just jumped into the air and turned into a black-armored dragon, and the wind pressure from the flapping of his wings made Qingyi unstable. The dragon roared, flew low to the ground, and rushed towards Graheid! It spat out blue-black dragon breath and swept all the way, burning a lot of skeleton soldiers!
Grahyde saw the domineering and fierce dragon breath fire flow, and immediately stood still, twisted his wrist, and the [Curved Shadow] swept layer upon layer, and actually broke the invisible dragon breath! The hot air swept across his cheeks and sides, but not even a single hair of his hair burned! As soon as he stood in the flames, he had an indescribable majesty!
In the distance, a blood-red shadow shot out, shattering all friendly and enemy forces under its surprise attack! It seems that Frankie also wants to intervene in the pitched battle!
"Open your eyes and the world changes dramatically. Everything became yesterday, but the wish did not come true. I still want to see my parents, and I want to walk on the beach; I still want to see that person again, and there is still a question left in my heart. Come back, I don't believe things have changed! β
After the chanting ended, six summoned little brothers with more upright bodies appeared beside Qingyi. And Qingyi shook his head: "Damn, my head is still dizzy......"
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(It is often said that to love something, you must know its shortcomings; To hate a thing, you need to know its merits. Of course, it is not necessary for everyone to find fault with what they like, but to let everyone look at things objectively. Anyway, how many emperors in ancient and modern times have mixed reputations, I don't care about how many Qingyi there are)