While the knights launched a heroic charge under the leadership of the princess, Hao Ren rolled up a storm of flames and explosions in front of the western fortress, and the western gate of the kingdom let out a mournful roar under the impact of chaos, the hinterland of this ancient kingdom was still calm, but there was an oppressive and unsettling atmosphere brewing in the calm. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The White City, where Talos I led his followers to build this glorious city on the plains almost three centuries ago. At that time, the tide of chaos receded and the year of turmoil ended, and the Ansu continent was in ruins, like other continents, and the "Eagle Empire" that once dominated the southern part of the continent was declared to be destroyed by the impact of chaos, and the remnants of the Eagle Empire and several nearby mountain kingdoms were reorganized into a new race, and Talos I was the leader of this group. When he built the city, he only wanted to provide his people with a place of refuge from the wind and rain, but he did not expect that the era of abundance that would quickly usher in the continent after the end of the tide of chaos would make him the founder of a dynasty.

The former sanctuary was transformed and expanded several times to become the sacred capital of Talos.

The White City gets its name from its color: 80 percent of the city's buildings are holy white, and when the chaos recedes and the sun shines back on the earth, it shines like a white jewel on the earth. This unique style also made it the most prestigious and magnificent city on the continent of Ansu, and even the envoys of the Order from the Sanctuary once lamented: "This small border country located in the corner of the mainland has a pearl-like capital", although this evaluation has the arrogance of the Sanctuary people, but the Talos still think that this is enough to prove how proud their capital is.

The earliest cornerstone of the White City is the white rock from the "Tasili Valley" in the eastern part of the plain, in the historical records, the Tasili Valley appeared out of thin air within a month after the end of the Chaos War, so scholars believe that the rock is the product of the chaotic force being reshuffled by the power of order, in the world of Kolo, this incredible thing is part of the laws of nature, it is the chaos and order are constantly shuffling each other, this world can continue to survive in cycles. Today, the crags of the Tahiri Valley have long since closed, and the main materials of the city's buildings have changed from stone to magic and alchemy, but the people of the White City have not changed the color of their city, and they continue to maintain the pride of the White City by collecting white clay from the plains to paint their houses.

Or rather, it was the pride of the aristocracy in the city - the common people did not really care about the color of the house they lived in, but the nobles wanted the name of "the holy white jewel of southern Ansu" to endure, so they wrote the edict "to maintain the holy color of the city", and white clay became one of the means for these proud nobles to accumulate wealth.

"Their pride should be thrown on the front line of Chaos, I want to see if the faces of those wine bags and rice bags can be stuck to the city wall to block the claws of monsters!"

A stumbling middle-aged man with short red hair and a scar on his face, dressed in a kingdom uniform, threw the parchment in his hand on the ground, and then walked around the room angrily, this man who looked rather rugged was qualified to make a loud noise in this royal city, because he was the country's most famous battle hero, the supreme commander of the Royal Knights, the Eagle General Grohn? Modorik.

He was accustomed to shouting before the king, a habit he had had since he had secretly climbed trees in the palace with the king.

Of course, he and Rudolf III were only teenagers at that time.

There were several other people in the room, a middle-aged man wearing a lilac robe, purple hair and a little gray, and a dignified face sat on a gorgeous chair in the center of the room, with no expression on his indifferent face, and next to the middle-aged man stood a girl who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, this girl had bright lilac long hair, and was wearing a moon-white princess dress, and her temperament looked elegant and dignified, calm and quiet, if Hao Ren was here, You will be surprised to find that this girl is almost identical to Veronica's appearance.

The last man stood far away from everyone else, dressed in the dark red tweed garb that nobles often wear, with two rows of shiny copper buttons, his figure thin and serious, his light brown curls hanging down a little against his cheeks, making his long, thin face even more unkind.

"Gron, be quiet, I know at least half of them are rice buckets, but nobility is still necessary for this country," the middle-aged man in the back chair finally spoke, his voice calm and powerful as General Gron made his way around the third circle, "including that part of the rice bucket." ”

"What can they do?" Gron replied unceremoniously, but was still quiet: although he was notoriously rude when he was with the king, as the general of the kingdom, he knew when to obey.

"At least they can make you scold and relieve," joked Rudolph III, the man in the back chair, "and they have a point, the kingdom's defeat in the West, has disgraced us in Ansu, and even in the entire Kolo world, and while face is meaningless to the Chaos Monsters, it is a real benefit and opportunity for politicians." If we can't defend the last piece of order in the southern part of the continent, then some countries are willing to 'help' us to defend it, and in the Glowing Continent, the Violet Empire's magic airship fleet has already begun to assemble. ”

"These guys," the scars on Gronn's face trembled with anger, "the Glowing Continent is close to the Sanctuary, and the Tide of Chaos is always the earliest to end, and each time the damage is the lightest, and then they always extend their claws to other people's homes!" ”

"The thicker the darkness grows, the closer it is to recession, the power of the tide of chaos has reached its peak, which means that this catastrophe is almost over, the year of abundance is about to come, and every nation must plan for the future - the bodies of the dead are divided and eaten by the living, and those who survive are obliged to become stronger in order to face the next war, this is the iron law of Kolo since ancient times, and we have come here this way."

Rudolph III spoke quietly about the harsh reality, but this reality is like this, the last few years of every chaotic war are the greatest test for mortal kingdoms, most of the kingdoms that eventually collapse are unable to withstand these last few years, and those powerful kingdoms that have spare power will wait early, and once a country is facing collapse, they will immediately intervene - first to rescue, and then to take it for granted to absorb and annex.

This is not despicable at all, it is better to save resources and time than to rebuild a civilization from the ruins, the tide of chaos once in a century will not give people room to negotiate slowly, how to complete the redistribution and reconstruction of resources after the war as soon as possible is the law of the jungle that the Kolo people must master since ancient times, which is even the unique unity and dedication of this world.

Now that Talos's western defenses are in shambles, and if the forces of Chaos go straight in, the ancient kingdom that has survived two Chaos wars will be in jeopardy, and in such a situation, it makes sense for any snooping behavior by any surrounding nation, including those hardcore allies. If the kingdom really collapses, then the Talos will not have any conflict with the "receivers", and everything will be completed peacefully.

It's just that the side that fell won't be so willing, as General Grohn was.

"The situation in the forests of the West is in shambles, and what has happened cannot be reversed," the emaciated man who had been standing at the farthest distance suddenly spoke, "It's just a pity for Her Highness Veronica, I heard that she fought valiantly, but she was defeated by the situation. ”

"Grand Duke Lune, don't act as if it's none of your business," Grohn stared at the emaciated Grand Duke Lune, the most powerful man in the kingdom outside of the king, "Your Royal Highness has gone to the Western Front, and you have a share of the credit." ”

"The kingdom's military plans are not self-serving......"

"Enough," interrupted the quarrel by a sudden increase in the volume of Rudolf III, the king with anger on his face and no warmth in his voice, "you are here to discuss the death of my daughter!" Think about a father's mood at the moment! ”

"The Chancellor is guilty," General Grohn immediately bowed down to Rudolf III to apologize, "but the Chancellor thinks that the Order State should bear the main responsibility for this matter, including the current situation in the western border of the kingdom, and the Order State needs to give an explanation." ”

Grand Duke Lune, who was on the side, was expressionless, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"The Order-State must give an explanation," Rudolph III grimaced, "those Sanctuary people ......"

There was silence in the room for a moment, and it was the girl standing next to Rudolf III, who looked exactly like Veronica, and whispered, "Father, the scholars have some ...... about what is happening in the West, and what is happening beyond the borders of Chaos Parlance. ”

"Say?" Rudolf III raised his head and looked at his daughter, who was known for her intelligence, "Aniah, what have they studied?" ”

"Some are observations from scholars, some are news from the border, including unconfirmed," Princess Ania whispered, "such as the emergence of new energy flows in the chaos, such as the dark side of the Karnos Sea that has expanded to the whole of Kolo, and the strange changes in the floating islands in the southern realm of the kingdom, the organized large-scale activity of the demonic beasts on the islands, and the rumors of the 'head wolf'......"

(I'm getting married today!) This chapter is published regularly...... (To be continued.) )