Chapter VI The Envoys I
Star falls on October 15, 834.
On the outskirts of the main city of Moldavia, a floating airship full of gifts slowly landed in an open lifting field built with magic. The surging airflow was accompanied by the sound of the wind element magic furnace, blowing away the scattered dust and frost on the ground.
Since the arrival of the magic tide, small problems such as the "magic furnace heart is insufficient in pressure" that has plagued the Royal Technology Association of the Empire to popularize floating airships have disappeared with the wind. In the concentration of elements several times that of the past, even the magic furnace heart made of the cheapest materials can provide enough power for the huge airships. Therefore, in less than half a year, there are not only birds, but also steel creatures belonging to humans.
Under the instructions of the ground guidance personnel, the floating airship that had just landed has stabilized in the lifting field. White air columns were discharged from the pod area near the core of the furnace. You could hear the extremely exquisite magical equipment inside was gradually stopping, ejecting excess magic elements. If the person who was aware of the goods could know from the stable and no noise pressure relief sound that this small airship, which was less than a hundred meters long, used the most expensive [Glory Class] third-generation supercharger without cutting corners.
Albert Warner walked out of the airship with the help of his servants, and the wind swayed the corners of his coat and the old nobleman with a little gray hair pressed his chest, where there was a golden emblem.
Meaning the heraldry of the Imperial Royal Ambassador.
The seemingly elderly empire's ambassador refused the servant's continued support. He walked down the stairs of the airship, and Albert looked around the lifting ground. In this open and flat landing place, there were several other magical creatures of various shapes.
The starlight ship of the elves in the far south, the flying fortress of the dwarves, and the ring of the holy light in the holy mountain of the distant sea.
It seemed that he was not too late. An irrelevant thought flashed through the ambassador's mind. He looked at these special magical creatures of various major forces with curiosity. Because of the arrival of the demon tide, the magical technology of almost all forces broke through several technical levels and bottlenecks. The empire was also collecting information on these creatures that were similar to the floating airship. However, before Abert could see, the team of messengers had been prepared. Under the guidance of the guides led by Moldavia, the group walked towards the main city not far away.
"Do you need a carriage for transportation, dear ambassador?"
Before departure, a young guide in black uniform asked respectfully: "We were prepared and didn't need to mind."
"No, no, I want to see the scenery of Moldavia along the way."
He declined the other party's kindness with a kindness. Albert really wanted to see with his own eyes what this city, which has become the center of the entire public opinion, was like. As a nobleman who was famous for his carefulness and prudence, he clearly understood that the character of his lord could be seen from the details of a territory.
Joshua van Radcliffe, this is the target of his visit this time, and before meeting the young legendary powerful man, the Ambassador wanted to learn more about him.
A brand new rock avenue was built between the airship lifting ground and the main city of Moldavia. The solid rocks flattened by magic are enough to support a dragon running wildly on it. The small number of envoys walked slowly on the avenue, allowing Albert to clearly observe the current situation around the main city.
The city is being expanded.
Just a little glance, the experienced ambassador could see that the city was undergoing a large-scale expansion operation. In the open space around the city, many workers in strange work clothes were busy leveling the ground and digging the foundation. The prototypes of the roads had been specially planned by magic, which was the prototype of the main road in the future. It could be seen that one or two buildings with faster construction speeds had been repaired. When he noticed Albert's eyes, the young guide explained with a smile: "It was the Knights Branch of the Winter Castle Academy. The Lord said that the city's expansion was centered on the college, hospital, and magic factory, so they were completed earlier."
Nodding to show his awareness, Albert couldn't help but look at the building with a skeleton that had been repaired.
Winter Castle Academy, a college where Nostradamus, president of the Imperial Royal Mage Society, was the principal. How could he not know? But when will this civilian Mage Academy have a branch of the knight department? No, since there is a knight department, there will naturally be warriors, alchemy, and theology... There may not be so many, but this definitely means that this academy that is not favored by the nobles of the imperial capital is far more than that.
Is there really enough funds, or is it some kind of compromise?
After remembering the news, the ambassador narrowed his eyes, and soon after, he came to the city gate.
"hiss"
The sudden chill swept across. Albert shivered and couldn't help but take a step back. Behind him, the people and servants who were accompanying him were even more unbearable, and his feet looked a little weak. The knowledgeable old nobleman glanced at the seemingly ordinary steel gate in surprise. He observed the tall and strong surroundings, as if he had sensed something.
"Our negligence, Mr. Ambassador, since this place will become the inner city of the new main city, the generous Lord Lord used keel as a beam a few days ago to let the engineers renovate the city wall." The young guide hurriedly sent someone to support the escorts who were a little unstable, and said with a hint of apology: "I'm really sorry. Since it's a recent incident, and our locals are used to the dragon power, so I really didn't remember..."
"...It's okay, I'm losing my composure."
Take the awakening nose bottle from the entourage and sniff it and suppress it. Albert's heart was shocked. Although he had known the lord's name of dragon slaying, he did not expect that he was so luxurious that he used dragon bones to strengthen the city wall. How many dragons did Joshua kill to have so many dragon bones?
What is even more surprising is what the guide says is that locals are used to dragon power. Can dragon power be used to?! This is the pressure released by powerful creatures at the top of the biological chain. Unless you can see the dragon every day, how can you get used to it?
Albert Warner is one of the powerful figures of the Warner family. He once served on behalf of the Northern Empire on many missions and countries. Compared with the mother tree of the elves in the south and the lava fortress of the dwarves, the main city of Moldavia is not very shocking. Even if the keel bones are used to strengthen the city walls, he only has the luxury of this evaluation, but he also knows that this city was just a main city under the Count.
Almost twenty years ago, when the previous generation of the Northern Earl was still there, Albert also came to Moldavia once. Although the main city at that time was not decayed, it was definitely boundless with prosperity. The old nobles really did not expect that in just twenty years, the entire city would have changed so much in the time of a generation of lords.
He was feeling in his heart that Albert entered the city.
The noisy voices instantly entered the ears of the crowd. The sound of footsteps of the crowd proved the prosperity of the city. Many adventurers and newly emigrated local residents made the main city, which was gradually becoming more lifeless, not to mention that there were engineers renovating old buildings everywhere.
“The main city is undergoing full renovation.”
The guide explained proactively that he seemed very proud of it: "Old sewers, broken streets, akashi lamps and old buildings that have been built for more than three hundred years, we have a different order of renovation, but the speed is very fast. If the ambassador sees it again in a few months, we will definitely have all renovated."
“It’s really good.”
Nodding slightly, Albert felt that the enchanted ring on his left hand was warning him, which meant that there were one or several magic circles monitoring him at this time, but the old nobles who lived in the imperial capital for a long time were not surprised by this. As the residence of a legendary strong man, it was normal that the main city of Moldavia was always covered by magic circles.
"Then keep leading the way."
He said so, Albert smiled: "Slow down, I want to slowly observe the city."
"Yes, sir."
The envoy continued to move forward. Due to the very low-key reason, no crowd noticed the slow team of people walking on the rocky granite road that had been replaced by a solid granite. Albert couldn't help but feel a little moved.
How much money does an expansion of a city require? That is an astronomical figure that makes the great nobles dizzy. This kind of project takes more than ten years, or even decades, to be carried out slowly, unless the noble families who ruled the city have hundreds of years of savings.
Does the Radcliffe family have this savings? Of course not, but its current ruler, Joshua, is a legendary strongman.
This beats everything.
As early as in the imperial capital, the old nobles heard that this famous young legend turned a large black forest around the Great Eas Mountains into ashes, and relocated his family cemetery on a mountain there, as Moldavia led a new one and looked down at the entire northern land. If ordinary knights were allowed to do this project, it would take hundreds or even more lives to wipe out the monsters in the Black Forest, and countless money was spent.
But Joshua completed all the tedious work in just ten minutes.
Thinking of this, walking along the way, Albert and others came to the surroundings of the lord's mansion.
A large group of clergy seemed to have known the news that the envoy was coming and was waiting here.
Chapter completed!