As the most important and the only large-scale comprehensive city standing in the north of Stranglethorn Vale, Contract City obviously has countless majestic buildings built with the help of magic and technology.
Be it the massive stone fortress that stands close to the harbor;
Or a huge lighthouse fifty meters high on an island in the bay;
Or those magic towers jointly directed by Dalaran and Quel'Thalas to cultivate mages;
All of the above can be called spectacular in the eyes of most ordinary people and forest elves who have just been transformed from trolls.
Some immigrants even secretly called this city "New Lordaeron" to commemorate their bloodline and identity as subjects of the Kingdom of Lordaeron.
However, among the many majestic and tall buildings, only two are the real core of the city.
One of them, you know without asking, is naturally the huge castle that stands in the center of the city.
It is the place where the upper ruling class discusses major affairs such as internal affairs, diplomacy, economy and military affairs, so it is a typical political center. It is also where Princess Caliya and Zuo Si live.
It may be because humans in the eastern continent of Azeroth have been facing the threat of war for many years, or it may be the horrific destruction caused by the two orc wars and the undead plague that raged in the north. In short, people in this world generally have a strong sense of worry.
Rather than building more beautiful, beautiful and comfortable palaces, they preferred to build the residences of kings and lords into military fortresses with strong protective capabilities.
The Ironforge of the Dwarf Kingdom is like this, the Stormwind Fortress of the Kingdom of Stormwind is also like this, and the Stromgarde Kingdom of Stromgarde is a huge and complex comprehensive defense system.
So although the high elves in Quel'Thalas strongly opposed the construction of an ugly castle, and instead wanted to design a garden-style palace in the elven art style, they were ultimately rejected because too few people agreed.
But out of compromise with these arrogant and pointed ears, humans finally made modifications to the original castle drawings, adding some decorative changes to it.
As a result, the castle of the Contract City has become the semi-palacial castle that looks full of birdsong and flowers, but at the same time has very strong protective power.
The three floors close to the ground are entirely made of hard and huge stones, which are enough to withstand frontal bombardment including battering rams, explosives and powerful naval guns.
But the upper two floors were built like a palace, and a large number of beautiful flowers were even planted, and various birds and small animals were raised in the courtyard.
A small magic barrier partially blocked the entire palace from overhead.
Only people inside can see the outside, but people outside can't see inside, let alone fly directly with the ability to fly.
Outside the luxurious and beautiful palace, there is a circle of specially built prismatic spiers that are as beautiful as petals. They are directly connected to the main body of the castle.
If you think this is some kind of decoration built for beauty, you are totally wrong.
All spiers are equipped with several artillery pieces, and the wall-like passage connecting the spiers to the castle can also host dozens or even hundreds of long-range shooting troops.
Whether it is a musket or a crossbow, it can shoot at enemies attacking the castle from the side.
The hexagonal arrangement of spiers and passages ensures that no matter which direction the enemy launches an attack, they will inevitably be covered by intensive long-range firepower and artillery from both directions.
To put it simply, this is a super bastion that incorporates magical elements.
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Not to mention the solid defense system established by the Contract City based on the outermost city wall, this castle alone can withstand a siege of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops for several months or even years with only one or two thousand soldiers.
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Not to mention that there is a secret passage leading to the seaside in the castle, so you can escape on a speedboat prepared in advance when you really can't hold on any longer.
As for the other core building, it is naturally the spiritual home of all devout believers - the Great Cathedral.
However, compared with the gorgeous castle and the Holy Light Church, which pursues a solemn and solemn atmosphere, this place shows the opposite simplicity and simplicity.
There are no beautiful decorations, no murals or reliefs, and even the stone pillars are bare.
Only the stone slabs on both sides of the hall with various laws and regulations carved on the walls were so eye-catching.
There is no doubt that it is the dozens of giant stone slabs that demonstrate the most powerful spiritual and religious attribute here - order.
As the Archbishop, Lanni is standing on the podium, telling all the believers who come to pray and the potential believers who come to understand the teachings of the God of Contract about the role and importance of laws, rules and contracts in social activities.
And he constantly emphasizes that only strong order can shape civilization and bring everyone the stable life they dream of.
Obviously, this method of promoting ideas rather than gods themselves made the two bronze dragons mixed in the crowd very confused.
Because they have all traveled in the timeline and know what religions and beliefs are like in other parts of Azeroth.
Even the night elves, who are relatively liberal in their beliefs, will be very fanatical when it comes to Elune, the goddess of the moon.
As for the trolls, wild boars, tauren, harpies and other races, they are particularly brutal and bloody in terms of religion, and even retain barbaric and cruel blood sacrifices.
Compared with the native beliefs of Azeroth, the Church of the God of Contract seems too rational and secular.
Although the mortal believers around him seemed very devout, Lanni, as the supreme leader of the church, was always very calm and consciously suppressed and prevented excessive extreme thoughts among believers. He also used the benevolence of the Holy Light Church to
The concepts of fraternity and justice are integrated into it.
This unusual signal made Chromie extremely wary.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! She even ignored the constant hints from Ashkami beside her, and immediately blocked the Archbishop who was about to return to the office to rest after the speech.
"What's the matter with you?"
Lanny raised his hand to stop the two armed priests from intercepting him, with a faint smile always on his face.
As a high-level priest who was given many powers by Zuo Si and could even cast nine-ring magic, he noticed these two bronze dragons disguised as dwarfs and high elves from the beginning.
Ashkami, in particular, has entered the core level of the church with his outstanding performance, and is technically one of his own.
It's just that Lanny isn't sure who Chromie, the dwarf who suddenly appeared, is.
After all, there are only a few dwarf engineers supported by Gnomeregan, and they are basically all concentrated in the mountainous town at the northernmost tip of Stranglethorn Vale and the western wilderness of the Kingdom of Stormwind.
The port authority also did not report any dwarfs coming ashore.
Therefore, theoretically there should be no trace of this race at all in the Contract City.
"Hello, Your Excellency the Archbishop. My name is Chromie, and I represent the Bronze Dragon Legion that manages the Azeroth timeline. I want to talk to the god behind you."
Chromie stated his intention straight to the point.
She obviously knew very well that going around in circles at this time was just to make herself unhappy, and it would be better to reveal her identity openly.
"Aspect Dragon? Are you both?"
Lanny finally realized something and immediately showed an expression of extreme surprise.
Chromie nodded slightly: "Yes, we all do. I'm sorry that Ashkami deceived you, but she just wanted to find out what happened and why this timeline is out of control right now.
"
"You mean...what we are experiencing is deviating from what was supposed to happen?"
A flash of light flashed in Lanny's eyes, and he keenly grasped the key.
"That's right.
In the original history, there was no so-called God of Contract.
There should not be this human city built in Stranglethorn Vale, nor should there be thousands of refugees fleeing Lordaeron.
You all should have died under the ravages of the undead natural disaster.
Princess Calia shouldn't be the Queen of Lordaeron either.
But now, these things that were destined to happen have fallen into chaos, and the future has also undergone unpredictable changes.
I tried to correct these errors, but found that there was nothing I could do.
Maybe all this has something to do with the coming of the God of Contract."
Before Chromie could reply, Ashkami told the truth in a complaining tone.
However, her thoughtless speech immediately made Lanny aware of something strange. He suddenly raised his head and asked: "You mean...the great God saved the lives of millions of innocent civilians, including me.
Life? But just because this doesn’t fit into the so-called correct history, you want to correct it so we can die?”
"No, don't listen to her. We definitely don't mean this. We just want to confirm what happened."
Chromie glared fiercely at the junior next to him who had failed to achieve anything but failed, and quickly forced out a smile to defend himself.
Because she has dealt with too many similar things, she knows very well how angry and crazy those who were originally saved will become when they learn that they must die in order to ensure the continuation of the correct timeline.
But fortunately, Lanny's anger did not swallow up his reason. He just stared at the two bronze dragons with hostile eyes. After several seconds, he slowly threatened: "I don't care about bullshit timelines and so-called correctness."
history.
All I know is that the great God of Contract extended a helping hand when we were most desperate and in need of help.
He gave everyone a chance to live and start over, and helped us build this safe and prosperous home.
To be continued...