Although Nan Ruohuai is a concubine, he is an adult prince after all. He has some private property of his own, although it is pitifully small. He owns a small manor on Zhengwai Island, which is close to a small town with thousands of people. It is quite convenient.
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The manor is built on a mountain and faces a river. The main house is built on a hillside. Below is a stretch of farmland with several small villages scattered about, creating a beautiful and peaceful pastoral scenery. When you climb the mountain and look into the distance, you can see the panoramic view of the town in the distance on a clear day. There is also a road
The relatively flat loess road winds and connects the town and the manor.
It's late summer now, and the weather is hot, but the hot wind blowing across the river brings a hint of coolness. At noon, when the sun is at its most intense, lying down in the shade under a tree will make you feel less sad.
This place has been like this for many years, basically unchanged. Even if there is a battle for power, it is a matter for the royal capital. The royal capital is separated from here by the vast void, probably not hundreds of thousands of miles away. For those who are finally working in the fields
For people, let alone the world on the other side of the void, the farthest place many people have ever been is a small town.
But the tranquility was finally broken. Waves of low roars came from the air, and then shadows passed across the earth. The farmers raised their heads in astonishment and stared blankly at the giant objects flying overhead one after another. They didn't even know that their hoes had fallen to the ground.
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After a while, the whole town was in a sensation. Everyone walked out of their homes and looked up at the sky, dumbfounded. Anyone with some knowledge knew about the aerostat, but these things above them were different from what they knew about bringing tourists from the mainland.
The cargo ship is very different. Especially the Imperial battle cruiser sailing at the highest altitude is simply like a flying town.
The unprecedented sight shocked people for a long time. After a while, until the fleet came to the top of the manor and began to land one after another, the mayor suddenly realized and exclaimed: "That is the property of the Wang family!"
He didn't even have time to drive the car, let alone his bulky body that had already gained weight. He jumped up, relied on the third level of Force cultivation, and ran towards the manor.
After all, this is the territory of the royal family. The manor is not big, but the infrastructure is quite complete. There is an open space next to the main house, which is the aerospace landing site. But the area is too small. It was already crowded as soon as the three frigates landed, and the rest of the transport ships
We can only go to one side and find suitable places for landing and temporary parking on the hillside behind Zhuang.
After the hatch of a frigate opened, Nan Ruohuai got off the boat first, and then waited respectfully beside it. Qianye appeared at the hatch, first looked around, then climbed down the stairs, and said to Nan Ruohuai: "The place is still there.
good."
Nan Ruohuai said: "This is a gift from my father. The environment and area are of high quality, but the location is a bit remote. If it were not so far away, I would not be qualified to get such a fief."
At this moment, a fat bald man rushed over from a distance and shouted from a distance: "Your Highness, are you here?"
Nan Ruohuai waved at the man, and then said to Qianye: "This is the mayor of Jishui Town, he has always been very helpful."
When the mayor ran up to him, he was already sweating profusely and his clothes were soaked. He first saluted Nan Ruohuai, and then obviously found that Qianye was the leader of the crowd, so he looked at Qianye and asked carefully:
"Your Highness, this is..."
Nan Ruohuai said: "This Mr. Zhao is my distant uncle in terms of seniority. He has been traveling abroad for many years and has never returned to Zheng State. Now my uncle is homesick and wants to come back for a visit. When I get the news, I will go to greet him and return to the country.
Before that, let’s stay here for a while.”
Nan Ruohuai spoke very fluently, while Qianye was speechless.
Since he was a child, he has been traveling abroad and returning home to visit relatives. This is an identity that has been planned for a long time. However, according to the original design, Qianye is Nan Ruohuai's cousin in terms of generation. To be honest, based on age, Nan Ruohuai is still
He was a little older than Qianye, but how could he dare to let Qianye call him brother. Who knew that at the moment Nan Ruohuai's words came to his lips, his cousin would become his uncle.
The mayor looked at the floating battleship that had landed. His face became paler and paler. There was more sweat on his forehead and he couldn't even wipe it off.
Qianye suddenly smiled and said, "How about my battleships?"
The mayor stammered: "Naturally, naturally it's great. This is the empire..."
He stopped urgently, and Qianye smiled slightly, "You also recognize that this is Da Qin's warship."
The mayor did not dare to speak this time and just nodded. Qianye looked back at the frigate, then looked up at the battle cruiser hovering in the air, still unable to find a position to land, and laughed and said: "These are Da Qin standard battleships, of course the models are relatively similar.
It’s new, it’s normal for someone to recognize it.”
After all, the State of Zheng is a nominal vassal state of the empire. Many times, troops and strong men are sent to fight for military merit and equipment, so many people can recognize the imperial equipment.
The mayor sweated even more. He knew more or less what the empire's new model warships meant. At this time, a transport ship finally found an opening and landed not far away. A group of armed forces walked out of the ship and arrived.
Teeth warrior.
Although they have mercenary marks on their bodies, the mayor feels that he is not stupid. The whole team has uniform equipment, the same style of armor, and obvious military ranks. In addition, this team of people all have extraordinary auras and strong Force cultivation.
I'm afraid they are all taller than me.
How can there be such mercenaries?
The mayor looked at Qianye and then at Nan Ruohuai, and he already knew what was going on.
Seeing this, Qianye smiled and said: "This manor looks a bit small, I'm afraid it's better to live in the town. You guys come over and accompany the mayor back to make arrangements. Be careful not to hurt others."
The two mercenary leaders came over, sandwiched the mayor between them, picked him up like an eagle carrying a chicken, and said with a ferocious smile: "Your Majesty told us not to use too much force. Let's go quickly.
Well, let’s get things done first and then talk about it.”
Another leader turned around and shouted: "Fifty men, line up and follow us!"
The mayor's face was filled with despair. Not to mention fifty such vicious men, even ten would be enough to wipe out his poor town guards without causing any casualties to him.
Nan Ruohuai said hurriedly: "Let me go and have a look too."
"That's fine." Qianye nodded.
A moment later, Qianye was already in the mayor's office, sitting in his large and comfortable leather chair. The office decoration was retro, luxurious yet rough, and there were many famous calligraphy and paintings on the walls, all of which were probably fakes.
Nan Ruohuai and the mayor stood on both sides, one respectful and the other nervous. There was also a middle-aged man sitting in front of the desk, who was even more at a loss and sweating all over.
Qianye held the roster in his hand, glanced at it, and said in surprise: "There are actually 150 town guards in such a small place? Can you afford it?"
There are only a few thousand people in Jishui Town. How can it afford 150 full-time town soldiers? Moreover, the town is remote and quiet, and there is no chaos nearby. The biggest dangers on weekdays may be ferocious beasts and refugees, so there is no need at all.
So many people come to protect safety.
The middle-aged man in front of the table is the captain of the town guard, and he also has two levels of Force cultivation. In the town, he is a figure, but in front of Qianye, he can't even say anything. He can't tell at all.
Qianye's strength, but fear arises spontaneously, and he can't suppress it.
Hearing this question, the captain had no choice but to look at the mayor. The mayor cursed secretly in his heart, with a smile on his face, and said hurriedly: "That's right, the town guard is expanding its scale to deal with possible chaos. At present, there are only so many posts.
We haven’t got enough people yet, so I’m just preparing for a rainy day.”
Only then did Qianye understand. He smiled and shook his head, "It turned out to be a shortfall. I didn't expect it."
He put the roster aside, the smile on his face faded, and he said calmly: "Both of you are smart people. You should know some things without saying them. Now take out the map and information of the floating island. Take as many as you have.
How many."
The mayor secretly glanced at Nan Ruohuai, and saw that the smile on his face remained unchanged, and there was no trace of anything on his mind. He immediately understood. He was relieved, stood up and went into the back room. After a while, he took out a stack of information.
Place it in front of Qianye.
Qianye first picked up the atlas and looked through it page by page. After reading it once, he compared it with the information.
Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, the sun was almost falling into the distance. Only then did Qianye raise his head, thinking silently.
Nan Ruohuai, the mayor and the town guard captain all waited with bated breath, not even daring to breathe a sigh of relief. After a while, Qianye raised his head and said: "This place is really good. Ruohuai, in my opinion, just treat this place as
Make it your first fiefdom."
Nan Ruohuai was startled, wasn't his fiefdom on this island? He thought about it and realized it. He was overjoyed and bowed deeply, saying, "Thank you, uncle!"
Qianye had no choice but to hold his nose and recognize this generation. He waved the mayor and captain to exit, called in Song Lun and several generals who were accompanying them, and circulated the map book to everyone.
This floating island is quite large, equivalent to half a county in the empire. However, it is the farthest away from the mainland of Yonglu and has inconvenient transportation. In addition, the edge of the floating island is close to the protective layer of the landmass. The climate is also unstable and natural disasters are frequent, making it uninhabitable. The entire island is uninhabitable.
The western half of the floating island is habitable, while the eastern half is deserted.
However, it is precisely because it is close to the edge of the mainland protected area and is constantly washed by the void force that the eastern half of the floating island is rich in minerals, and rare ores can always be seen. However, the mining area there can only be mined for one or two months a year.
Other times it is idle due to the harsh environment.
But the so-called harsh environment here is nothing to people in a neutral place. At most, they feel a little uncomfortable after staying for a long time. Judging from the historical meteorological data here, most of the year,
The standard for a neutral land is called calm, and you only need to take shelter when encountering a void storm.
The population of the floating island is only a few hundred thousand. Due to the inconvenience of external transportation, it is basically self-sufficient. In Qianye's eyes, this is a perfect base and springboard. The distance from the mainland of Zheng is a natural barrier.
For Qianye, who holds the Hall of Heroes, the void is not a problem at all, but it gives him the advantage of being able to advance, attack, retreat and defend.
Yuanjing City, the largest city on the floating island, is located on the west coast of the floating island. It is the most stable area in the outer space of the entire floating island, and is also the largest transfer station for connections with the mainland. The only small fleet on the floating island is stationed there.
There are more than ten aerospace ships of various sizes in the fleet's list. At first glance, they are quite intimidating, but after the generals saw the specific model parameters, they couldn't help but laugh. How could those airships?
It's called a battleship, and a gunboat is a lift. It's basically an ordinary aerostat with a small cannon mounted on it, and it's considered a battleship.
A captain slapped his chest and said loudly: "Sir, give me two frigates, and I will go and destroy them!"
Another general glared, "We need two frigates to deal with these trash fish. Just give me one."
"Let me go, just bring an armed transport ship!"
"I don't even need a transport ship!"
Seeing that these generals were getting more and more outrageous, Qianye had to knock on the table to get them to calm down.