Bern, also known as the Stone City, the heart of the country that rules the southern end of the Golden Passage, has not been around for a long time. Its predecessor was a castle located at the foot of the Mira Mountains. It was built to monitor the Golden Passage.
The operation situation is also the territory given by Emperor Ferdinand III of the Phillian Empire to the surrendered mountain people leader-Isadore Jayne Anslin, who is also the ancestor of the current ruler of the Principality of Hastings.
At the end of the Thirty Years' War, the Phillian Empire's control over the Golden Passage area had begun to loosen. The Anslin family at that time was keenly aware of this and took advantage of the vacuum of empire's dominance in the area to vigorously develop its own
With its strength, it unified the mountain people of the Mira Mountains, and formed an alliance with multiple local forces in the same area to redistribute regional rights, and finally formed the Mostiris Alliance, the predecessor of the present Principality of Hastings.
After the distribution of rights, the Anslin family, which had stable ruling power, began to expand the city of Boulder. After thirteen years of expansion, the new city of Boulder was completed. This giant city, which includes both mountainous and plain terrains, became the southern end of the Golden Channel in one fell swoop.
The largest city in the region has completely laid the foundation for the rule of the Anslin family.
After Avery II came to power, Boulder City underwent a second round of expansion. This expansion lasted for five years, mainly to expand the city again towards the plains, which could no longer meet the needs of the population. On the day of its completion, Boulder City
The city was officially renamed Bern, which is a homophonic word taken from the Old Florian language, meaning the city of strength and power.
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Sitting in the carriage, Geer quietly looked at the scenery on the roadside through the window, while listening to the relevant information introduction by Lucaline next to him.
The wheels of the carriage rolled slowly, mixed with the sound of rustling handwriting. At that time, Lucaline was transcribing and sorting out various valuable information.
The early morning sunlight slanted into the car, illuminating most of the somewhat dark car.
It was already the second day after leaving Hiawatha City. They had now left the attack area of the bandits who were ravaging the Hiawatha area and had entered a safe area.
Outside the carriage, a group of fully armed cavalry escorts were moving forward. These cavalrymen were led by Nit. They sat on the horse with their heads held high and their chests raised. With the conspicuous armor on their bodies, they looked handsome and energetic.
Not affected by the Hiawatha incident.
Lucaline, dressed in white, sat next to Geer. She picked up a copy of the intelligence backup documents provided by the Hiawatha Intelligence Point and looked at them intently. From time to time, she leaned down and scribbled on the paper on the small table. Sitting opposite her,
It was Iona, who now occupied two positions alone, spinning the small throwing knife in her hand out of boredom.
Since what happened that night, Lucaline has never been in contact with Iona alone, not even at a closer distance, and has always been close to Geer.
Bah, bah, bah...
The sound of horse hooves passed through the car window.
Not long after, a group of cavalry crossed the convoy and headed towards Hiawatha City.
"Is this the third team today?" Geer asked in a low voice.
"Well, we should have seen a total of seven teams yesterday, but they should be patrol cavalry from nearby areas that were mobilized spontaneously. Now Bern must have just received the news, and the efficiency of dispatching troops is not that fast." Lucalin just looked outside.
The cavalry withdrew from the body and nodded when they heard Geer's question. "I chatted with Carmelita yesterday. Those are not regular soldiers of the principality, but some patrol groups, that is, mercenaries. They may be
The people from Hiawatha were called in to help because of their connections."
"Tell me."
"Due to the lack of troops, there are not many cities in the Principality of Hastings that are actually defended by regular troops. There are only five in total, including Bern and Hiawatha. The rest of the city defense tasks will be led by a patrol established by the Anslin family.
The Parliament is responsible. The Parliament will hold an election every five years to determine which mercenary groups can obtain the five-year city defense tasks of each city. The mercenary groups that win the election can receive a prescribed proportion from the tax revenue of the city they are responsible for every year.
As their reward, these mercenary groups are also called patrol groups, and their characteristic is that their equipment is a gibberish, which makes them easily distinguishable from the official force of the principality."
Geer recalled that the cavalry he had seen before were indeed in good mental condition, but there was indeed no unified standard in terms of equipment.
"The defense force arrangement of the Principality of Hastings is actually a ring structure. In the middle is the capital Bern, which they control. The cities in the outer circle are patrol councils responsible for defense. The outermost ones are the southeast, northwest, and southeast led by Hiawatha.
This city is defended by regular troops, so the first ones to come to support must be mercenaries, not regular troops." Luckarin explained, and found a record of various well-known troops in the Principality of Hastings.
Come to Geer.
"I also heard about the strange situation in the Principality of Hastings when I was in Saint-Lotalo. There was a sister in the mercenary group responsible for the defense of Yniel City. She originally asked me to come over..." Iona interjected
A mouthful.
Regarding Iona's words, Luccarin pretended not to hear them and lowered her head directly to continue writing. Iona could only laugh twice and turned her head to face the window to relieve the embarrassment.
Geer shook his head. He had no choice but to wait for time to resolve the situation of these two people.
At this time, there was another sound of horse hoofbeats.
Looking outside, the equipment of the passing cavalry was still in a mess.
The city of Hiawatha is getting more and more lively, but that is just a corner of Haisting. What will happen to Bern, which is the core of Haisting?
Geer couldn't help but look forward to it.
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Bern, parliament hall.
The hall was built in a simple style. The stone pillars and domes exuding the style of the late Phillian Empire have not changed since the establishment of Stone City. The only difference is that the large round wooden table that represents justice and equality has disappeared and been replaced by a huge
There is a cold throne placed on the speaker's table and the main seat.
But today, history seems to have returned to that moment in the early days of Boulder City. The large round wooden table that was originally thrown away to gather dust in an unknown corner was found again and placed back in the center of the meeting hall, and placed next to the round table.
It is equipped with three identical hardwood chairs.
There are only two people sitting at the round table, both young men. One is blond and blue-eyed, about twenty-seven or eighty-year-old, with a stern face. He sits upright on the chair and has a very sharp temperament. The other
He looks slightly two years younger, with black hair and black eyes, and a somewhat round face that always has a vague smile. At first glance, he seems to have a gentle temper and is approachable, but once you look at him for a long time, you will
There is a hair-raising feeling of fear.
The blond man was carefully handling the documents piled up on the table, while the black-haired man was squirming around in boredom, as if he was not used to this chair.
"Old Qi, stop moving, you'll be upset." The blond man's words were as cold as his own, full of the sharpness of a sword.
"Third brother, it's not that I want to move. This seat is too uncomfortable. I don't know who designed it. I haven't even scratched the surface of human body mechanics. At this level, you want to help our family make furniture. Is this a lie?
It's money." The black-haired man known as Lao Qi replied with a playful smile.
"If you don't want to sit down, just get out of the way. There are many people who want to sit up." The third brother didn't pick up on Lao Qi at all and said coldly.
"How can that be done? It's hard to get this, hehe." Seeing that the third brother had no reaction, Lao Qi could only touch the back of his head boredly and kept muttering: "It's so boring. I don't know what sister-in-law is."
How can I stand you?" His body stopped twisting.
The third brother ignored him and continued to deal with the documents in front of him.
Time passes minute by minute.
Suddenly, the clear sound of leather boots hitting the marble floor echoed in the corridor connecting the meeting hall, which meant that a visitor would soon arrive at the meeting hall.
"Good day, Your Highness, His Highness the Third and His Highness Seventh have been waiting for you for a long time." The voice of the attendant sounded from outside the hall, followed by the sound of the thick wooden door being opened, and a strong figure walked in, and the sunlight shone through the skylight.
The whole person is shining under the irradiation.
"Boss, you're finally here." Lao Qi stood up, walked up to him with an exaggerated smile, and hugged the strong figure who walked in.
"Brother." The third brother also stood up and nodded to the strong figure, his attitude was rare respect.
The strong figure took a few steps closer, and his body was out of the sunlight.
This is a man with an extremely tough appearance. His short blue hair stands up like steel needles, and his messy beard is connected to the sideburns, surrounding his head like a lion's mane.
The tall and strong body was full of tangled and protruding muscles. Lao Qi was already the height of a standard adult male, but when he hugged this strong man, his head reached just below his neck.
Letting go of the seventh child, the boss walked to the empty seat, opened the seat and sat down in a big voice: "Sit down, tell me, why is it so urgent?" The voice was very low, like the roar of a wild beast.
"There are people in the north who are restless, and they have reached Hiawatha. We must deal with it quickly, otherwise the impact will be great as time goes by." The third child pushed a document in front of the boss.
The boss pressed the document under his hand and did not look at it. Instead, he turned to ask Lao Qi: "Those rabbits who can only run away are definitely not that courageous. Who is behind them?"
"It's either Gant's blue hats or those barbarians from the Federation." Lao Qi shrugged, "They are the only ones who have the ability to do this kind of thing. Maybe they get together."
"The two families are having a lively quarrel over the Fermorio Strait. They shouldn't be able to get away from it. It may be caused by some guys who have some relationship with them." The third child said.
"I don't know whether to live or die!" The boss's face showed a sinister smile, "The self-righteous guys are the most troublesome, deal with them as soon as possible, don't let them think that without their father, Hai Siting can do whatever they want, the Anslin family
He’s not dead yet!”
"Okay, I'll let Moosa handle it." The third child nodded in agreement.
"Is there anything else?" The boss continued to ask: "You don't want me to come over just for this matter, do you?"
The third child was silent for a while, and the seventh child also sat quietly without interrupting. After a while, the third child spoke again: "I think that plan should be started, otherwise the situation will get worse and worse if it continues like this. Those
The blood-sucking insects are all targeting that location, and the hearts of these brothers are a little too big..."
"Really?" The boss also became silent for a rare moment and turned to look at Lao Qi: "What did you say?"
"Boss, I think what Third Brother said is right. The longer time goes by, the more things will change. Some people can't look back. We can't risk the country for them." The cynicism on Lao Qi's face has completely disappeared.
, changed into a serious look.
"Hey." After a while, the boss sighed and looked at his fist: "Then what do you want me to do?"
"Big sister needs you to go there once. We think it's most appropriate for you to tell her properly." Lao San and Lao Qi looked at each other, and it was Lao Qi who finally spoke.
"Okay, I will talk to her once in the next few days." The boss clenched his fists, and his veins popped out.