Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 210 Chapter [-]
"The empire's defense line of arcane spiers was built nearly 300 years ago, around 700 years of the imperial calendar." Master Laurie shook his head and introduced, "Although the folk saying is that there are 120 arcane spiers that make up the defense line, but Among them, the twelve main towers play the main defensive role, and the remaining [-] sentry towers are mostly guarded around the main tower, playing the auxiliary role of gathering magic energy and monitoring the enemy's situation."

"Master, so the one over there is one of the main towers?" Cousins ​​raised his whip and pointed southward, pointing to the faint silhouette of the tall tower in the distance.

Shuangfengling and his group have been walking south along the planned route of Route 66 for most of the day;

Along the way, apart from killing a few unsightly wandering thieves and distributing a few leaflets in the rest area to passing caravans, Xia Houyan and the others really did not encounter any special situations:
It has to be said that the bandit suppression work in Shuangfengling and Yueshen Village has been very effective. In recent days, the security situation in the entire wasteland has improved visibly to the naked eye.

Therefore, the "Southern Tour Delegation" led by the lord himself even exceeded the originally planned itinerary. Before the sun set that day, they saw the destination of the trip from afar——

"Yes! Ladies and gentlemen, what appeared in our field of vision is the seventh and central tower of the Arcane Spire, the pure white 'Pillar of Eternal Sleep'!" Master Laurie recited enthusiastically After reading the guide, the pride on his face was beyond words, "This tower is the headquarters of the Imperial Southern Army headquarters, and it is also the crystallization of craftsmanship in the history of human magic!"

"That...Although this tower was indeed built by a magician..." Bob Brook muttered in a volume that everyone could hear, "...but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, a spiritual magician, right? There is also a limit to putting money on your face..."

Master Laurie suddenly blushed with an old face:

"It's all about magicians... Can it be regarded as putting money on your face..."

A series of incomprehensible words, such as "inheritance", "school", and "unity", caused everyone to laugh: the cavalry was full of joy.

Xia Houyan smiled along with the boys, but then raised his head to stare at the white tower in the distance, and asked ponderingly:

"So how does this Arcane Spire line of defense function as a defense?"

Master Laurie gave Bob a hard look, quickly regained his professional calmness, smiled at the lord and replied:

"My lord, the twelve main towers of the arcane spire defense line are actually twelve giant magic cannons placed on the surface-once the auxiliary sentry towers that form the defense line detect the enemy, these main towers will release extremely strong The magic energy exploded, crushing the invading local army into powder! These arcane main towers have an extremely long range, so only twelve towers are needed, and they are evenly distributed from the west coast to the east foot of the dusty mountain, and they can form a bridge across the empire. Magical defenses on the southern border."

"The demon army can't pass through the firepower net of these arcane spiers?" Xia Houyan smacked his lips.

"My lord, you have to know that there is no defense line that cannot be broken through." Master Laurie said with a wry smile, "These arcane spiers use an extremely complicated structure of magic energy circuits, which can extract huge amounts of energy from the magic veins underground— — But there is also a limit. With the power of the most powerful "Pillar of Eternal Sleep" among the twelve arcane main towers in front of us, its one-time burst of magic energy is enough to instantly vaporize thousands of troops , but it is a bit difficult to deal with larger troops."

Eldridge, who had been curled up on his horse and read novels, had a rare moment to interject:
"Master's words, ah, are philosophical... The reason why the hybrid regular army of the Demon Race does not go north, ah, is not because real chickens cannot pass through the defense line of the Arcane Spire, but because it takes so many demon lives to fill it, ah ,not worth……"

"So since the completion of the Arcane Spire, the demon troops have infiltrated more in small groups rather than large-scale invasion." Master Laurie shrugged, "Their large army movement can be easily discovered by the sentry tower, but it is Under the cover of magic and other gimmicks, small groups can be smuggled across borders—like your Miss Karen Lepergue, who apparently smuggled under the noses of the Arcane Spire's defenses."

Xia Houyan touched his chin.

To put it bluntly, the twelve arcane spiers built by the empire on the southern border are not so much a "line of defense" as a "filter", which completely cuts off the iron ambition of the demon army's regular army to conquer the northern kingdom. Put in some bad smelly fish and rotten shrimp——

—and let them fend for themselves in the no-man's-land of Soulbreaker.

"These arcane spires really took a lot of effort from the empire..." Master Laurie sighed, "The first one built was the 'Eye of the Waves' located on the west coast and the southwest corner of the empire's territory, and then the 'Eye of the Rock' next to it. Grasp'... It took the empire hundreds of years and countless manpower and material resources to extend this line of defense to the easternmost 'heart of dust', and finally won a long-term peace with the demons."

"Peace depends on artillery." The lord said a very wise nonsense.

Master Laurie blinked meaningfully at the lord:

"My lord, you will soon see how precious peace is..."

As the group approached the "Pillar of Eternal Sleep", Xia Houyan suddenly understood what the master meant.

Because at the foot of the arcane steeple that appeared in the eyes of everyone in Shuangfengling, it was not the rigorous and stern military camp he had imagined before, but more like a frontier town full of wilderness.

If you compare the white main tower "Pillar of Eternal Sleep" and several outlying towers a little further away to tree trunks, then the large and small earthen houses and tiled houses are like mushrooms growing on their roots. ;
Merchants and residents of various ethnic groups walking and shuttling among these flat-roofed houses created a kind of bustling atmosphere in this border area;
As the sky was getting late, lamps had already been lit at the door of many houses, so Xia Houyan saw the wooden signboards of various shapes, marking the purpose of these houses:
Shops, taverns, casinos, brothels, blacksmiths...

This place is like a simple and miniature version of Huafang Town, and the towering arcane spire, which rises straight into the sky, is an exceptionally magnificent town clock tower—but the crescent-shaped magic energy concentrator on the top of the tower keeps shining. The glowing magical glow reminds the real purpose of this building.

Xia Houyan seemed to realize something.

Even the Imperial Southern Army stationed on the defense line of the arcane spire, its soldiers also need to eat, drink, and have fun on weekdays;
And as the situation on the border became more and more stable, and the magic attack function of the arcane spires was not activated for a long time, it was only natural that some small border towns would emerge in their surrounding areas to provide services for business travelers and soldiers.

"Lord, are we going to see Commander Paulus now?" Cavalier Commander Cousins ​​pointed to the border checkpoint at the bottom of the "Pillar of Eternal Sleep" tower and the long line of caravans.

"Don't worry..." Xia Houyan turned his head and shouted to the guards in the team, "Where's the leaflet on Route 66 you prepared? Hurry up and distribute it in this small town!"

(End of this chapter)