Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 404 Chapter [-] Kan Colle
The turbulent Lion Heart River flows through the east wing of the empire's central plain, rolling from north to south, endlessly washing away countless blood and tears of the ancestors, the fortress of the old country, and the dust of history.

When the Lionheart River flowed to the southeast center of the imperial capital, it suddenly divided into three strands due to the steep and tortuous terrain, like the trident of the king of the sea, clamping the southern part of the empire under its crotch:
The mainstream of the Lion Heart River continues to go all the way south, and finally fights to the west and rushes into the sea, blocking the desolate and uninhabited land of Liehun from the Central Plains; The south converges into a large inland lake, Lake Victoria, which has no chance to see the vast waves; as for the east branch of the Lion Heart River, it goes straight south along the trend of the Dusty Mountains, and finally turns into countless small streams, quietly disappearing at the foot of the Dusty Mountains. Among the hot land.

The place where these three tributaries converge is the famous Imperial Sanshui Bay.

Before the bridge was built above the Shixin River and the natural moat became a thoroughfare, Sanshuiwan was the only way for the ancestors of the empire to travel between the north and the south of the border.

Every day and every night, there are countless ferry boats cruising in the Lion Heart River, ready to deliver blood transfusions to the south of the empire that is in urgent need of development.

Over time, human settlements of the empire have naturally formed along the coast of Sanshui Bay. The lighthouse fortress that was originally used to watch the river and maintain shipping has also been continuously expanded, and finally evolved into a giant castle standing on the west bank of the Lion Heart River - Wangjiang City.

Since then, Sanshuiwan has become the second largest giant city in the Central Plains of the empire besides the imperial capital. The nobles entrusted here can be honored with the title of "Duke of Sanshuiwan". The middle reaches of the Xinhe River.

But it is interesting to say that the ruling families in other territories of the empire are often very stable, not to mention the eternal line, generally there will not be much change in hundreds of years;

However, this Sanshuiwan territory seems to be cursed by the Holy Spirit. Every few decades, the ruling family will change due to various reasons such as extinction, crime, resignation, and resignation. This has also caused the residents of Sanshuiwan to get used to the ever-changing King Banner at the top of the city.

Perhaps it was precisely because of the taboo of the ominous history of this city that the current Duke of Sanshuiwan, Jose Rivera, moved to live in the imperial capital shortly after taking over the title, leaving only some distant relatives and officials in Wangjiang City Manage cities.

——According to the calculations, Ya hasn't returned to her fief for nearly 20 years now.

And Katerina was fostered in Wangjiang City when she was a child, and was taken care of by a cousin of Master Jose Rivera for several years, so the relationship between the Igor family and the Rivera family has always been good.

As for Sanshuiwan, an important trade area, although it has been dominated by its own lord for 20 years, it has developed fairly well in these years.

After letting the "Shuangfengling Labor Army Art Troupe" station in a forest clearing outside the city, Xia Houyan entered Sanshuiwan City with several high-level officials from the territory.

He was not without surprise to find that the law and order in this Jiangcheng was actually quite stable, and the residents were all living their lives in peace, and the vendors and pawns in the streets and alleys were no different.

If it weren't for the imperial soldiers patrolling the streets, no one would have noticed that it was a difficult time for wars on the mainland—especially, once the Hot Spring Pass in the east was lost, the next one would be to face the orc soldiers. In fact, it is Sanshui Bay and its permanent residents.

Soon, the upper echelons of the Rivera family who were staying at Wangjiang City in Sanshuiwan learned of the arrival of Duke Elliott Igor.

These sycophants of the Rivera family almost rushed out of Wangjiang City in a swarm, stopped the lord who was taking Alice to buy handicrafts in the street, and after a while of greetings, he kindly invited the lord to go to the castle for a dinner.

The passers-by on the side were all stunned by this exaggerated scene.It wasn't until someone reminded them that they suddenly realized that this black-haired aristocrat who looked too young was actually the well-known "President Southern Military Affairs" and the "Wildland Executioner" who "killed as many orcs as abducted women" Lord Elliot Igor!
——I have to say that the popular Dongbingku novels based on the lord have really left a lot of wrong impressions on everyone.

Seeing that the upper echelons of the Rivera family extended an invitation to Mr. Igor in public, most of the onlookers thought that the two big families would definitely have a toast and exchange cups in Wangjiang City tonight;

However, to the surprise of the Rivera tribe, the Duke of Frost Maple Ridge shook his head and rejected their invitation.

The lord's words are also very grand:
"I went north this trip for the purpose of laboring in literature and art. The schedule is tight, so I won't go to Wangjiang City to bother you. The empire is in troubled times. You should also be frugal."

Hearing this, the Shuangfengling bum at the side couldn't help but look sideways at the lord: They never expected that the lord, who built the Vincent Palace so magnificently, would one day be able to say "practice thrift" Such bullshit!
The Rivera people who were rejected could only nod their heads with wry smiles, saying that you are right.

"Look at the giant ship moored at the port by the river—General Halifax of the Western Navy, is he also in the city now?" Xia Houyan didn't bother to pay attention to these low-ranking nobles who were full of clichés, and asked straight to the point, " I want to speak to General Halifax about something—where is he?"

Hearing the lord's question about General Halifax, the faces of all the Rivera people suddenly became a little embarrassed.

Xia Houyan just felt baffled: Why did you look as if you owed you compensation for demolition when I mentioned this admiral of the navy?
In Haven Continent, the last person who was so unpopular seemed to be Master Laurie.

"That..." a high-ranking staff member of the Rivera family stammered, "About General Halifax, we are actually also worried... You see, the Western Army navy is moored at our Sanshui Bay, it has been almost two months, during which we invited Halifax Castle to disembark for dinner countless times, but he refused to accept..."

"During the past two months, he has been on board the Obradin?" Xia Houyan was also shocked, "Never got off the ship? Is it because of the military emergency?"

"No..." The staff of the Rivera family were about to cry, "It's because General Halifax said that a real man would sleep with his boat every day, such a beautiful boat, if you don't look at it carefully Abducted by a yellow-haired admiral from another country..."

"I've decided! I want to see this General Halifax immediately!" Xia Houyan made a decisive decision.

……

At the port of Shixinhe on the east side of Sanshui Bay, Xia Houyan and a group of boys finally saw the famous navy fleet of the Imperial Western Army.

Against the backdrop of the turbulent waves, the port of Sanshuiwan is already a noisy and lively scene.

When a group of people walked into the gate of the port, the first thing that caught their attention was undoubtedly the imperial flagship "Obradin" moored in the middle of the port.

The black and terrifying figure of this giant warship, which gathered the latest scientific and technological achievements of the empire, looked like a giant beast standing in the mist on the river bank.Against the backdrop of the majestic figure of the "Obra Latin", even Wangjiang City to the west is as poor and weak as a babbling baby.

And the other warships that followed the "Obra Latin" all the way through the waves and lined up in the port filled the Sanshuiwan River, which was originally crowded with merchant ships.

The Leviathan military flag of the Western Army Navy of the Empire occupies almost half of the sky in the territory of the Vera family here.

The "Obra Latin" was originally the blue water flagship of the Empire cruising in the Western Salt Sea. This time, it was urgently transferred to Sanshui Bay by the military department to assist in the defense of this trade city that had never experienced war and had extremely poor fortifications. In order to prevent the orcs from driving straight into the imperial capital after breaking through Hot Spring Pass.

In order to pass through the shallow Lionheart River, the ocean-going ship "Obradin" underwent a large-scale refit in the Giant Whale City before departure. A large number of equipment and facilities on it were removed, and the draft was finally reduced enough;
In the end, with the help of the land pilot, the "Obradin" was able to drive carefully along the Lion Heart River to Sanshuiwan.

Today, the flagship of the empire has been firmly moored in the port of Sanshuiwan, and will not sail again in a short time.So the imperial craftsmen began to busy put the previously unloaded equipment back on the ship, and at the same time strengthen the hull with iron sheets and steel plates so that it can better play the role of a water fortress and a mainstay.

So when Xia Houyan and his party came to the port, besides the shouting of the Imperial Navy's drill, there was also the sound of clanging craftsmen preparing the ship—on the high side of the Obradin, Numerous ropes hung down, and the imperial craftsmen hung on these ropes to add steel armor to the side of the Obradin in mid-air.

Leaving the ship and coming to greet the lord and his party were several high-ranking officers of the Western Navy.

Compared with those hypocritical nobles, Xia Houyan still prefers to deal with these imperial army officers.

In particular, many members of the Western Army are old with the Igor family who used to be in charge of Eagle's Rest Fort, and the two sides have become more sympathetic when talking.The officers of the Western Army saw that the young aristocrat had no pretensions, and even laughed and told a few jokes about Eagle's Rest. The Embarrassment of Master Victor Lowry.

——The only thing that made Xia Houyan feel a little uncomfortable was that the voices of these naval officers were loud, making his eardrums buzz: it seems that according to the imperial practice, it is impossible to sail a warship with a low voice.

However, Xia Houyan keenly noticed that General Halifax, the leader of the Western Army Navy, still did not come to greet him. It seems that this guy has made up his mind not to disembark:
God is sorry, the current Lords of Shuangfengling, not talking about power, only talking about fame, are among the top few in the empire.

——After all, the empire is an empire of nobles. A mere commander of a western military and naval division should be the first to salute when he sees the Duke of Xiahou, who is in charge of military affairs in the south. !

The navy officers of the Western Army also seemed a little embarrassed by their boss's rude behavior.After exchanging a few pleasantries, they hurriedly invited the lord to board the "Obra Dinn" inspection ship and meet General Halifax by the way.

It was on the deck of the "Obradin" that Xia Houyan finally met the legendary Admiral of the Imperial Navy.

He originally thought that the person in charge of a country's navy should be a tough old man with a white beard like Hemingway in "The Old Man and the Sea", but the general Halifax who actually appeared in front of him was a man in his 30s. people--

— and not even a tough guy.

General Halifax was dressed in a pure white navy uniform, with a big-brimmed hat and a pair of dark moon glass sunglasses on his face. — and even squeezes out a clearly visible quadruple chin on his neck when he lowers his head.

If it weren't for the dozen or so shining military medals on his chest, anyone would think that this is just an otaku who secretly wears a military uniform.

"General Halifax's position in the Imperial Army was inherited from his father." Aaron Cousins ​​stood beside the lord, and reminded the lord in a low voice without moving his lips.

Xia Houyan understood, squeezed out a warm smile and greeted General Halifax.

But what he didn't expect was that the admiral of the navy actually took the first step and said excitedly:

"You are Lord Elliott Igor, right? Look at my 'Obra Latin', isn't she beautiful?"

Xia Houyan never dreamed that the other party would come up with these words.

"Uh...it's beautiful." He stopped abruptly and replied dryly.

"Look at my 'Obra Latin'!" General Halifax opened his arms enthusiastically, "Look at her streamlined side, pure and charming! Look at her solid rudder! Look Look at her deep barrel! Look at her white sails! My lord Eliot Igor, don't you want to spend long years with her at sea?"

The onlookers present, from the well-informed Aaron Cousins ​​to the naval officers with abundant military virtues, collectively lost their language function during General Halifax's affectionate recitation.

"Uh..." Xia Houyan tried his best to control his desire to hit someone, and reluctantly replied, "...Think?"

"Don't think about it!" General Halifax said happily, "She is my wife!"

Xia Houyan really didn't want to understand, what did the admiral commander of the mighty imperial navy go through in this life to become such a number one person?

This question continued until Xia Houyan followed General Halifax into the admiral's room of the "Obradin" and found that the wall was full of virtual idol posters from Shuangfengling——

——A sense of enlightenment suddenly surged in the heart of the lord.

(End of this chapter)