What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

However, looking at the petite Fran in front of him, a new doubt came to his mind.

Why would Fran, a human being, especially a member of the Holy Roel Empire, go against the gods? The Twelve Gods of the Holy Roel Empire have not been heard from for many years. Does she really have the world in her heart?

Fran looked at Galannodier meaningfully, and then said, "Gialan, are you thinking about the real motive for me doing this?"

Before Galanodiel could nod, Fran continued

"My purpose is not noble, nor do I want to turn you into a weapon against the gods. I just want to protect myself."

Chapter 282 Jade Empire

"Self-protection? How do you get that?" Galannodier looked at Fran in confusion.

Could it be that the gods behind the Northern Alliance and the Chinese Alliance are already preparing to take action against Fran?

But they didn't have such news internally, and no relevant miracles had been sent down recently. The alliance between the Northern Alliance and the Chinese Alliance was just an attempt to curb the expansion of Fran. What did this have to do with the gods? With Fran's current influence, it should be too early to disturb the gods.

Could it be that Fran was just too nervous?

Fran took a deep breath and said, "This is also the main reason why I asked Jia Lan to come. We need you, a clergyman from the ancient empire, to help us explore the truth of history."

The truth of history?

Galannodiel was becoming increasingly confused.

"Where did this come from?"

Fran thought for a moment, then gave Galanodiel an even more confusing answer: "It all started with the goblins."

Brother? Goblin?

What does this have to do with goblins?

Fran smiled and said, "Jia Lan, I know you have a lot of questions. But don't worry, because you will have more questions later. First, I want to ask you a question. What is your impression of the goblins?"

"Uh..." Galanodiel looked at Krelz beside him with some embarrassment. The answer was self-evident, but he couldn't say more in front of Krelz.

"What if I told you that, a long, long time ago, the goblins once created a powerful empire! A civilization comparable to... or even far stronger than the elves?" Fran said, "What would you think?"

"How is this possible! This is a joke."

Galannodiel blurted out immediately, but soon realized his mistake and said, "I'm sorry... that's not what I meant."

"No need to apologize." Kreltz said, "Compared to Miss Elf, the city lord's reaction back then was much more dramatic."

Krelz took out a pipe from his pocket, lit it, exhaled a puff of smoke, and then said: "In ancient times, there was indeed a powerful empire founded by goblins, called the Emerald Empire. Its territory was very vast, including the Elven Continent, Calradia Continent, Inya Continent, and Volsas Continent. These places were all under the rule of the Emerald Empire."

Hearing this, Galannodier frowned.

It's not that she doesn't believe it, it's just that there are too many myths and legends of this kind. Basically, every race will brag about how their ancestors were so and so, and how they almost unified the main plane. If it was another race, it would be fine, but this myth happened to be about goblins. This is really hard to believe.

"I know that Miss Elf must think that this is the ravings of a madman." Krelz said, "After all, let alone you, sometimes even we believe it. We don't even know where the Jade Empire was built and why it declined."

"Then how do you know it really exists?"

"Ruins!" Krelz said, "My people and I live in the Far North. It's so cold there that even the northern countries don't dare to enter rashly. The reason why we can survive in such a harsh environment is because of the technology we got from the ruins."

"The design prototype of the steam engine was brought out from the ruins by Mr. Kreltz." Fran said calmly.

This sentence was like a bombshell, which instantly made Galanodier stand still. Vanessa beside him was so surprised that she couldn't close her legs.

"With the things we dug out from the ruins, my people have also regained the writing and language of the Jade Empire. But ruins are ruins after all. They only record the tip of the iceberg of the Jade Empire. There is no way for us to return to the glory of the Jade Empire. We can only linger in this bitter cold land."

Kreltz said: "The tribesmen are quite satisfied with the current situation, but I feel that as a descendant of the Emerald Empire, since I have inherited the technology of my ancestors, I have the responsibility to make the goblins great again. So I left the Far North and wanted to look for goblins in other parts of the main plane to see if there are any compatriots who have discovered the ruins. However...

At this point, Krelz's eyes dimmed, and his pipe drooped weakly to the side. He then said, "The goblins in this world have long since degenerated into beasts. They have no writing, no language, and no dignity or morality, and have become the lowest level of monsters. I tried to educate them, but failed without exception."

Fran said, "I know Jialan can't believe it. In fact, when I first heard Mr. Kreuz's story, I couldn't believe it either! It's simply ridiculous. However, Mr. Kreuz's knowledge and skills prove that such a relic does exist. Otherwise, it would be impossible to design many devices like the steam engine with personal talent and knowledge."

Fran thought for a moment and then said, "I'll tell you another fact. The prototype of the musket idea also came from Mr. Kreltz. I just improved it on this basis."

Yes, that's right. I just added a few details.

After hearing this, Galanodiel was speechless for a long time.

Vanessa asked, "So, if the Jade Empire already had steam engines and firearms, how did they disappear?"

Kreltz corrected him, "The Jade Empire did not fully develop steam engines and firearms. Without the contributions of City Lord Fran, I'm afraid these two things would only remain on the drawing board. But technically, my ancestors did use steam."

"But just now I said that the Jade Empire occupied many continents in the main plane. An empire that spans across many continents can't just disappear like that."

"I don't know." Krelz said, "There is little description of history in the ruins. It only vaguely mentions a word - the Great Cataclysm. After the Great Cataclysm, the surviving tribesmen hid in this bitter cold land and created this ruin. After the ruins were sealed, countless years passed before they were reopened under the leadership of one of our elders, and the civilization and history inside reappeared."

"Regarding the Great Cataclysm, is there a similar description in the history of the Elven Empire?" Fran asked.

"The Cataclysm..." Galannodiel lowered his head and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "It has never been mentioned. Maybe it was just a natural disaster?"

"No! It's definitely not a natural disaster. And how powerful a disaster would it take to destroy an empire! Besides, the ancestors who created the ruins didn't stay for long and left in a hurry, as if they were avoiding the pursuit of their enemies. Rather than saying this is a relic, it's better to say it's a hastily erected tombstone!! And

......"

Kreltz paused, then said, "From the documents in the ruins, it seems that the Jade Empire does not believe in gods! Nor has it received any blessings from gods."

Chapter 283 A historical coincidence?

"So City Lord Fran believes that the gods were afraid of the Emerald Empire's development in machinery and technology, so they united to destroy the Emerald Empire?" asked Galanodil.

"Yes." Fran said.

"But this is just a guess." Galanodier said: "Not believing in God is just a coincidence, and the catastrophe is just an opportunity. The destruction may also be due to internal conflicts within the empire."

"Garlan is right. But based on just this guess, I wouldn't consider the gods as my imaginary enemies. This is indeed a bit too neurotic."

"What's the reason?"

Fran took a deep breath and said, "If there is only the Emerald Empire, it is very likely a historical accident. After all, no imperial power is eternal, and it is normal for a large empire to fall apart. For example, the Roll Empire almost unified mankind. But what if there is a second race..."

"Could it be that there is another race similar to the Jade Empire?"

"Yes, Feather Tribe."

"Feather Tribe!!??"

"You also know that the city of Orila shelters many members of the Feathered Tribe." Fran said.

Galannodil nodded.

"Coincidentally, the leader of the Feather Clan, Petreksi, told me that there was also a glorious civilization in the history of the Feather Clan, called the Thousand Feather Empire!" Fran said, "The Thousand Feather Empire is not as powerful as the Emerald Empire, which has spread its influence across the continents of the main plane, but it is not far behind. When it was at its most powerful, the entire Endless Ocean was the inner lake of the Thousand Feather Empire."

"Inner Lake?!" Galannodiel knew the vastness of the Endless Ocean. If a power could use the Endless Ocean as an inner lake, it would be no different from dominating the world.

"But even so, the Thousand Feather Empire still declined. Even now, except for the Feather Clan, no one else remembers it, and no trace of it can be found." Fran said.

"Then, how do you know this is true?" Galanodier said with a wry smile: "The reputation of the Feather Tribe is only slightly better than that of the Goblins."

"Because the Qianyu Empire was destroyed not long ago, there is still a lot of evidence left behind." Fran said: "The culprit behind its destruction was the Holy Alliance."

"Holy Alliance!? After the invasion of the demon world?"

"Yes." Fran said: "Patriarch Petreksi still has some text in his hand. It's a pity that they can no longer recognize these words, so we can only decipher them slowly. But I think that the things about the Qianyu Empire are very likely true."

"Why?"

"You know, in order to avoid the purge of the Huameng, the Feather Tribe had to hide on various barren islands in the Endless Ocean. For nearly a hundred years, there was almost no communication between them." Fran said: "It's just that recently, because of the victory in the Endless Ocean, many Feather Tribes scattered on different islands and even different oceans came to me.

"Do the feather tribes on different islands all have descriptions of the Thousand Feather Empire?"

"Not only that, their descriptions are roughly similar." Fran said: "Legend has it that the Feather Tribe relied on their ability to fly to defeat the dwarves, conquer the Volsas continent, and monopolize the entire Endless Ocean. However, the gods of the Holy Alliance were afraid of their wealth, so they used a conspiracy to attack the emperor of the Feather Tribe, massacred the descendants of the Feather Tribe, and then destroyed the entire civilization, causing it to disappear in the long river of history."

"This... is indeed very similar." Galanodier frowned. "But if you insist, the power of the main plane has risen and fallen. Many once-powerful empires have disappeared in the long river of history..."

"There are even more coincidences." Fran said: "The Qianyu Empire also does not believe in any gods. Not only that, they also hate any religious beliefs."

Fran recounted her experience of meeting the Feather Tribe Princess Nelte. This time, everyone fell into deep thought.

The two civilizations had the same experience. If it was just a coincidence of history, even Galanodiel himself would find it hard to convince himself.

Fulan said: "I don't know what the gods are thinking, nor do I know what their purpose is. But the experiences of the Jade Empire and the Thousand Feather Empire tell me that there must be something fishy behind this! It's definitely not that simple. It's just that I'm at too low a level to detect it..."

She pointed her finger towards the sky and said, "It's impossible to detect what's happening above the clouds."

"So, the city lord is selling the steam engine to prepare for a rainy day." said Galannodier.

"Yes!" Fran said, "I know that if a humble bug like me really enters the Lord God's field of vision, it will be easy for them to kill me. Just like the Thousand Feather Empire and the Jade Empire before. But I believe that they can kill me, but they cannot stop the spread of advanced technology and science."

"The seeds of civilization will bloom in every corner of the main plane! The advanced will surely replace the backward!" Fran said: "When that time comes, even if you kill me, it will be useless. Because weak lives already have the ability to break free from the shackles of the gods."

"Lord Fran is so righteous!" Galannodier praised sincerely, "Compared to you, the goal in my heart is really not worth mentioning."

"Our goals are the same." Fran said, "Jia Lan wants to help ordinary elves. But helping ordinary elves means touching the nobles' cake! The nobles of the Elf Empire are all divine magicians of the Shiloh Temple! God is also a hurdle that you can't get around, Jia Lan."

Yes.

Aren't there gods behind the nobles? The gods need the nobles' talent in divine arts to control the entire empire, so they will not sit idly by and watch Galannodiel challenge the authority of the nobles.

Fran smiled and said, "In the words of the Elf Guild, we are comrades!

"Yes! We are comrades!"

Galanodier said: "Flan, you said before that you needed my identity as a priest. Since we are all comrades, feel free to use me if you need anything!"

Why does this sound so strange?

Fran was stunned for a moment, then continued, "There is indeed a place where you are needed. I want to use the history of the elves to infer clues about the Thousand Feather Empire and the Jade Empire. It would be even better if I could find more relics and secrets."

The Jade Empire was so old that even Kreltz had no hope. But the Thousand Feather Empire was very close to the present time. The destruction of such a great empire would definitely leave clues in history. Then they would be able to find the truth and explore everything behind it.

When it comes to history, we have to bring out the Elf Empire, a living dictionary. The elves are one of the oldest civilizations in the main plane, and compared to other civilizations, the Elf Empire has a very good quality - they like to record things in writing (although it is out of a literary hobby).

Judging from the character of the elves today, their history is unlikely to be objective and fair, and may even be mixed with the private opinions of countless literati. But even if it is not a true portrayal of history, it is at least better than nothing.

Chapter 284 Please

With an extremely important mission and a heavy heart, Galannodir returned to the east bank of the Soul-Guiding River.

At this time, the infrastructure construction on the east and west banks of the Soul-Guiding River was nearing completion. After the railway was completed and the people on the west bank were well fed, Fran's infrastructure construction speed also slowly slowed down. She no longer used her terrifying infrastructure capabilities to tease the elves' fragile heartstrings.

Although the elves bought the title of winner of the infrastructure competition by transferring benefits to Fran, this does not mean that the elves can directly withdraw from the Feruman area without caring about the lives of the Feruman people under their rule. After all, the twelve cities named after the Elf King that were promised before have not yet been completed.

If she abandoned these unfinished buildings and left at this time, her identity as the winner would surely be quickly exposed. The elf could not afford to lose face, so she could only continue to maintain the construction, but she would no longer rush the progress as frantically as before.

Just when everyone was waiting to see the elves make a fool of themselves, Galannodil, the high priest, actually stepped forward and expressed his willingness to share the responsibility and help build part of the city.

The original builders of the Twelve Elf King Cities were the royalists of the Elf Queen's faction. Their original intention was to use the vast land of East Feruman to check and balance other factions and to deter the empire. But they didn't expect that they would not get any benefits, but instead became an endless black hole.

The Elf Queen had long wanted to get rid of this hot potato, but seeing that Galanodir was willing to accept it, even if it was only a part of the Twelve Kings City, she hurriedly handed over some of the power to Galanodir, fearing that she would regret it.

In this way, Galannodil obtained three of the twelve cities, and these three cities were very close to the west bank of the Soul-Guiding River.

After gaining absolute control over these three cities (even though they were just a mess at the moment), Galannodiel immediately overturned the Elf Empire's unrealistic city design. She quietly approached the Second European Railway Bureau and asked them to redesign practical city plans, formulate construction plans, and get everything back on track.

In terms of construction, she asked the Elf Guild to abolish the noble contractors originally sent by the Empire, and put an end to the reselling of materials and the practice of taking empty salaries. At the same time, in order to gather the victims and eliminate the banditry, Galanodier also learned from Fran's method to absorb a large number of laborers through work-for-relief to fill the gap left by the Queen after she withdrew the "coolies".

The dilemma of not having enough hands.

After a few government decrees were issued, the originally chaotic situation was suddenly stopped.

I believe that these three cities will become the headquarters of the Elf Guild in the future, and use them as a springboard to gradually cultivate like-minded comrades and then influence the Elf Empire.

Of course, during this process, Galanodil did not forget his own mission.

When she took over the mess, she did not forget to send her own people to sneak back to the Elf Empire and start looking for clues about the Emerald Empire and the Thousand Feather Empire in historical documents.

Thanks to the Elf Empire's emphasis on historical books, various historical materials have been preserved very well and have hardly suffered much damage.

Since the historical data is so voluminous and complex, ordinary elves have little interest in these antiques and not many people study them, so these historical data do not have any confidentiality level.

Frankly speaking, in the eyes of the elves, the value of the document itself is much more valuable than the content on the document. After all, they are all historical heritage, antiques that can reflect the glory of the elves, and their value cannot be measured by money. As long as they are not secretly smuggled out of the empire, it doesn't matter how you look at it.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Galannodiel did not show any interest in the documents, but asked her subordinates to quietly sponsor some scholars who studied history, and then let them find the secrets.

Although the elves were not very interested in these historical documents, there were still a few elves who were enthusiastic about them. However, because the history of the elves was too complete, both the nobles and the ordinary elves did not think that they could dig out any secrets from the historical materials, so they would not invest in these historians.

Invest in them? Instead of letting them waste their time, studying historical materials and coming to conclusions that are exactly the same as current history, it is better to invest in ballet companies and choirs!

Art! Elegance is what elves should pursue.

This gave Galanodil an opportunity.

She merely promised to provide these historians with a minimum living standard, and then asked them to "shed their blood and sacrifice their lives", saying that she would definitely find what Galanodier needed.

For clues about the Emerald Empire and the Thousand Feather Empire, Fran can only pin her hopes on Galannodir. Whether she can find anything depends on these unwelcome elven scholars.