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

Chapter 131 I've Got My Eyes on This Place

Fran straightened her sitting posture slightly, trying to appear dignified.

Then he cleared his throat and said, "Lord Beast King, for the time being, we do not need your country to publicly support us, nor do we need the orc army to help us fight?"

The Beast King was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Lord Fulan, you misunderstood. I am not sending troops to provide military support like the elves and dwarves! Instead, I am handing over the command of the army to you, and you will have full control over the power of life and death. If anyone disobeys my orders, just tell me, and I will beat them until they obey my orders."

It's pretty good to be commanded, worthy of being an orc!

Fran said, "Don't be impatient, Lord Beast King! What I mean is that we are willing to help your country improve these strengths. But we don't need you to exchange these for us."

"Then what do you want?"

"First of all, we hope to reach a trade agreement with the Orc Empire, where both sides will exempt each other from tariffs." Fran said.

"That's no problem!" The Beast King agreed without even thinking about it. At present, the Orc Empire has almost no foreign trade, and tariffs are almost non-existent. Basically, they live behind closed doors.

"Second, I hope to get a piece of land." Fran said.

"A piece of land?" Upon hearing this request, the Beast King frowned.

When this request was made, Christina and Kagraz beside her became nervous.

You know, these countries attach great importance to territory! Especially the Orc Empire. They have shed so much blood and tears and paid so many lives for their homeland! Land has huge symbolic significance to them.

To cede land is a very shameful thing. Even if it is just a small piece of land...

Fran explained calmly, "I want this piece of land, not to own it, but to rent it... The lease term is only ninety-nine years!"

"I'm a little confused." The Beast King said, "Why does City Lord Fran want a piece of land? There is a huge endless sea between Orila City and the Orc Empire."

"Lord Beast King, you said before that you wanted me to help improve the metallurgy and forging industries of the Orc Empire. But such industries cannot be improved in a few years. It is a long process and may even take several generations! Therefore, I want to open factories and workshops in the Orc Empire and hire local orcs as workers.

Craftsmen. Use this method to train talents for the Orc Empire and promote industrial development!"

"So that's how it is!" The Beast King was delighted when he heard this, and he quickly said, "If that's the case, then there's no problem at all! I wonder which piece of land the city lord has taken a fancy to."

"It's the port where we landed. If I remember correctly, Gray Harbor."

"Haha, Lord Fulan really has his eyes on a good place. Gray Harbor is the second largest port in the Orc Empire!" The Beast King said, "Okay! I promise you! Ninety-nine years, ninety-nine years! As long as the ownership is still in the hands of the Orc Empire, it's fine. But Lord Fulan must work hard to break through his strength. If you can break through the Saint

Maybe we can witness the ceremony of returning Gray Harbor together."

"Master Beast King, you are joking. With my aptitude, I am afraid I will never be able to break through the Holy Domain in this lifetime." Fran said: "But my third condition, which is also the last condition, is related to the Holy Domain."

"Oh? Tell me about it!" The Beast King said with interest.

"The one next to me is Christina, the Saint of the Shinra Church." Fran said, "Her current strength has reached the ninth level. I hope Lord Beast King can help her break through to the Saint."

"Huh!" Christina didn't expect that Fran's last request would be related to her.

It is so difficult to break through to the Holy Domain. Although ninth-order experts are already the top strengths on the continent, they are by no means rare in history. There are many entangled experts in every era! But there are very few who can really break through to the Holy Domain.

For a long time, the entire world was in a state without any holy domains. It was only after the war with the demons that a large number of holy domains appeared in the world like mushrooms after rain. But after the world peace, the world once again fell into a state without any new holy domains.

It is conceivable how difficult it will be to advance to the Holy Realm.

"You want me to help her break through to the Holy Land?" The Beast King smiled and said, "I can't do that. If I had this ability, the orcs would have unified the world long ago."

"I know!" Fran said, "But with the guidance of a Saint, the chances of promotion will be increased after all."

When Christina heard that Fran was constantly striving for promotion opportunities, a relieved smile immediately appeared on her face.

This sister was not raised in vain.

However, she knew very well that it was harder to advance to the Holy Land than to ascend to heaven. She could not see any hope so far, and she did not even have a direction.

"It's not like I can give you any advice." The Beast King said, "Miss Saint, do you know what the biggest difference between the Saint Realm and the Ninth Level is?"

"It's a domain!" Christina said, "But I only heard about it."

"That's right!" The Beast King said, "I can let you feel the power of the domain! I can even tell you my experience of advancing to the Holy Domain. How much you can learn from it depends on your own understanding. This is all I can do."

After hearing this, Christina immediately showed a surprised expression.

It is a great honor to be personally guided by a powerful person from the Holy Land.

"Well, I'm going to release the barrier! If you feel uncomfortable, you can stay two meters away from me!"

As soon as the words fell, Fran immediately felt a huge pressure coming over her. The whole world became manic, and the air began to fly around like boiling water. Fran only felt dizzy.

Fran knew very well that with her current strength, she didn't even have the ability to stay in the barrier, let alone comprehend it. So she stepped back decisively.

After moving two meters away, the terrifying force disappeared without a trace in an instant.

At this time, Christina was still holding on in the field. She closed her eyes and continued to feel the power of the field washing over her.

It was unknown how much time had passed before she opened her eyes again.

"How is it?" asked the Beast King curiously.

Christina shook her head with a wry smile, and then said: "The power of the domain is indeed mysterious. Forgive my stupidity and inability to comprehend too many things."

"Don't worry, you are still young, there is plenty of time to break through." The Beast King smiled and said, "I will sort out my experience from my early years of advancement in a while, I hope it will be helpful to you."

"I would like to thank Lord Beast King first." Christina bowed to the Beast King.

"Why are you thanking me? It's just a deal." The Beast King said, "If you want to thank someone, thank your allies. I never thought that there would be such a sincere alliance in the world today. The Holy Alliance, the Northern Alliance, and the Chinese Alliance are no longer the sincere and trustworthy alliances they were in the past! We have to admit that we know too little about the Holy Roel Empire."

Chapter 132: Saint Domain Powerful

After both parties laid the foundation for the deal, the details went on very smoothly and soon a trade agreement took shape.

In the next few days, Kagraz was designated by the Beast King as the liaison with Fran. He acted as a tour guide and diligently introduced Grey Harbor to Fran, the future master. He helped Fran plan how to build a factory in Grey Harbor and recruit local orcs.

Later, at Fran's invitation, he embarked on a journey to Orila City.

Along the way, Fran also learned about the current situation of the Orc Empire from Kagraz.

Although the Orc Empire is an empire, the real power actually lies in the chiefs of each tribe, so it is more like a united emirate than an empire. It is just that the Beast King's personal strength and personal charm are too strong, so the chiefs in the country are willing to hand over power to him.

But if the Beast King died one day, the situation would be different.

The Beast King knew about this situation, but he had no idea how to change it.

Afterwards, Fran also listened to Kagraz's story about the legendary experience of the Beast King.

Unlike the other three sanctuaries, the Beast King does not have any noble status, and it can even be said that his birth is more humble than that of ordinary people.

He was born in a dwarven slave camp.

In order to obtain a constant and stable number of slaves, the dwarves would deliberately allow the orcs to mate with each other to produce baby orcs, which would then be used as slaves.

So if nothing unexpected happens, he will probably dig mines for the rest of his life, and then die early in the mine just like his parents whom he has never met.

However, when he was young, the war between orcs and dwarves became more and more intense, and he gloriously became a member of the resistance army. No one knows how many near-death experiences the Beast King has experienced on the battlefield, but everyone knows that every time he escaped death, his strength increased significantly, until he advanced to become a Saint.

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Afterwards, the Beast King took up the banner of resistance and led the tribes to continue fighting the dwarves until the dwarves were overwhelmed and made peace with the orcs, and he became the well-deserved leader of this new empire.

The clothes and shackles that Fran saw were what the Beast King wore when he was a slave.

He had these specially ordered so that he and the orcs would not forget the miserable life as slaves.

After listening to the Beast King's experience, Christina couldn't help but sigh.

To become a sanctuary, talent, luck and hard work are indeed indispensable.

Christina thought she had worked very hard in her training, but compared to what happened to the Beast King, it was still far from enough.

However, compared to how to advance to the Holy Domain, Fran was more concerned about another thing: why the appearance of Holy Domain masters was so uneven.

Logically speaking, the probability of a genius appearing in each period should be the same. The probability of a genius encountering a miracle is also roughly the same, but why do the sanctuaries appear in the same period, as if it were a pre-arranged agreement?

Is it because war gave birth to the Holy Land?

But this doesn't make sense. If we really want to talk about the brutality of the war, the first time the demon world invaded, that war was truly brutal. But at that time, there were no holy domains on the entire continent. Instead, it was some time after the demon world's army was driven away that these holy domain masters suddenly appeared.

The timeline doesn't match!

"So? Who are the powerful saints in this world?" Fran asked curiously.

"The first one is the troll lord Jinzaka, who lives in the dark forest in the south of the Elven Continent. It is also because of his existence that the Elven Empire has never destroyed this troublesome small country and taken over the Elven Continent alone. He is also the oldest sanctuary now. The second one is the Lord Beast King."

Kagraz paused and then said, "The third one is Allende, the Eagle King of the Inya continent. He is the chief of the Pampas tribe. However, he has been very secluded and there has been no news of his activities for a long time. The fourth one is you, the Roel people."

"It turns out to be from us, the Roll people?" Fran was surprised.

"You don't know." Christina said, "Her name is Su Hailun, Merlin's youngest disciple. She is also the mayor of Rainbow City. But she is even more mysterious than Allende. She hasn't appeared on the mainland for more than 20 years! We don't even know if she is dead or alive."

Trolls, orcs, pampas, ror.

Fran muttered the names of these races, and then said: "These races don't seem to be the most powerful races in the world."

"Yes." Kagraz said, "It seems that the stronger the race, the lower the probability of such super-powerful people appearing. I don't know why."

"Maybe it's just a coincidence." Christina said

The others did not delve into the matter any further, but Fran secretly kept this so-called coincidence in mind.

With the power of the steam engine, the ship quickly returned to the Holy Roll Empire.

Just after landing, Fran and Christina received a lot of news!

Most of these are about wars within the Holy Roal Empire.

With the help of firearms, Margaret's army can only be described in one word: invincible.

In just over ten days, she easily defeated the main force of the Anti-Vienna Alliance, the 3,000 men led by Count Tilly, chasing the 30,000 main force of the other side. Later, in the Battle of White Water River, Count Tilly's half-turn tactics played an important role, and defeated the other side's spirit knights effortlessly.

Afterwards, when the enemy deployed their heavy infantry in a turtle formation, the light and heavy cavalry kept firing in circles with their muskets, continuously eroding the number of the enemy's heavy armored infantry. After the enemy's defense was finally broken down, he personally led the cavalry to charge, rushed into the center of the army and killed the commander, forcing the enemy's formation into chaos, resulting in countless casualties.

After this battle, the enemy's main force was wiped out and the alliance collapsed.

Three thousand defeated thirty thousand. This made Earl Tilly and his pioneering maneuver tactics famous all over the continent. He was therefore called the God of War of the White Water River!

At this point, half of the territory of the Holy Roll Empire was under Margaret.

However, the war did not stop with the collapse of the Anti-Vienna Alliance.

The fate of Grand Duke Hastings, the strongest duke in the Holy Roll Empire, made the war even more brutal.

After the collapse of the Anti-Vienna Alliance, Grand Duke Hastings immediately issued a manifesto, stating that Margaret had used very despicable means in the fight for the emperor's successor, which led to the tragic death of Grand Duke Hastings' nephew in Vienna. The throne should have belonged to his nephew!

Fortunately, this short-lived nephew had a six-year-old child, so Grand Duke Hastings made this child the emperor of the Holy Roll Empire in the north to compete with Margaret.

This move immediately won the support of the northern dukes, who gathered around Grand Duke Hastings and confronted Margaret.

Both sides are accusing the other side of being unorthodox and constantly exposing each other's dirty laundry.

However, for foreigners who came to watch the fun, they preferred to call the two empires the North Roll Empire and the South Roll Empire.

Chapter 133: The Civil War

The armies of the two great "empires" in the north and south soon came into combat.

Margaret still won a small victory. But this time the victory was not easy.

Because Grand Duke Hastings' army was also equipped with firearms, and in considerable numbers.

Unlike Margaret, Grand Duke Hastings did not equip a large number of muskets, but instead prioritized the manufacture of a large number of artillery (although the steel and technology used in the artillery of both sides came from the city of Aurora). He installed the heavy artillery on a wooden cart, and then let the bulls, a specialty of his territory, pull it, and then fire it when he arrived at the location.

The highly mobile artillery was somewhat beyond Margaret's expectations. The heavy bombardment caused heavy casualties to her infantry, and the right wing almost collapsed.

However, Grand Duke Hastings still had no way to deal with the cavalry led by Earl Tilly, and was ultimately defeated by Earl Tilly's semi-turn tactics.

The Duchy of Hastings did not possess a powerful heavy cavalry like Margaret. Even if he temporarily drew elite troops from various dukes to form a force to train semi-turn tactics, he would definitely not be a match for Earl Tilly in a short period of time.

Grand Duke Hastings was a battle-hardened general. He knew that he did not have the time and energy to fight Margaret to a death with heavy cavalry, so he took a different approach and came up with a defensive tactic.

Don't your cavalry like to fire a shot and run away? Then I will just sit there and wait for you to shoot.

He learned from Fran's experience in deploying troops during the Battle of Odungard, and ordered the infantry to form a hollow square formation, with spearmen on the outside and many musketeers and archers on the inside. The entire square formation was armed to the teeth, and looked like a hedgehog from a distance.

Faced with this phalanx covered with barbs, Count Tilly's sharp blade finally faltered.

Without the help of artillery, it would be difficult for our cavalry to break through this hollow square formation, and even if they did, they would suffer heavy losses! As for firing and running, since there were many musketeers hidden in the enemy's square formation, they would hide behind their spears and pull the trigger as soon as they saw the cavalry rushing over.

In the exchange of fire between the two sides, the cavalry certainly has some advantages in terms of casualties, but the cavalry on our side are all elite cavalry! Is it worthwhile to exchange casualties with these ordinary infantry who don't even have armor?

Fortunately, the enemy's phalanx also had a huge problem - lack of mobility. The cavalry could not break through them, but they obviously could not break through the cavalry either!