Starting from Osstar City, through the newly built Qianyuan Avenue, it was only more than twenty days later that the people of the envoy group stepped into the Oro Great Plain. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Completely different from the barren western coast, the southern steppe defense line at the fortress, this is the true hinterland of the Oroyo Empire, which gave birth to the rich plains of the Arcane Empire. The glory of the empire has shone here for hundreds of years, and even if the war destroyed the empire, the occasional ruins along the way, and the various facilities that can still be used occasionally, can still have a great impact on the Western visitors in the mission.

"Oh, you see, those are really aqueducts, and they are supposed to bring water from afar. ”

From days earlier, there had been occasional sections of extremely high stone piers, but they were mostly dilapidated and covered with rattan grass and trees, and occasionally some circular hollow objects that appeared to be pipes could be seen on them. Until this time, you can see a relatively intact stretch from the distant canyon, but it is still mostly dilapidated, and the water in it slopes out from a height of nearly 100 meters in several places, forming several small waterfalls, turning the terrain below into a swamp wetland. Some large birds one person tall were looking for fish and shrimp in the mud, and they were not afraid to look at the mighty group of people coming in the distance, but just looked sideways.

"It's like hanging the river upside down in the sky, and it's a lot easier to irrigate, but why not just dig the river underneath, isn't that to save trouble?"

Even Liu Xuanying was amazed by this scene, Feng Yinqiu had seen the buildings of the Arcane Empire as early as in Gray Valley Town, and directly excavated and smoothed the mountain for buildings. Obviously, in the Age of Empires, the use and popularity of arcane was extremely high, and it was possible to use a large number of civil engineering projects to create these seemingly unattainable architectural wonders.

In addition, although the road under their feet was dilapidated and overgrown with weeds and bushes, they could also get a glimpse of what it looked like when it was intact. It was a road tens of meters wide, paved with arcane dirt and rocks, enough for several giant elephants to walk side by side, compared to the 'avenue' they had laid in the swamp. There are also the remains of buildings tens of meters high that rise from time to time on the roadside, and the remains of various golems that are occasionally half buried by shrubs and weeds, all of which tell the power of the former empire. However, the two small villages passed through were quite dilapidated, except for the watchtower and wall used to defend against wild beasts, the others were similar to ordinary villages in Shenzhou.

"Did Liu just say the word 'irrigation'? Did he think that the building that diverted water was used for irrigation?" These Arcane Empire Age projects did seem to surprise strangers she had never seen before, and she had learned some of the Shenzhou dialect during this time, although it was completely different from Eurotic, and according to her, it was harder to learn than orc and dwarven languages, but with the advanced memory of an Arcanist, and some auxiliary arcane, she learned a lot during this time. At this time, when he heard Liu Xuanying's words, he immediately laughed.

"Isn't it?" Mu Qinyi next to her also felt strange. "If it's not irrigation, then why build such a huge project. ”

"Of course not, if it's irrigation, the waterway should be buried in the ground. And the land here is not suitable for farming. ”

"Why? I think this land is pretty good, at least much more fertile than the land on the west coast. "Mu Qinyi's spirit has recovered a lot during this time. Feng Yinqiu and Liu Xuanying still retrieved a high-purity water element gem from the dwarven treasury that had not been completely scavenged, and relying on this gem, although the serious injury on the root of the divine soul had not completely healed, the state was already much better.

"Fertile? You mean growing crops. However, that was something that farmers should worry about, and in the eyes of the nobles of the Empire, only land that could cultivate various alchemical plants could be called 'suitable for cultivation' and worthy of irrigation. ”

"And what are these tall stone piers and canals for, and where are the springs on the mountains going?"

“... It's either drinking, it's bathing," the mage glanced at the mountains in the distance. "This mountain range seems to have evolved from an extinct volcano, so it should be used for bathing..."

"Just bathing?" Mu Qinyi couldn't believe it. "To build such a big project?"

"This is supposed to be the aqueduct to the Rodriguez family...... A duke's mansion, even excluding servants, stewards, children, mistresses, mistresses and lovers of children... There must have been nearly a hundred people, which was nothing to the imperial nobles at that time. The mage shrugged. "These projects don't even need to be built by a real Rodriguez family mage, there are knightly mage units that are specially vassalized. I haven't been to the Imperial Age, but I've heard that there were once aristocrats who cultivated thousands of acres of flower fields, and hundreds of people planted flowers for him, just because every day he had to sleep on fresh petals. ”

Naturally, these words fell on the ears of Feng Yinqiu, who was not far away, and after listening to his casual translation, Liu Xuanying also shook his head and sighed: "It's no wonder that such a poor and extravagant empire has also declined." ”

The female mage also nodded after listening to Mu Qinyi's translation, and said disappreciatively: "A considerable part of the failure of the empire is indeed due to being too harsh on civilians. It wasn't that no one had ever raised the question of the lower classes of civilians at the time, but what was the use, a group of civilians was not worth mentioning even if they were attached to the temple. And in the eyes of the empire, all problems can be solved with arcane art, I heard that there were already archmages at that time who were studying large-scale semi-permanent enchantment arcane, which could completely control the emotions of civilians, and I heard that there was also the development of related alchemy drugs, but unfortunately a sudden war broke out before they could be put into practical stage. ”

"This is undoubtedly a fall into the devil's path. Liu Xuanying shook his head again and again after listening to Feng Yinqiu's translation. "After all, the use of magic is only the use of magic, and this arcane art is penetrating to the heavens and the earth, without benevolence and righteousness, and if it deviates from the principles of heaven and people's hearts, it will only destroy itself after all. No matter how big and majestic the project is, it is no different from the roadside stones. ”

"These methods have gradually moved closer to the Shuntian Divine Cult. Feng Yinqiu himself shook his head. "It's just that it's much worse than the five divine policies of the Shun Heavenly God Sect that mixes the general trend of humanity. ”

Liu Xuanying said thoughtfully: "This is not the general trend of humanity in this European land. ”

Feng Yinqiu thought about it and smiled: "That's right." ”

"The Devil's Path?" Mu Qinyi's translation made the female mage stunned for a moment, and then nodded again. "Well, that's what it says. The temple church said that the archmages who proposed to study these methods were all tricked by the devil into coming up with such evil ideas, but who cared about their opinions at the time? It was not uncommon to take down the creatures of the Lower Realm as servants and mercenaries at that time. There were also a few mages who did not recommend using such a method, and should have created more relaxed and affluent conditions for the common people, but they were all ridiculed. The thinking of the orthodox Empire's aristocracy is that any problem should be solved by the Arcane, and if you can't, it's just because you didn't use the right Arcane. After all, at that time, the magic net and the arcane civilization had developed to an unprecedented peak, and even the secondary gods could easily use the arcane to create it, and more than 100,000 kinds of arcane arts in various forms could indeed do almost everything......"

"Mr. Feng, Master Li invites you to go and discuss important matters. "A herald's own soldier rode up. Feng Yinqiu nodded, and followed to the carriage in the center of the line.

It was a carriage provided by the West Coast Mage Council led by Roynala, it was as wide as a moving house, and the structure was also delicate and sturdy, which greatly ensured comfort, and Feng Yinqiu felt a cool breeze when he walked in, obviously arranging something like an arcane circle.

"Mr. Feng, it's been a hard journey, come, sit. Li Wenmin and Master Li Zheng made a pot of fragrant tea with the old man of the Zhang family, and also poured a cup for Feng Yinqiu. Although he didn't stand up to greet him so politely and excessively, and tried his best to achieve the demeanor and politeness of Corporal Shangguan Lixian in his demeanor, Feng Yinqiu could still see a hint of flattery in those eyes.

On the contrary, the old man of the Zhang family on the side did not say a word, his eyes seemed to be closed, and he couldn't see the slightest depth.

"Thank you, Lord Lee. Feng Yinqiu was not polite, took the tea cup on the table and drank it all. It is not easy to drink such high-quality tea in this foreign land, which is undoubtedly the treasure of the Zhang family.

"Mr. Feng is really unpretentious and true temperament. Master Li hurriedly smiled. After a pause, he pointed to the tall canal in the distance outside the car window and asked, "Did Mr. Wind see those things?" It is said that they were made during the Arcane Empire, and they look really majestic, I wonder how Mr. Wind thinks they compare to my Shenzhou scenery?"

Feng Yinqiu casually replied with Liu Xuanying's words just now: "It looks majestic, but I heard that it is just a thing for nobles to play and play." If there is no righteousness, it is as worthless as the stone on the side of the road. ”

"Okay!" These words are tantamount to the appetite of a Taoist gentleman like Master Li, and he can only hear the light in his eyes and applaud the table. "Mr. Feng said the true meaning of my Shenzhou Dao system, without him, only benevolence and righteousness! With Mr. Feng's words alone, this official can rest assured that many affairs of this envoy can be entrusted to Mr. Feng!"

Even though Feng Yinqiu knew that these were the results of the arcane art that was secretly cast, he was a little uncomfortable with Lord Li Wenmin's enthusiasm, and asked dryly, "I don't know what Lord Li ordered when he summoned Feng Mou?"

"Well, yes, the person who sent out to contact has returned. More than thirty miles further north, that's what... Gauze... The town of Black Castle under the Duke of Reese, although the Duke surnamed Naro is now defeated, after all, he is also one of the princes on this continent, and we must have a protocol when we pass through. The European nobles on the west coast also sent some messengers to open the way for us, and the two Yijiao sects with the hand of sunlight also notified the faithful in other places in advance, so they agreed before that they would line up in front of the town of Blackcastle to meet our envoys of the Celestial Empire......"

The benefits of the envoys on the west coast can be said to be innumerable, and there is no need to worry about the supply of all kinds of logistical materials, and there are guides and messengers from all walks of life to be sent. And after the conditions are sufficient, Lord Li's most important diplomatic etiquette will naturally be raised. The old man of the Zhang family must have explained to him the current situation of the European continent, and he himself understood that it was impossible to bow down everywhere with the majesty of the Celestial Empire as he originally idealized, but since the conditions were sufficient, some necessary procedures were still essential.

Feng Yinqiu did not deny this, after all, this was an envoy representing the name of a country, and it was definitely not appropriate for the rabble to think of where to go. How to communicate with the local families along the way, the Zhang family and the West Coast Mage Council must have been arranged, and this newly opened passage will definitely benefit the local families here, and it is also appropriate to cooperate on the scene.

“... It's just that the messenger sent back the news not long ago, and the Yijiao and the local nobles over there made a commotion, and the scene was quite chaotic, and it was difficult to clean up for a while. The messenger of the Light Hand here is not easy to intervene in, but we are just waiting for the time being. But there is no certainty as to when this matter will be resolved. It's impossible for our team of hundreds of people to wait here all the time, and if Mr. Feng is the most familiar with those Yijiao temples and mages, we can only ask Mr. Feng to go and see what is going on. Of course, if there is a need to improvise, Mr. Feng can let it go, and the official has great trust in Mr. Feng's vision and talent. ”

"Okay, then the wind is gone. "There's nothing to excuse this kind of task, and Feng Yinqiu is about to quit.

"That's right. Master Li reminded. "Since Mr. Feng and Daochang Liu cooperated well before, then let's ask Daochang Liu to go with him. ”

Feng Yinqiu shook his head: "It's okay, why do you need to work for such a trivial matter." Feng asked someone who was familiar with those arcane nobles to go, and Daochang Liu was still sitting here. After all, in this wilderness, the beasts of this European land are also quite ferocious. ”

"It's good, it's good. Master Li seemed to be kind and nodded again and again.

After Feng Yinqiu withdrew and left, Master Li poured himself a cup of tea quite complacently and said, "This Mr. Feng should have come to this exotic foreign country to avoid the wind and rain of the temple, but he must have also had the heart of experience. In this case, he also has a talent for hard work, and the official is happy to be idle and steadily end up with behind-the-scenes planning......"

The old man of the Zhang family, who had been silent on the side, spoke at this time, and his expression looked quite worried: "But this European land is dangerous and unpredictable after all. Those arcane masters who hide and secretly try to restore the country have evil intentions and strange methods, although this Mr. Feng is extraordinary, I heard Lord Li say before that he likes to be alone, but he is afraid that there will be a ......."

"It's... Indeed it is. Before, the official asked him and Liu Daochang to go to the barbarian lair, and actually met a demon dragon, I heard that the battle was extremely thrilling, and the official was really a little afraid when he thought about it later, if he had an accident...... Lord Li Wenmin's face was immediately difficult to see. "It's just that his personality doesn't like restraint, and this official can't die and let him be around this official, right? Let Liu Daochang always follow him to protect him, this is also a bit too much...... And Daochang Liu is indeed responsible for protecting the safety of this envoy group, and last time he was already stolen by the Xiao Xiao thief, and the rest must not be lost..."

"Old man has an idea here. Uncle Zhang said.

"Oh, Mr. Makisai, please speak. "Of course, Master Li is happy.

Mr. Zhang was a little embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and said: "But the old man also has to admit it, the old man... It's a bit selfish......"

Master Li was stunned for a moment, and then smiled again: "If a person is not a sage, who can not have a little selfishness? Mr. Mu Zhai, please come and listen, if you can really take care of Mr. Feng's safety and fulfill Mr. Mu Zhai's wishes, wouldn't everyone be happy?"

"If it can really be done, then naturally everyone will be happy......," Mr. Zhang smiled, and the wrinkles on his face were completely alive.