Chapter 399: The Black Technology of the Human Empire in the Old World
If you divide for a long time, you must be together for a long time.
After the victory of the Great Holy War, Magnus defeated the Chosen Army of Chaos and saved the people from fire and water, and after solving the external threat in one fell swoop, Magnus quickly turned the spearhead and easily reunited the scattered empire under his command.
The Empire had finally ended its millennia of chaos, and the status of the new capital, "Nunn", had risen, and the new functions of the Empire's political center had further amplified the city's geographical advantages, and it had once again flourished at an astonishing rate, building on its already solid foundations.
As the emperor who uttered the famous phrase "three things make the empire so great, faith, steel and gunpowder", under the foresight of Magnus, with good relations with the dwarves, "Nunn" vigorously developed the military industry.
The tall white towers that stand on the north side of the city are actually foundries and smelters, which emit thick black smoke and pungent smells day and night, smelting and forging metal ore from the mountains and hills into various muskets and cannons through steam engines, and then selling them all over the country for a lucrative profit using the convenient transportation network.
The famous Imperial Artillery Academy was also established at this stage, just like the Imperial Engineering Academy of "Aldolphe", many dwarves who were willing to touch new things, or were expelled by their own clans, were recruited, and used their superb skills and rich experience to develop more lethal gunpowder and weapons, and also trained a large number of artillery crews needed by the army, and even more advanced artillery masters, greatly improving the overall strength of the Imperial army.
Political, economic, and military troikas went hand in hand, and in just a few decades, "Nune" surpassed the two provincial capitals of "Middenheim" and "Tarabbein" to become the second largest city in the empire, but just when the Nunn people were dreaming of surpassing "Aldolf" and sitting on the throne of the empire's largest city in the near future, a terrible disaster struck.
After Magnus's death, "Nune" remained the capital of the empire until more than ten years ago, when another wave of green torrents composed of countless orcs and goblins swept from the "badlands", as before, this time aaagh! The goal is again a prosperous empire.
What happened after that is familiar to you.
Before the bloated and inefficient Imperial government could react, this green-skinned army, led by the "Misty Mountain Potbelly King" Gollum, leveled the border prince's territory, broke through the Black Fire Pass, swept through the Ivey Territory, and headed straight for Nunn.
Emperor Dieter IV, when he needed him most, chose to abandon his people and flee the city, giving up the city that had been developed with great difficulty to Greenskin.
Fortunately, this time, because of Gollum's own lack of preparation, he just demolished the golden palace, and then went home and left the city that had given up resistance.
After all, for the greenskins, no place to fight, no matter how comfortable it is, can't attract them.
Even when they made a comeback a few years later, they did not choose the boring place of "Nunn" as their target, but took a different route.
However, after that, the frightened Dieter never dared to return to "Nunn", and then because of the independence of "Fort Marien", the cowardly emperor was ousted from power, and he was replaced by the Elector William III of "Rick", who simply moved the imperial capital to his own territory, "Aldolph".
"Nunn" has since lost the opportunity to become the largest city of the empire.
Fortunately, the war did not destroy the entire city, and more than ten years were enough time for the Nunn people to rebuild their homeland, but the wounds on the surface have healed, but the wounds in the heart are not so easy to recover.
The Silent Giant sailed down the river into the city of Nuen, and the mercenaries on deck were able to get a glimpse of the thunderous city, with rows of houses and buildings on both sides of the river, showing no signs of war.
The merchant ships soon reached the end of the "Ivey River", where it joined the "Rick River" and divided it into two sections, the upper and lower sections, and the three districts of Nunn were built around the confluence of the two rivers.
To the north, the "Ivey" and "Upper Rik" rivers are the main and most densely populated areas, where the Altstatt region, where only the upper class of the aristocracy lived, and the Newster region, where the common people lived, were located, and the two neighborhoods with disparity in status were separated by a fifteen-foot-high wall, which was only accessible after strict identity checks.
To put it simply, people in the Altstadt region can travel to the Neustaster region at will, and vice versa, they must have a valid reason and identification.
The remaining district of Fleistadt is across the river, on the southern bank of the "Rik River", that is, to the southwest of the city.
If the Newster region is inhabited by the common people, it is the lowest level of the whole "Noon" who live here, where all the low, filthy, and foul-smelling workplaces are forcibly arranged, and the narrow and crowded streets crisscross the shore in stark contrast to the other side of the shore.
In addition to the polluted workshops of dyehouses, slaughterhouses and tanneries and large slums, the docks in Nunn are also located in the Frestadt region, synonymous with chaos, noise and rudeness.
In addition to these three large areas, between the "Ivey River" and the "Lower Rick River", that is, on the south bank of the river just now, there is a small protruding piece of land, the buildings are obviously much sparse, and you can even see a large area of farmland, which is considered a suburban area, mainly to provide some fresh vegetables and grain for the dignitaries in the city.
So the Fleistadt region was the end of the merchant ships, but when it reached the confluence of the two rivers, it adjusted the bow of the ship, made a small turn, and stopped where it was.
Before everyone could react, a building that could be called a "miracle" appeared in front of them.
This is a huge bridge across the north and south banks of the river, the entire bridge is made of pitch-black metal, although it has been rusted due to the wind and sun, but the shock is still incomparable, especially the mercenaries from the backward areas on board.
What they didn't expect was still behind, seeing the flag waved by the sailors on the watchtower of the "Silent Giant", and a few whistles from somewhere on the bridge that went straight into the sky, and then it was disconnected from the middle.
After a few minutes, with the sound of chains rolling and rumbling, the steel bridges rose from the middle, each slowly upward, and a passage large enough for large merchant ships to sail was formed.