Chapter 438: The Carriage of the Black Obsidian Sun (Page 1/1)

Today is the last day of the year 2433 in the imperial calendar.

Once upon a time, this day was called "Hesenath", which translates to "day of witchcraft" in what is now the lingua franca of the continent.

Before the establishment of the Empire, the humans of the Old World were still in a barbaric primitive society and did not have much concept of dates, until Sigma came out, and he created a set of official chronology methods based on the dwarven calendar.

As history went on and the empire's power and influence grew, the calendar spread to most parts of the Old World, even in out-of-the-world places like the Frontier Princes and Satusa.

The imperial calendar divides the year into twelve months, each with 33 or 34 days, for a total of four hundred days, while every eight days is a week, symbolizing the cycle of a cycle.

The twelve months of the year and the eight days of the week have their own names, but their origins are no longer verifiable, some are official, some are conventional.

For example, December is the "month of the end of the operation", and January is the "month of the end".

In addition, there are six major festivals in the imperial calendar, one every two months, three symbolizing important agricultural festivals and three symbolizing the change of seasons.

The most important of these, and the most influential, is tomorrow, the first day of the year 2434 in the imperial calendar, the New Year.

New Year's Eve, or tonight, is known as the "Night of Witchcraft", and it is widely believed in the customs of the empire that this night is the time when the lines between life and death are most blurred, when the spirits of the dead will return and reunite with their families, and the evil undead creatures are also most active on this day, roaming the country graves and staggering to frighten passers-by on the road.

I don't know what the purpose is, but more than 100 years ago, the emperor Magnus the "Pious" held the first "Night of a Thousand Laws" on this day, and then this choice was also retained, but it diluted the original somewhat frightening taste.

It is also because after years of edification, every time the "Night of a Thousand Laws" comes, it will arouse the attention and heated discussions of the entire "Aldolph".

Since a week ago, this feast has been indispensable in the topics of conversation in the streets and alleys, whether rich or poor, whether they are high-ranking officials and nobles, or middle- and lower-class peddlers and pawns.

This is also related to the fact that after the new Emperor William ascended the throne a few years ago, the Imperial Academy of Magic sent a large number of mages to fight against the terrifying green-skinned creatures, they were as brave and fearless as other warriors, and they were not afraid of sacrifice, and finally expelled these terrible orcs and goblins to defend the territory of the empire and the homes of the people, and the image of the mages has also changed greatly.

Coupled with the secret purpose of the imperial officials, the limelight of this "Night of a Thousand Laws" easily overshadowed other news, such as the news that a large number of beastmen appeared outside the city two days ago, and the defenders were urgently dispatched, which would definitely be discussed for a while in normal times, but now everyone is most concerned about which big names will appear tonight, and which academy will become the new leader of the imperial mages after the duel.

According to the available information, the emperor and the great nobles of the city will definitely attend, and the envoys of the human forces such as Bretonnia, Kislev, and the southern cities, as well as the representatives of the autonomous city-states of the provinces will definitely also attend, and it is said that His Majesty the Grand Chanter also sent the archbishop of the northern region, Holland, and the deposed former emperor Dieter seems to have also come, and he is really thick-skinned.

In addition, there were many strangers in the streets, the high elves dressed in splendid clothes, the dwarves with short and stocky voices, and the merchants from the Far East or Arabi and their strangely shaped guards, all gathered in the great pond of "Aldolf" like droplets.

And the most lively in this pool is undoubtedly the "Russen District" in the northwest of the city.

Since yesterday afternoon, the city guards wearing red and blue uniforms of "Aldolf" have surrounded this area, three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and idle people are not allowed to enter, even if they live here, they are only allowed to go out and not approach, which greatly affects the business of the nearby handicraft shops, but the complaints of these people at the bottom are not as good as a cockroach in a stinky ditch compared to the safety of the big people.

If you want to blame, blame the Bright Academy for hiding in this kind of poor alley.

In fact, the captain of the city guard has not had a good time for the past two days, and this kind of twisting and dark and winding alley is also very troublesome for those of them who are in charge of the guards, not to mention anything else, the traffic alone is enough to give people a headache.

No, just this afternoon, dozens of horse-drawn carriages, large and small, blocked the street entrance, and thanks to stopping them outside in advance, if they really drove into the streets and alleys, they would definitely be blocked to death.

His Majesty the Emperor himself decreed that all men, no matter how honorable their status, should get off at the street corner and enter on foot by invitation, and, as was the tradition of the past, not a single escort servant should be brought with them.

The rules set by the "pious" have not yet dared to be disobeyed.

As for security, in addition to the 2,000 heavily guarded city guards guarding the entrances and exits, the famous "Company of Aldolph Honor" also came, and 500 heavily armed elite infantry were divided into ten squads to take turns escorting the visitors.

And that's not all, the last line of defense is made up of knights from the major knightly orders.

This crowded area is also home to nearly 300 regular knights, including the famous "Griffin Knights", "Cheetah Knights", etc., and even the Templars of the "Burning Heart Knights", a personal guard sent by the great chanter of the Sigma Order.

This also reflects the importance that the imperial authorities attach to this "Night of a Thousand Laws", as well as the positive attitude from the religious side.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, a carriage that looked like it was worth a lot of money had just arrived, and it immediately attracted a lot of attention from the surroundings.

"Miss Brienne, the front is full, we can only stop here."

It was Marceau Yebati who drove the car, but the car was not the old broken car before, the gap was not ordinarily large, and the driver of the car was replaced by two tall horses covered in pitch black without any miscellaneous hair.

Each of these horses was worth at least a few hundred gold coins, enough for a knight who had just been promoted to the rank of bronze spear to give everything he had for it.

In addition to the gorgeous and spacious carriage and the mighty BMW, there is one thing that attracts the attention of others, and that is the conspicuous family coat of arms on both sides of the carriage.

For the aristocracy, this is the true symbol of history and tradition, the heritage and honor that deserves to be defended with life and blood.

The main body of the coat of arms is a round black sun, and the surface of the sun is painted with red paint, and it is a serious look with a frown.

Majestic and serious.

Nobles with a little insight can recognize at a glance that this coat of arms belongs to the Elector of the "Ivey Collar", the famous "Black Sun" family.

After all, this is a super family at the top of the entire imperial pyramid!

Although Brienne had told her to change to a better carriage, it was clear that this kind of carriage was definitely not something they could get, not even more gold crowns, so why did Marceo Yebati sit in the driver's seat?

As soon as he finished speaking, six figures walked out of the carriage, in addition to Brienne, Fitandila, and Repp of the "Forgiveness Mercenary Group", there were three unfamiliar and unfamiliar figures.

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