Chapter 191: The History of the Longqi Continent
Time back to the 186th year of the imperial calendar, there are too many stories that have happened in this year, the beginning of the fate of the Longqisi continent is from this year, the empire in order to conquer the ocean, has requisitioned all the craftsmen of the empire, all in order to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan.
But this endless ocean is full of too many unknown dangers, and there is no definite goal, which makes it impossible for the operation to unfold smoothly.
The empire also sent a fleet, but it was only a few merchant ships at best, and the nobles of the empire had no intention of making any effort, so in the end, the rulers of the empire gradually lost their ambition to conquer the seas.
In addition, during the most prosperous period of the empire, the undead disaster broke out, and the entire country became devastated, and the national strength was greatly damaged, if it were not for the bloody battle of the Dragon Knights, the most powerful country on the continent was likely to suffer the danger of destruction.
And the extreme cold of the North Sai is a wild land that cannot be conquered at present, out of the Beisai, the further north you go, the lower the temperature, not suitable for human habitation at all.
The empire also sent an elite team of hundreds of excellent soldiers to survey what exactly was in the north of the North Sai, but they were all killed by the cold, which also discouraged the Empire's desire to open up its territory.
Since then, the sea and the north have been selectively forgotten by the emperors, and the emperor of the empire has also focused on how to better control the ministers and manage the territory.
But it was not until the spring of the forty-third year of Abigail III's accession to the throne in the 785th year of the imperial calendar that the sea that had long been forgotten by the imperial people was brought up again by the aging emperor.
"The establishment of the empire was done in the process of conquest, but I did not want it to die in comfort. ”
The open-mouthed emperor completely suppressed his ministers, for no emperor could utter such shocking words, "Prosperity on the surface cannot hide the decay on the inside, we need a great victory to sweep away the gloom of all this, and the conquest of the sea is the beginning of the heyday of our great empire!"
No one knows why His Majesty the Emperor would say such a thing, could it be that those damn dramas are to blame? The Imperial Prime Minister couldn't help but get nervous when he thought of the troupe that kept coming in and out of the palace some time ago.
"Your Majesty, your decision is so holy that the Magic Association is willing to contribute to Your Majesty's expedition. ”
It was unsurprising that a magician, who had always been reluctant to get involved in politics, could take the initiative to speak.
Thus began one of the largest expeditions in the history of the Empire.
It was a spring morning, and the sun in the sky had just revealed a ray of sunshine, and in preparation for the upcoming departure ceremony, the docks of the Empire were already covered with dense black armor guards, and the water around the docks was impassable.
Not far behind the Guards, the Imperial Security Soldiers were busy as they formed a long chain to keep the enthusiastic citizens of the Imperial Capital out of the docks.
They had exhausted all their strength, and even the soldiers had their shoes trampled off, and the medals and high hats on their shoulders were torn to pieces by the agitated citizens.
When the more than 2,000 security soldiers were the most troublesome, the enthusiastic citizens gathered more and more, and it was even a little grander than the scene of the parade of His Majesty the Emperor on National Day!
Isn't it possible that the citizens of the entire imperial capital are here? The sheriff stood on the high ground beside him, looking at the dense crowd of human heads, which made him almost faint with a dense phobia.
Enthusiastic citizens prepared flowers, cheers and applause, and the whole pier seemed to become a sea of flowers, with countless petals falling with the wind, laying a thick flower bed on the floor of the pier. Under such emotional turmoil, the two long lines lined up by the security soldiers seemed to be facing the coastline facing a tsunami, and they could be washed away at any time.
For this ceremony, His Majesty Abigail III ordered the renovation of the dilapidated pier a few months ago, and even doubled the Rhine Canal leading to the Empire, which plunged the Empire's finances into a serious crisis.
The purpose of paying so much is just to allow the huge fleet to dock near the Empire, so that tens of thousands of Imperial citizens can witness the strength and majesty of the Empire.
Not a single minister in the finance department dared to object to this rash decision of the emperor, for there had been too many such examples before. The only thing they could do now was to try to minimize the expenses this time to satisfy His Majesty the Emperor, who was easily hot-headed.
The sun rises higher and higher, and the bright sunlight shines directly on the sparkling water. When the first silhouette of the sail in the distance gradually revealed its silhouette, the crowd finally erupted in earth-shattering cheers.
It was a steel monster, as the flagship of this expeditionary fleet, the battleship "Black Rose" can be said to carry all the glory of the Imperial Navy, this symbolizing the highest shipbuilding technology of the Empire If it can no longer conquer the sea and explore the unknown territory, I am afraid it will be tantamount to a disaster for the Navy.
The pitch-black hull of the ship slowly docked in the harbor like a giant beast, and a huge purple morning glory flag fluttering in the wind on the mast, which is the symbol of the Hohenzollern royal family!
When the anchor was dropped, the citizens of the empire were completely in a boil, countless people shouted long live the empire, countless hats flew in the sky, and some even threw their shoes in the air excitedly......
Count Leo, the youngest admiral in the history of the Imperial Navy, led a fleet to explore the territorial waters of the Northern Cyprus, providing the possibility for the Empire to further expand its territory.
But for Count Leo, this is not an honor, but a shame!
It was not so much a personal disgrace to him as a great insult to the Imperial Navy. The Imperial Navy, although it has its own system, will always be a useless shelf in the eyes of the army, and the navy can only play the role of surveying the outline of the continent, because there are no islands that they can conquer, and the successive emperors have also paid little attention to the development of the navy, if it were not for the maintenance of the army structure, maybe the navy would have been abolished long ago.
But now there is an opportunity in front of Count Leo, as long as a new continent or a huge island is discovered for the Empire, so that the Imperial Navy will definitely be able to return to its heyday, after all, it also contributed greatly to the creation of the Hohenzollern Empire, and it cannot just decline.
Count Leo put away his distracted thoughts and turned his gaze to the cheering crowd in the distance.