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The establishment of the royal family is not an uncommon thing. But every time the reserve is established, there will always be a bloody storm, but it is an indisputable fact. Edward once looked through the history of the empire, and in the history of the huge human empire of Balgaon, there was no shortage of princes fighting for power and brutally killing each other when they were crowned. Although it is not detailed in the book. From the first few princes of the establishment of the prince, and the few remaining after the new emperor took office, these simple figures can be inferred from the bloody cruelty of the struggle for power.

It's just that the current emperor is in his prime and strong, and it seems too early to establish a prince now. In the history of the empire, there are also many embarrassing cases where the prince has reached middle age, but the emperor is still the last prince.

Rhein Allen explained a little about the pattern of today's princes: "There are many princes and princesses born to our emperor, but judging from the current situation, there are only a few who are vigorously vying for the crown prince's position. First of all, the eldest prince Haosen, this Royal Highness is very much like His Majesty, he joined the army at a young age, and he is recognized by the military bosses. can be recognized and agreed, and it is still impossible to ask those important ministers of the country to bet all their wealth on His Royal Highness Haosen. Those old foxes are not stupid, not to mention that among His Majesty's princes, Haosen is not the only one. ”

"Of course, our Highness Julian is not a potential adversary." Alan smiled.

"That's right." Rhine didn't immediately go to talk about Julian, but continued: "This Highness Hausen, Wu Yong doesn't have to say. It's just that his temperament is too brutal, this highness is born with great strength, and when he was seven years old, he tore the grizzly bear alone. He joined the army at the age of fourteen and entered a bloody battalion with a very high battle loss rate. This battalion is a heavy battalion of the Northland Defense Line, and has been facing the alien races of the Shadow Principality for many years. Although His Royal Highness joined the army, he must have been accompanied by a master to protect him, but His Highness did win a lot of military merits, and at the same time won a great reputation. Maybe he soaked in the army for too long, and after returning to the palace, he didn't retreat, and many people in the royal family retreated when they saw him. Moreover, this highness also brought his cruelty to the palace, which gave His Majesty quite a headache. ”

"It's not surprising that he has been slashing the enemy for many years, and he has been dyed with a murderous aura. If you can't restrain your murderous aura and turn it into a qi machine that shocks your opponent, then you will only be controlled by your murderous aura and gradually lose your heart. Alan said calmly.

Rhine nodded: "That's true, Your Majesty has found a good teacher elixir for Prince Haosen for this matter, just to guide His Highness back to the right path." Otherwise, what is the use of a prince, no matter how murderous he is, even if he succeeds to the throne, he is only a tyrant, and His Majesty cannot afford this name. Therefore, His Royal Highness Haosen has the largest number of victories and defeats, and the key is whether he can restrain his violence when His Majesty makes a decision. ”

"So apart from His Highness Hausen, what other competitors does His Highness Julian have?"

Rhine smiled and said, "There are still a few competitors, but with the strength of His Highness Julian. In addition to the eldest prince of Haosen, it is also the fourth prince Severs who needs to be noted. His Royal Highness Sever's mother is the sister of Lord Masson, the Sword Lord. His Royal Highness Severs has been instructed by Lord Masson in swordsmanship since he was a child, and among several princes, the source power is not as good as that of Prince Haosen, but the swordsmanship is beyond the reach of several others. This highness looks like his mother, and he is very loved by His Majesty, and with the support of the Sword Lord, he has a great chance of winning. ”

Alan said "oh" and nodded, not forgetting to persuade Rhine to drink. Rhine was surprised that his face did not change, and he first threw out the cruelty of Howson, and then pointed out the strength of Saves. And he hasn't talked about Julian yet, so according to normal speaking, aside from other princes, just talking about the two fierce rivals of the eldest prince and the fourth prince, it is not easy for Julian, who takes them as opponents, to compete.

Supporting the prince and establishing the prince is a matter of fighting for power. The so-called one is prosperous, and one is lost. No matter what, at Allen's age, knowing that the master he is about to play for is fiercely competitive, he will at least frown. But Allen's expression was calm, and this reaction was a bit unexpected by Rhine. He couldn't tell if the young viscount in front of him had no intention of working for the second prince, or was he so confident that he didn't take other opponents in his eyes at all?

He could only continue: "Finally, our Royal Highness Julian, the second prince does not have the military background of His Royal Highness Haosen, and he does not have the uncle of a grand duke like the fourth prince. But His Royal Highness Julian has a wide range of contacts and has a lot of capable people in his hands. His Royal Highness's spear combat skills have been instructed by the southern iron spear Huo Yi, and he also has a friendship with the Marquis of Huo Yi. If Lord Allen helps again, His Royal Highness Julian will have a good chance of winning. ”

"It turns out that His Royal Highness and Huo Yi still have a friendship?"

Rhine smiled faintly and said, "I'm not afraid to tell you that His Highness has learned a little about you after he intends to recruit you." I happened to hear that the one in Tiger Shark Harbor was going to trouble you, so I asked someone to ask Huo Yi to send the earl back for you quietly. Lord Allen, it is clear that Your Highness has a great deal of respect for you. ”

Alan finally showed a little surprise, and Rhine breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said in his heart, there are times when you can't hide your feelings. Alan had a different idea, and when he went to the Light Leader, Edward received a message from the Darkblade. According to the news, Eric had secretly traveled south, but turned back for no reason. If it weren't for the confirmation that Eric had retreated, Alan really wouldn't have been at ease to go to the light.

Until now, I didn't know that it was the second prince who was far away in the northern capital who did it.

At the moment, he said: "The second prince is really generous, then please trouble Mr. Rhine to tell me on my behalf, and I will do my best to help the second prince win the crown prince." ”

Rhine laughed, kind of agreed. Next, the two no longer talked about political affairs, but chatted all over the world. What Rhine said the most was what he had seen in the Northland, which was a great insight for Allen. After eating a dinner, Alan was already half a second prince, and he was a lot closer to Rhine. And the reason why it is said to be half is because only when you really set foot in the northern capital will you be recognized by Julian.

Back at the City Lord's Mansion, Eren took Nelly to the study. The study was brightly lit, and an imperial map was spread out on the table. The rest of the clutter on the desk was moved elsewhere by Edward, and the four corners of the map were pressed with heavy objects, and the Malitan was looking at the map intently, and a quill pen in his hand fell from time to time, and he made a stroke. Hearing the voice, Edward didn't look up, and said lightly: "Come and see, this is a route I planned for you to go north." ”

Alan walked up to him, his eyes on the map. The empire was a vast territory, and its terrain encompassed mountains, valleys, plains, forests, highlands, rivers and seas. The southern part of the country is a little flatter, but there is no shortage of highland valleys. The terrain in the north is undulating, with many dangerous mountains and cliffs, and the scenery is magnificent. Between the north and the south, a large river runs across. It starts from the Moonlight Glacier Lake in the west and enters the Sea of Santa Terina in the east, becoming a natural boundary between the two places.

The name of this boundary is the Oselina River.

Oselina was the favorite concubine of the first emperor of the empire, and the story between the two has been written by poets into gorgeous and beautiful poems, and has been staged on the stage of the Royal Theater many times, and is still one of the favorite plays of the royal family. The Oselina River reflects the bright lights on both sides of the river at night, like stars falling into the river in the night sky, and has the nickname of the Starry Night Promenade. It is like a necklace strung with stars, hanging gently above the map of the empire.

Edward's route starts at Ironspear Ridge, passes through the dark places of thieves, passes through the free trade city of Sardinia, turns into Sentinel Ridge, passes through the Dragonbone Plain, and finally arrives at the southern terminus, the city of Motherol, known as the Imperial Hall.

It is a prosperous metropolis with a permanent population of more than one million, and it is a very important city in the north-south transportation hub. There are many merchant groups and mercenary groups, and you can buy goods from any part of the empire. The Empire's 100,000-strong super legion, the Greyback Bears, was stationed in the city, and Motherol became an important checkpoint to guard the north-south passage.

As Edward's pen continued north, Alan could see that the route would take the Golden Bridge Strana into the Northlands via the Oselina River, stopping at Frostwind in the Northlands, then turning through the Coldridge Gorge into the Devil's Throat Basin, passing through the ruins of the Old Great Wall used by the Empire to defend against alien invasions three hundred years ago, to the historic Crescent City. Starting from Crescent City, through the broken ice cliffs of the long sky, you can see the new Great Wall of Olisma, the imperial capital of Gongwei, and after the Great Wall, it is naturally the terminal of Allen's northward journey, the northern capital of the empire!

Alan looked at this route for a long time and was silent, and the route drawn by Edward almost ran through the north and south of the empire. Passing through many important cities in the empire, as well as hundreds of villages and towns, it is conceivable that after this trip, Alan will have a full picture of the empire.

Originally, the most common way to reach the imperial capital was to start from the Ark Harbor and go north along the waterway, and it would take about forty days to reach the Bingxing Harbor, which was close to the northern capital. The route drawn by Edward is quite self-defeating. The overland route takes less time than the waterway, but this route does not avoid those dangerous areas, such as the dark places in the south and the devil's throat in the north, both of which are famous murderous places in the empire. It is impossible for Edward not to know this, so he did it on purpose.

Alan looked at him, and Edward nodded the route with his hand and smiled, "The north-south trade line." ”

It dawned on Alan that this was not only his way north, but also that Edward wanted to use this route to open up the trade routes between the north and the south. Although there was trade between the north and the south, generally speaking, most of the overland merchant groups gathered in the Imperial Hall Motheor, and few northern groups went south to Ark Harbor, and the southern group went north to the imperial capital of Olisga. Motheol is known as the Imperial Hall because it served as a transit point for some north-south trade.

The only way to get around this transit station is by water. But the waterway must pass through several important ports of the empire, and after one tax per port, and after heavy customs duties, it will not be profitable. It is important to note that the waterways are relatively smooth only in summer and autumn, and in spring and winter, when the ice floes on the sea surface in early spring are rigid, and too much broken ice is not conducive to long-distance navigation. Needless to say, in winter, the water surface near the coast is almost frozen and deep, and merchant ships cannot break through the ice.