Chapter 836: Deterrence (Three Chapters in One)
All the shock given by the small war golem has just ended, and a hundred giant stone throwers are followed by them, and in order to make this stone thrower move forward, Abel specially invited the master of the dwarf clan to rebuild it.
The stone thrower, which was originally fixed to the ground, was replaced by iron wheels at the bottom, and with the weight of a giant stone thrower, only an all-iron wheel could bear such a weight.
In front of each stone throwing machine, five wild cattle are pulling, and even so, the speed of the stone throwing machine is extremely slow.
If it was wartime, this speed would not be of much use in wartime, but it would be enough for review now.
Although most of the people on both sides of Victory Avenue had seen this kind of stone thrower on the city wall, such a huge stone thrower moving slowly gave people the feeling that it was on top of a small war puppet.
You must know that the height of a giant stone throwing machine is more than ten meters, and when pulling, it makes people feel that the whole ground is shaking with the rolling of the iron wheel.
Each stone thrower had a team of specially trained professionals who looked at their emperor with reverence.
"His Majesty the Great Emperor Abel!" Due to the small number of people, the sound did not spread loudly between the victory avenue and the viewing platform, but the sound that had just covered the iron wheel, but it also ushered in a cheer from the people.
"Whew!" the Duke of Chesterton, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of St. Pollde, breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to His Majesty Emperor Aldous of the Kingdom of St. El Vor beside him, "This military parade should be over, right?"
"Yes, these displays of military power are terrifying!" replied His Majesty Emperor Aldous unabashedly.
The heads of the two empires knew that just the military power displayed by the Kingdom of St. Ellis had already made it impossible for the two empires to compete.
"I don't know if you can see it?" the Duke of Chesterton shook his head and continued, "All the slogans of this military parade are to greatly enhance the personality cult of Grandmaster Abel!"
"As an empire that has just changed its royal family, this behavior is understandable!" replied His Majesty Emperor Aldous.
They just discovered that in a general military parade, the army should shout "Imperial Wansheng!" first, and then the Emperor Wansheng!.
And the army of the Kingdom of St. Ellis only shouted out the Emperor Wan Sheng!, which is indeed constantly highlighting the personality cult of Abel.
"Grandmaster Abel doesn't know what he thinks, I heard that he is already a fifteenth-level wizard, and when he is promoted to another level, he may have to leave the Holy Continent, and at that time, his personality cult will make the future heir to the throne how to control the empire!" Duke Chesterton said softly.
"Grandmaster Abel is only eighteen years old, he has no heir yet, and there are very few members of the Harry family, only him and his adoptive father, I am afraid that there will be no successor to this throne in a short time!" His Majesty Emperor Aldous also said softly.
"Then he was going to keep the throne on his own, so he engaged in this worship?" said the Duke of Chesterton.
He and His Majesty Emperor Aldous exchanged glances, and at this time they thought of Abel's identity as a wizard, a fifteenth-level intermediate wizard, a fifteenth-level intermediate wizard who was only eighteen years old, how long could he live?
Even if he leaves the Holy Continent, what can he say, can't he come back?
Maybe the price of using the super teleportation circle is unaffordable for ordinary wizards, but for Abel, it is not a matter at all.
It's just that Abel has earned a lot of points in Leant City now, if it weren't for the fact that he is not a high-level wizard now, the points he has earned from the Leant City Wizards Guild are enough for him to use the super teleportation circle once a month.
One hundred thousand Leant City points, this is the price of using a super teleportation circle, enough to bankrupt all the wizards in the Holy Continent, but for Abel, it is only a part of the monthly income.
And now that he is the Emperor of the Kingdom of St. Alice, his point income in Leante City will be greatly increased, and in this case, there is no problem at all to use the Super Teleportation Circle.
In a short period of mutual exchange, the two heads of the empire have already clarified the meaning of Abel's military parade.
"Look, and!" said the Duke of Chesterton, pointing suddenly to Victory Boulevard.
Yes, after a slow passage of a hundred giant stone throwers, a full two hundred griffin knights lowered their altitude and flew over the Victory Avenue at a height of only five meters above the ground.
When passing by the viewing platform, the two hundred griffin knights turned on the Douqi armor almost at the same time, although only four of them were attribute Douqi armor, but this also showed that these two hundred griffin knights were all knights above the rank of knight chief.
"His Majesty the Great Emperor Abel is victorious!" Two hundred griffin knights above the rank of knight chief cheered up their voices to explode in the air.
Griffin Knights have always been the pride of the Kingdom of St. Ellis, but in previous empires, griffin knights were kept as treasures and never displayed lightly.
And now this legendary No. 1 Flying Cavalry Squadron of the Holy Continent has really appeared in front of the people of the St. Alice Kingdom, so clear and so close.
"His Majesty the Great Emperor Abel wins!" The people of the empire also went crazy, and they saw the pride of the empire for the first time.
In the past, the Griffin Knight was the private army of the royal family, and each Griffin Knight was a dead man, which made the Griffin Knight mysterious and invisible.
Now that Able has a better way to control it, a magical contract can make any gifted knight a griffin knight without worrying about his loyalty.
And this method can be used permanently, as Bartoli, the maker of the Magic Pact, is an immortal wizard.
"It's a surprise that Grandmaster Abel was able to get the Griffon Knight to appear in the middle of the parade!" His Majesty Emperor Aldous said with undisguised envy in his eyes.
The Griffin Knight is the only formed flying cavalry army in the entire Holy Continent, and the other military strength of the St. Ellis Kingdom was somewhat inferior to the other two empires in the past, but just having the Griffin Knight Squadron allowed the military strength of the St. Ellis Kingdom to surpass the two empires.
"Of course, you must know that the Griffin Knight is no longer the strongest sky combat force in the hands of Grandmaster Abel!" Duke Chesterton was also envious, especially Abel could completely inherit the entire Griffin Knight squadron, which was what made him sigh the most.
"Will there be an explosive increase in the number of griffin knights in the hands of Grandmaster Abel?" His Majesty Emperor Aldous asked a little as if to himself.
"Let's sign the peace pact quickly!" said the Duke of Chesterton.
The squadron of griffin knights passed through very quickly, and as soon as they passed the viewing platform, they soared into the sky, flying high into the sky in a neat battle formation, and two hundred griffin knights lined up several battle formations in the air.
This sudden performance resounded the cheers that had just stopped on Victory Boulevard, and even the guests on the viewing platform stared at the griffin knight squadron in the sky.
Because this is the real hidden secret technique of the Kingdom of St. Alice, it is a flying cavalry aerial battle array that has always existed in legends, and no living person has ever seen this flying horse battle array.
And now Abel has publicly displayed this imperial secret technique, on the one hand, it is to show military strength, and on the other hand, it shows that the St. Ellis Empire no longer needs to use the griffin knight as a secret weapon.
It is likely that in future wars, griffon knights will appear, and griffon knights are very likely to become a means of conventional warfare.
What is the confidence of the Kingdom of St. Ellis, after the griffin knight left, the real super combat power of the empire finally appeared.
Five Sky Boats flew in the air twenty meters away from Victory Avenue, and everyone on the ground could clearly see the huge size of the Sky Boat, although the portholes on the left and right sides of the Sky Boat were not opened, and they could not see the Burst Forceful City Crossbow inside, but most of the guests on the viewing platform knew what kind of weapons were in it through their respective intelligence systems.
The lightning spiral on the deck of the Sky Boat has been flashing with white electric light, no matter which angle you look at the Sky Boat, you can see the figure of the lightning spiral, this terrifying mechanical defense weapon when the parade just began, everyone present saw its terrifying power.
On the deck of the Sky Boat facing the side of the viewing platform, all the personnel stood in order, their eyes full of adoration for Abel.
Most of them were from Harry Castle and Bennett Castle, and they were old men who followed Abel, and these people were some of Abel's most loyal men.
The real operators of the Sky Boats are not the crews, nor the captains, but the spirits of these Sky Boats.
As long as they disobey Abel's instructions, anyone who dares to make a move against the Sky Ship will be regarded as an enemy by the spirit-controlled lightning spiral.
No one can retreat under the attack of more than a dozen lightning spirals, not even Abel, this terrifying mechanism defense weapon is already the strongest technology among defensive weapons.
Therefore, Able is very assured of the safety of the Sky Boat, and the Spirit will ensure its own safety.
"His Majesty the Great Emperor Abel is victorious!" When five huge sky boats flew over the Victory Avenue, the rare Victory Avenue was silent, so when the crew shouted loudly, its voice was exceptionally clear.
How could the people on both sides of Victory Avenue not be shocked, these five sky boats had exceeded their imagination, a kind of flying ship, although some of them had seen it on the day Abel entered Denan City, but it was only a glimpse from afar, far less oppressive than the huge thing in front of them now.
Also silent were the people on the viewing platform, but the dwarves of the dwarves had a burst of pride in their hearts, this was the sky war machine they had made.
Unlike the other guests, they knew that in the event of a war, their army would most likely lose the confidence to fight in the face of these five massive sky ships.
This is a kind of powerless war machine, and now the only defensive weapon that can attack the sky is the city crossbow, but it is hard to say how much of a role the city crossbow can play in the steel hull.
Not to mention that the Skyship has a height advantage, which has a faster and better strike advantage against targets on the ground.
Among all the guests, only the dwarves knew the value of the five sky ships in their eyes, if all the magic equipment forged by Grandmaster Abel on the five thousand knights in front of them was extremely valuable, then the value of these five sky ships could be dozens of times that of those magic equipment.
You must know that in terms of the value of the Sky Boat, the dwarves will not sell it to the outside world, so it is calculated based on the value of the material, and there is no processing cost for the dwarves.
The processing cost of countless master blacksmiths and magic circle masters will also be an astronomical amount, so the value of the Sky Boat is so expensive that ordinary people can hardly imagine.
"Your Majesty, Great Emperor Abel, your army will fight you to the death!" said Grand Knight Bodleian as he returned to the central viewing platform, still riding his warhorse.
But at this time, all the guests looked at him differently, and a general with such an army in his hands would be an existence that they had to befriend.
As Abel's descendant, Grand Knight Bodleian has followed Abel to almost every major battle, and it is precisely this reason that Abel trusts him even more.
"My general, let the army go back to rest!" Abel said with a smile and a nod.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" replied the Grand Knight of Bodleian in a loud voice.
Then a series of orders were given, and all the troops involved in the parade began to withdraw, and everything was in order.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have prepared a reception at the palace and invite you to attend!" Abel invited with a smile as he smiled at the guests on the viewing platform.
All the guests smiled and bowed to thank them, and no nobleman would refuse a drinking party at this level.
And whether it is the heads of the two empires, or the representatives of the dwarf and elf races, they will not leave at this time, they all need to know what Abel plans next, and the best way is to talk face-to-face.
Able stepped down from the viewing platform, and the people of the crazy kingdom of St. Ellis did not leave, and their mouths continued to cheer when they saw their emperor.
After today, I don't know how many people will have hoarse throats, but no one cares at this time.
The requirements of the people were not the same as those of the nobility, they did not care who was the emperor, they just needed to have a stable life and enough food.
Of course, in terms of grain production, it is still a little difficult to maintain an empire and a principality, but the Kingdom of St. Ellis itself still has some family resources, and the grain is still enough at least before the autumn harvest next year.
Just today, the people of the empire see the strength of the empire, they don't have as many ideas as those guests, they know that the empire will be safer in the future, and under this kind of strong force, no one can pose a threat to the empire.
"Your Majesty, the news just came from the intelligence department, the original small number of nobles have stopped, and judging from the reactions of all sides, the vast majority of the people of the empire have already turned to you!" Birkey butler reported softly as he led the way beside Abel.
Now that the intelligence services of the Duchy of Kamai have merged with those of the Kingdom of St. Ellis, a new and larger intelligence organization is taking shape in the Empire.
After Abel obtained the throne, some nobles who rebelled against him because of interests have been suppressed again after they really saw the strength of the empire with their own eyes.
Abel did not want to take measures against such nobles who did not show dissatisfaction, but would slowly take back the rights of these nobles, and to be honest, the change of regime would inevitably cause some resistance.
The main reason why he was able to obtain the imperial power of the Kingdom of St. Ellis so easily this time was that he unexpectedly occupied the city of Denan, forcing the original imperial family to give up the imperial power, and because he captured 20,000 knights, so that the nobles had to make concessions.
Knights are the force guarantee of the existence of the nobles, and without these knights, the nobles will not be able to protect themselves.
Now through the military parade, the strong strength of the army in Abel's hands has been demonstrated, which has shocked the nobles of the empire who have been forcibly suppressed, so that they dare not make any more disturbances.
"Recently, you have been keeping an eye on it, especially the major cities of the empire, and report it immediately if there is any change, the newly established squadron of griffin knights and the squadron of wolf knights need blood to baptize!" Although Abel's voice was soft, the killing intent in it made the butler of Burbich feel the coldness.
Abel also has no way, he doesn't have time to deal with these things slowly, he needs time to cultivate, once the empire is completely stable, then he will enter the retreat mode and cultivate with all his might.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" replied the Burbee butler, bowing.
Abel walked into the cloakroom again, he needed to change into a dress to attend the reception, which was the dignity of being a host and the respect for the guests.
He changed into a dark red embroidered robe again, and wore a white silk-trimmed shirt inside, which gave him another temperament, which was very suitable for the environment of the reception, and the dress that highlighted the noble temperament in the reception was more suitable than the dress that showed the majesty.
"Earl Bennett, begging to see you!" said the Burbitch butler, who had just changed into his robes, approached Abel and whispered.
"Please let him in!" Abel said, nodding.
Soon the Earl of Bennett came in in a sumptuous new gown, and it was evident that he had also come to the reception.
"Your Majesty!" he bowed respectfully to Abel.
"Father, there is no one here, so there is no need for so many courtesies!" Abel said helplessly, looking at Count Bennett.
"Your Majesty, you are already the Emperor of the Empire, and the entire human world, except for the gods, everyone who sees you must salute you!" Count Bennett said stubbornly.
"Father, what are you looking for me now?" Abel asked not wanting to argue with Earl Bennett about the matter any longer, for it was a matter that could not be explained.
Earl Bennett received the most traditional knightly education, and the consciousness of loyalty to the monarch has been deeply rooted in the blood, although Abel is his son, he is not a member of the Bennett family, and from the nobility tradition, Abel is no longer his child, but a member of the Harry family.
So Earl Bennett has always maintained enough respect after Abel became king.
After Abel became emperor, he transferred Count Bennett from the Duchy of Kamai to the Kingdom of St. Ellis to assist Abel in managing the empire.
Count Bennett is Abel's relative, Abel does not have many relatives, and the Bennett family and the Harry family together are only a few people.
Since Count Marshall would not leave Harry Castle and did not want to get involved in political affairs, Count Bennett became Abel's most important assistant.
"Your Majesty, my ability is limited, do you still want me to return to the Duchy of Kamai, my talent is not enough to manage such a large empire for you!" said Count Bennett with some shame.
Abel immediately understood the meaning of Count Bennett's visit, as a small nobleman who grew up in an ordinary knight family, relying on his own military exploits to become a heraldic knight was already a great achievement.
If it weren't for Abel's upbringing, Count Bennett would have been a heraldic knight almost all his life, guarding his castle of Bennett.
In the Principality of Kamai before, he participated in the management of the Duchy, which was already his limit, and now he is in the empire for a period of time, whether it is talent or title, he can't suppress the nobles of the empire, which makes his already hard work even more difficult.
"Father, after a while, the Principality of Kamai will also be incorporated into the Empire, and the Principality of Kamai will no longer exist, and the original Duchy of Kamai will become part of the Empire, so you don't have to think about going back!" Abel said with a smile, waving his hand at the tailor next to him, motioning for him to step back.
After watching the royal tailor bow and retreat, Abel continued: "After a while, when the empire is stable, I will elevate you and Uncle Marshall's titles to dukes, and the Bennett family will become a part of the imperial family in the future, and I will let people pass on the corresponding knowledge of your duke, Zach is also growing, he will have children in the future, and you will also hope that the Bennett family will become a great nobleman!"
Knowledge is priceless, and the inheritance of knowledge is the most fundamental foundation for each noble family.
But Abel now owns the Kingdom of St. Alice, and its imperial collection contains a large number of inheritance books that contain almost all the knowledge of this world.
In addition, the empire also has inheritors who specialize in passing on this knowledge to the nobility, and some of the knowledge passed on by the new nobility is passed on by these inheritors.
Such an inheritor can only be possessed by the three major empires, and recently Abel has been constantly controlling the empire, and he is also glad for the decisiveness when he seized the imperial power at the beginning, so that the empire can be completely pocketed.
Otherwise, it will take many years to complete these subtle links.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" said Count Bennett, bowing gratefully.
Abel has always treated the Bennetts as an equal to the Harry family, which he is grateful.
Now everyone in the empire mentions the Harry family, and it is no longer the Harry family of Gomba City, but the Harry family of Harvest City of Abel and Count Marshall, which was originally just a branch of the Harry family of Gomba City, but now because of Abel, it has completely surpassed the Harry family of Gomba City.
Of course, the Harry family in Gomba City also enjoyed a lot of benefits, at least because Count Marshall did not want to participate in government affairs, so Abel gave the power that should have been enjoyed by Count Marshall to Count Marshall's father, Count Brooke, the head of the Harry family in Gomba City.
This time, Abel also transferred not only Count Bennett to the Empire, but also Earl Brooke to the Empire.
"Father, I will implement the council system of the elves in the empire in the near future, I will fade out of the center of power, and the empire will also be run by the council, I want to hear your opinion!" After Abel said this, he glanced at the Burbeech butler on the side, although he did not hide his meaning, he should also let him know that these words were top secret.
The Burbee butler hurriedly made a gesture of respectful service, as if he had not heard what had just been said, which was enough to shake the Empire.
"Your Majesty, you don't want to run the Empire anymore?" asked Count Bennett suspiciously.
Although he knew that Abel was a wizard and did not care about power, this was an empire, one of the three strongest empires of the human race, and it was almost the pinnacle of the human world in the Holy Continent.
"Yes, I actually had this idea in the Duchy of Kamai, but I just haven't implemented it!" Abel said, nodding.
Although the land area of the Principality of Kamai is not small, it has a simple structure, and even if it does not adopt a parliamentary system, it can be managed without his care.
But the Kingdom of St. Ellis is different, the empire needs to deal with all kinds of contradictions within the empire with the five subject countries, and to maintain contacts with the other two empires, it takes a lot of work and someone can make decisions.
If Abel didn't leave these tasks to others, then the affairs of the empire alone would make it impossible for him to concentrate on his cultivation.
The cultivation of a wizard is his foundation, and everything must give way in this regard, and he knows very well what he needs.
He has the advantage that he is a wizard and has a lifespan that no one can match, or as the blue dragon Emmanuel thinks, he is also a blue dragon, so his lifespan should be calculated in at least 10,000 years.
And the empire has no heirs, at least no heirs until his descendants are born.
So he has to think about how to make the empire more stable under the premise that the throne will not change for a long time.
And the parliamentary system of the elves is the most mature system, referring to the parliamentary system of the elves, he, the emperor, will be completely liberated.
"Since Your Majesty says so, then I will discuss it with Earl Brooke, refer to the parliamentary system of the elven clan, and come up with a plan for you!" Count Bennett saw Abel's resolute intentions, and he replied in a deep voice.
Since coming to the Empire with Earl Brooke, the rivalry between him and Count Brooke has disappeared, as they are both descendants of the new emperor, and they are hostile in the context of Abel's failure to clean up the ruling nobles of the Empire.
This unites him with Count Brooke, who is not without their advantages, and together with the Grand Knight of Bodlei, they have the support of the army, and they have the most important financial power, and the original aristocratic system of the empire will not be able to fight against them for long.
Over time, he believed that they would slowly integrate into the management system of the empire, especially after Abel proposed the parliamentary system, and the distribution of this power was in their hands first.
Abel smiled, with Earl Bennett and Earl Brooke to help with the plan, he didn't have to worry too much.
He didn't want to be shackled to power, he had wanted to see it since he knew that there was a bigger world out there, and he wanted to know how the equipment that was supposed to be the dark world had flowed into this world.
As for the empire, he is not afraid of any problems, and it can be said that the most powerful military power in the empire is under his control.
In the wizarding circle outside Harry's castle, in his magic tower, Flavi, the tower spirit, can control the guardian spirit of the palace of Gangba City through the teleportation circle, can control the Aoya spirit in the elven Aoya Palace, and can control the guardian spirit of this palace.
In almost all important places, Taling Flavi can transmit information control by teleporting a magic circle.
Of course, this kind of control is not without a price, and the price is to consume a large number of powerstones all year round, but the powerstones are the cheapest resource for Abel.
The spirits of the Skyship also regularly fly back to Harry's Castle, where Tharin Flavi shares a portion of the news by replacing powerstones with golems.
Due to the presence of Barbara in Harry's castle, it is the safest place to be, and no one in the Holy Continent can invade it.
Bartoli is Abel's hole card that is ready to stay in the Holy Continent to protect the family for a long time, and she has been working hard to cultivate now, believing that with the supply of Abel's unlimited resources, it will not take too long to cultivate to a high-level wizard.
The key is that Bartoli has an endless lifespan, so her combat power will continue to grow, and the longer it passes, the stronger her combat power will be.
Bartoli's magical contract is also one of the biggest secrets in Abel's hands, and this forcible restraint guarantees the absolute loyalty of the signatory, which is very helpful for Able to rule the empire by letting go of the power.
And Bartoli, who has an endless lifespan, can guarantee that the magic contract will always be provided, even if Abel leaves the Holy Continent, there will be no problems.
Abel's most important hole card is the friendship with the blue dragon Emmanuel, as long as the blue dragon Emmanuel does not want to cut off the grandmaster wine and delicious dishes, then when the empire encounters an unsolvable crisis, the blue dragon Emmanuel will not stand idly by.