1. Five years of wind and clouds
In the year 27998 of the Xizhi calendar, it has been five years since the five empires united to punish demons.
There may still be people talking about what happened in Peakvalley City five years ago, but that doesn't matter anymore.
Nowadays, people talk more about the unquenchable fires of the city and the successive beast tides on the frontiers of the five empires.
Nanchen Chenjing, not far from the imperial city, there is a quaint building, this is not a private residence, but an important office of the Nanchen Empire.
This institution is rarely visited, or there is no need to visit.
The responsibility of the agency is very simple, that is, to record all kinds of major events that happened in Nanchen.
In a house called the Reading History Pavilion, there is a person who is sorting out the big events that have happened in recent years.
"In the year 27994 of the Xizhi calendar, there was a beast tide in the south of the empire, more than ten cities were affected, more than 210,000 people were killed or wounded, and countless people were missing. The beast tide did not only occur in my Nanchen, but the other four empires also broke out such beast tides in a larger or smaller way.
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In the year 27996 of the Xi Zhi calendar, there was another beast tide in the southwest of the empire, fortunately, because of the former beast tide incident, the empire established an emergency mechanism, and various departments responded quickly, the beast tide was effectively controlled, and the casualties of the people were controlled within a few thousand.
In just two years, there have been two beast tides, and each empire has deployed a lot of manpower and material resources to find the cause of the beast tide, although there is some progress, but the specific cause of the beast tide is still a mystery. ...... "Xi Zhi Ji, Nanchen Shiyan, Beast Tide Chronicles"
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"In the year 27995 of the Xizhi calendar, the Zhongsheng Empire made significant progress in the research of energy-type weapons, and energy* was used for the first time in the Battle for Supremacy in the Xiwei Sea. Later, other empires also made breakthroughs one after another, and the Bingdao Guild of our Nanchen military even developed a miniature energy projectile that could be fired through a bow and crossbow, thus establishing a new army that was different from the traditional one. The long-range strike capability of this branch of the armed forces is extremely astonishing, and it has a great restraint effect on the vast majority of traditional services. After the military branch was put into the Sivir Sea, the Empire's naval hegemony was weakened, and it quickly gained a huge advantage. Since then, the technological change of weapons has affected the trend of warfare, and a weapons revolution that has swept the continent has begun. ...... "Xi Zhi Ji, Nanchen Shiyan, Weapons Change"
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"In the year 27993 of the Xizhi calendar, there was a sudden fire in the city of industry, and then there were karmic fires in other frontier cities one after another, but fortunately, the fire was still small, although it could not be extinguished, but it was still under the control of the empire, and it did not cause a great panic among the people. However, this fire is a big hidden danger after all, and the top of the empire is at a loss for it. In the next three years, there were also 'karmic fires' in Xiyan, Beijiang, Dongsheng, and Zhongsheng, and rumors began to spread among the people that the earth would collapse. ...... "Xi Zhi Ji, Nanchen Shiyan, Karmic Fire"
After the man sorted it out here, he suddenly stopped writing and kept flipping through the materials on the table. There appears to be an omission of reliable information. He stood up, turned around and opened the huge Star Pavilion next to him, and after reading for a long time, he shook his head helplessly, sat down again, and began to sort out the information.
"In the year 27997 of the Xizhi calendar, the eastern region of the Sivir Sea, centered on the Dongzhu Island, had been completely divided by the five empires, and the exploration areas of each of the five empires were regarded as their spheres of influence, and corresponding administrative institutions began to be set up.
Just as the Five Great Empires were ambitiously exploring the northern region centered on the North Absolute Island, the armies of the five great empires were successively blocked by an army claiming to be from the Miracle Sea Continent, and each country suffered considerable losses and had to temporarily retreat to the eastern seas. Since then, the mysterious Sea of Miracles civilization has entered the sight of the Xizhi Continent. ......”
Writing about this place, the person stopped writing and hesitated, he didn't know whether to continue writing, he didn't know anything about the civilization of the Northern Miracle Sea Continent, how to objectively evaluate it, it was not easy.
After careful consideration, he thought that it would be more in line with the historiographical perspective to record a few points of information from the front. Or it might be a good idea to reorganize this section later when you have more information in the future.
In addition to dozens of rows of bookshelves, there are also several special Star Pavilions, most of which are extremely precious historical materials, such as solitary historical texts.
The man searched for a long time in several Star Pavilions, and finally found a few useful books. The man kept flipping through the books, and when he saw the relevant important information, he marked it easily.
Time flies by in the process of this marking.
The sun sets and the moon rises, and the night is already deep. The guards of the Reading History Pavilion have also changed two posts, but this person still continues to do what he is doing.
"Well, you can keep writing!" he closed the book, closed his eyes and collected his thoughts, and then picked up the book.
"The civilization of the Sea of Miracles still needs to be further investigated, but according to the military reports of the Feifeng General Xiao Luan and other generals, the strength of the Sea of Miracles is comparable to the strength of the major empires, and the reason why they were all defeated at the beginning was due to the unfamiliarity of all parties with it. In particular, the air power of the Sea of Miracles is the most peculiar. According to the professional description of the frontline craftsmen, it is not a living organism, but a man-made mechanical beast. The material is unknown, but it is undeniable that this is an incredibly powerful weapon. For a time, it aroused great interest in the military departments of various countries, and the royal families of various countries also invested huge sums of money in researching it.
The conquest of the Sea of Sivir is unstoppable, and the 'King of the World' has been regarded as an inviolable possession of the imperial royal family. After suffering defeat in the northern seas, the five empires soon made a comeback. With the support of sufficient intelligence, the countries finally entered the northern seas. As for the forces of the Sea of Miracles, they are placed on an equal footing by all countries. "Xi Zhi Ji, Nanchen Shiyan, Miracle Sea Confusion"
"In the year 27994 of the Xizhi calendar, the Holy Maiden of Nanchen will enroll in the Tianxun Academy of Xizhi City together with the holy sons or holy daughters of the other four empires. Due to the special status of the five people, and the special expectations of the royal families of various countries, their teaching methods are very unusual. In addition, they are cut off from the outside world. According to the Great Demon Festival and the Dafeng Mountain Tilt incident, there are various indications that these five people may play a very important role in the future, so I will wait and see. "Nanchen Historical Words: People"
The lights in the Pavilion gradually went out a little, and the guards began the third change of guard.
When the guard changes, it is often when the guards are negligent.
A faint black shadow quickly infiltrated the Reading Pavilion during the changing of the guard.
What is the place to read the history of the thief? In addition to historical books, it is still historical books, and there is nothing worth remembering for thieves. There's no thief coming to steal a book, right? It's ridiculous.
The historian in the Reading History Pavilion is still sorting out the various events that have happened in the past five years, and for the historians, it is their duty to record the history that should be recorded, and it is also the meaning of their existence.
At the moment when the thief dodged into the Reading History Pavilion, the historian who was sorting out the historical records frowned slightly, and then shook his head slightly, still writing in an orderly manner.
The thief's nimble figure moved around the room, and if you looked closely, the figure was a little thin, but the eyes were extremely bright.
If anyone sees these eyes at this time, they will definitely feel sorry, and it is really a pity that someone with such bright eyes is a thief.
The thief he stopped dodging and stopped somewhere. I saw him stretch out his hand, probe there, and take out something wrapped in yellow cloth.
When I opened the cloth, there was a book with slightly old paper.
Glancing at the historian who was still struggling to write, the thief actually flipped through the book directly on the spot.
The handover of the guards outside the gate is over, and if the thief wants to leave, he will need to wait for the next handover of the guards.
A historian, a thief, is doing their own thing in the History Pavilion.
"The formation of the Reading History Pavilion is really annoying, and taking the book out will also touch the formation and cause an alarm, how good would it be if you could take it out?" After a long time, the thief saw that the time for the handover of the guards was coming again, and in desperation, he whispered a few complaints, quickly got up, wrapped the books, put them back in their place, and tiptoed out of the Reading History Pavilion.
The crescent moon in the sky had sunk in the west, and a faint white light like a fish's belly appeared in the east.
The historian finally put down the pen in his hand, stood up and soothed his body for a moment, and then walked somewhere.
If the thief was here at the moment, he would be shocked, because the place where the historian was at the moment was the same place where the thief had been.
"There are still so many traces, hey, how many times have I been reminded, what a careless thief......" The historian whispered a few words, bent down to tidy up.
After the historian tidied up for a while, and felt that there was no trace of it, he straightened his clothes, exhaled deeply, and pushed open the door.
"Lord Yan, Madame has already sent someone to urge you several times!" one of the guards immediately turned around and said when he saw the door being pushed open.
"Got it, by the way, after the other adults came, tell them that I'm still on duty tonight!" Lord Yan took a few puffs in the fresh morning air and said to the guard.
"Yes, sir!" said the guard respectfully.
"Well, thank you then. After thanking him, Master Yan walked leisurely towards his house.
Although the historian yamen is said to belong to the cold yamen on this continent, their status is not low.
The reason why this is so is because the historians are so upright and even sacrifice their lives in pursuit of historical truth.
There have been many historians in history who, in order to write a true history, insisted on writing the true history with their blood, regardless of the threat to the emperor's life.
Faced with the insistence of the historians, the emperors later had to make compromises. So much so that although the yamen is cold, the officials in this system are taboo even for the emperor.