Chapter 59, the Imperial Capital of Tomorrow

The capital of the Kingdom of Thrace is called Thrace City - this is the common practice of the Western Continent, and the name of the country is whatever it is.

Thracian City is not bustling, but it exudes a sense of solemnity. Its walls are both high and thick, all made of solid stones, and there are many mottled traces on the walls, telling the vicissitudes of history.

Originally, the city was not called that, and the western part of the Western Continent was not originally a country. There are dozens of nations, large and small, all heirs to a dynasty from a long, long time ago - at least they themselves claim so. Then there are alliances, fights, and alliances...... For specific content, you can probably write a "Romance of the Four Kingdoms" or something, because there are four countries in the most powerful of them.

Of course, if you count the lords of all sides, then the number is too much, according to historical data, there were 315 "countries" in the western part of the western continent at the most.

Well, 315 pcs.

Three hundred and fifteen.

When the panda saw this information, its mouth grew so big that it couldn't close it for a long time.

The ancestors of the Thracian kingdom were the counts known as the "noble Suren", who grew from a county to a marquisate through wars and marriagesโ€”in the war-torn quagmire of the Western Continent, known as the "Holy Empire", which meant that they had changed from fish to dragons, and became the great men who were qualified to compete in the world.

Then there was a series of wars, intermittent wars, wars of marriage, alliances and betrayals, until more than a hundred and fifty years ago, when Thrace was really established.

During those years of war, the city was besieged by the enemy several times, but the superior enemy failed to return again and again under the strong walls, and not even once was able to breach the city defenses.

"There's a unique attraction in Thrace City, and I'll show you when we're settled. Jaime said to the panda, "To the north of the city, there is a half-collapsed wall, and there are marks of siege engines crashing through the wall. That is the only record of the city being almost captured. โ€

The panda asked with some curiosity: "Later, the battle was won, so why not repair the city wall?"

That's a long way to say. "The Duke of Salson attacked the Marquis of Polden, the precursor of Thrace. He took advantage of the marquis's raid on the southern expedition and attacked the castle of Polen, which was the name of the city at the time. In the face of a menacing enemy, the pregnant marquise walked up to the city walls with a big belly, presided over the defense, and gave birth to a son on the battlefield - the first king of Thrace. The situation was extremely critical, and at the most critical time, the Duke of Salson's army had already broken down a small part of the wall, and it was about to break through the wall. At this time, a wandering orc tribe attacked the Duke's army desperately because of the favor of the Marquise back then. โ€

The duke didn't expect anyone to attack from behind, and the army was in chaos, and the marquise, who had just given birth to a child, immediately launched a counterattack, so the duke was defeated. But the tribe was almost dead and wounded, and there were almost no survivors. The Marquise also fell ill during the battle and died before the Marquis returned. โ€

"What happened later?" asked Panda.

Later, the Marquis returned victorious, and in a rage, he fought for almost two years, and finally destroyed Sarson. The duke committed suicide, and the body was brought back by him, and hung in the woods north of the city, where the orc tribe had died in battle, and hung for a winter. Later, the marquis became a duke, and he married an orc girl as a side concubine, and began the intergenerational marriage between our Thracians and the orcs. โ€

The panda nodded, the Thracian royal family and the orcs have been married for generations, of course he also knows about this. It's just that he didn't know the origin of this marriage, and it wasn't until today that James explained it.

However, although the Thracian royal family married the orcs, the heirs to the throne were all pure-blooded humans, and the children born to the orc concubines could only become princes - that is, the famous "Prince of the Galloping Horse", and this position was held by the eldest of the sons born to each generation of orc concubines, and was not inherited.

The contemporary Prince of Galloping Horse is a hybrid of human and pig people, but he is very thin, so the folk have a joke of "the thinnest pig man". However, although he lacks majesty, his strength is not weak, in the impression of the panda, when he appeared in the war era, he was level 60, which is almost already the level of the top master in the general sense of the world.

Of course, it's still inferior to those legendary powerhouses at level 70 or even higher.

The panda recalled it carefully and suddenly found ...... The Prince of the Galloping Horse seems to have a good relationship with Jaime, and according to the information compiled by Harmony, he appeared in the original mission to defeat the Ice Dragon, and presented Jaime with a dragon slaying spear. The quest item was later given to the player by Jaime, and the player could use it to break the Ice Dragon's magical defenses, greatly increasing the damage to the Ice Dragon for a period of time.

There are also some powerful guilds - for example, the Reckless Earth Guild did not use the Dragon Slayer Spear, but kept it as a souvenir and hung it in the guild hall to decorate.

At that time, the guild hall was full of all kinds of rare ornaments, such as the head of a dragon, the wings of an archangel, and the tail of an archdemon...... And so on, it looks so gloomy. But everybody loved it, because it was all proof of glory.

It's a pity that these things are gone, and now there is only a banner of the Earldom of Tara Khan hanging in the guild hall, and it is natural to claim that this place also belongs to Tara Khan, but internally, everyone understands that this means that this is their first valuable trophy, which is the Earldom of Tara Khan.

This loot is indeed of sufficient grade, and it will not be easy to find something comparable to it in the future.

The envoys stopped at the gate of the city for a while, and after confirming their identities with the captain of the city gate guards, they were led by the guards to the embassy residence.

When they arrived at the embassy residence, the head of the delegation naturally went to handle the relevant procedures for the handover, and the panda was dragged out of the mansion by Jaime and headed to the Jaime family's mansion.

"Now that I've come to Thrace, I'm the head of the land. Jaime smiled and said, "Let's get down to business first, go to my house and get you a set of gear." Then I'll take you around Thrace and enjoy the royal capital. โ€

"What exactly does the so-called 'royal capital style' mean?" Panda asked, "If it's a wind and snow, then forget it." โ€

"Don't worry, I know your orc aesthetics, how can I take you to see women who seem to you so soft that one hand can pinch them to death?, I'll show you the best war dances, the best games, the most delicious dishes, and the most delightful spirits!" Jaime smiled triumphantly, "Believe me, these things will be enjoyed a lot before I grow up!"

โ€œ...... Enjoy these things all day long, and it's a shame that you can grow up so normally!"