There is a river in the city of Blago, and the inhabitants of the city call it "Nato River", which means "life" in the Blago language.

The Nato River is actually a small tributary of the Blago River, which runs straight through the middle of the city of Blago and is a clear river of living water that serves as the main source of water for the city's inhabitants.

It should be said that the ancestors of the city of Blago grew up drinking the water of this river for generations.

The city of Blago, like most of the empire's cities, was built in the style of an inner and outer city.

All the inhabitants lived in the inner city, and the outer city was home to various fortifications and military camps, and the defense of the entire city was handled in the outer city.

Zaga walked with a hundred cavalry on horseback in the outer part of the city of Blago, because the walls were so high that the sun could not shine in, and he walked in the shadows, and he was very slow, waiting quietly for the petty officers behind him to catch up.

"Your Excellency!"

Soon, the petty officer on the rampart of the city chased after him from behind.

Saga raised his eyes and saw that he was a middle-aged man with a loyal and honest face, about forty years old, with an ordinary appearance, a strong body, and no sense of physical decline, with thick calluses on his hands, and at first glance he was a veteran who had been in the army for many years.

Moreover, Saga could slightly feel the smell of slaughter on his body, and then looked at his eyes, which were very sharp, and there was no such confused turbidity, he should have really fought on the battlefield many times.

This made Saga a little curious, and it was obvious that this veteran should be the man of the city garrison.

Moreover, since he was able to become an officer, he should have worked for many years, how did he have the opportunity to go to the battlefield?

The garrison of Blago City is just a few soldiers who don't even count as auxiliary legions.

After all, they are not a field army, and all kinds of foreign wars against the barbarians will not be handed over to them.

That's what field armies like the Elite Legion and the Auxiliary Legion do.

Even in the battle sequence of the Empire, there is no place for them to fight, they are still civilians, and they will not be included in the military register.

Saga didn't think that any force in the province of Blago could kill Blago City, where the Empire's rule was not so weak.

With those barbarians in the mountains in the south alone, if you want to say that the governor of the province can't exterminate them all, this Saga admits that after all, the time and place are not on the side of the empire, and it must be rare to win if you want to win.

But with those brutes alone, if they can hit Blago City, it will be a big joke in the world.

Is it true that the elite legions of the empire are made of mud?

With the exception of a very small number of special legions, almost every elite legion in the Empire is a citizen of the Empire that has been drafted.

The quality of the citizens of the empire was not comparable to that of the freemen or the slaves.

The first thing to say is that the Emerald Empire is a vast slave empire.

More than half of the citizens were slave owners, and the other half were wealthy families, and they basically did not have to struggle to survive.

According to the Empire's legal code, they have undergone various military training since childhood, can skillfully use most weapons, and know how to cooperate in battle formations.

With such a source of soldiers, it only takes one or two wars to become elite.

And because of the relatively good living conditions since childhood, almost all people have some vindictive energy in their bodies.

Even if you don't make it to the advanced powerhouse, it's nothing. For the Grand Army, as long as it does not reach the Golden Rank, in fact, there is not much difference, and it is extremely important.

Every soldier in a legion has a fighting spirit, and compared with those legions where most of the people have no fighting spirit, the combat effectiveness is really a heaven and a earth.

The empire theoretically has 25 million people, but in terms of combat effectiveness alone, 5 million citizens can beat everyone else, and it is precisely because of this situation that it is said that the citizens of the empire are the real ruling basis of the empire.

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"What's your name?" asked Sagar, sitting high on his horse, condescendingly.

The little officer ran all the way, panting heavily, and his face was a little red from the rapid congestion.

"My lord, my subordinate's name is Bull, Bull Doug. He gasped for breath and said in fits and starts.

"Doug, are you a freeman?" asked Zachar, in a somewhat confused tone.

In the Emerald Empire, the surname Doug is extremely ordinary, which roughly means a shoemaker.

Slaves do not have surnames, only cheap names, and the so-called cheap names are those names that have very low meanings, just like the Chinese dog egg.

Freedmen are much better, most of them work for citizens, so most of the surnames are words for some occupation, so there are too many people with the surname Doug in the Empire.

Only citizens can name whatever they want, and of course, there are some very great names, such as Caesar and Julius.

The empire is also forbidden, those are honors, and only by making great contributions to the empire can they be added to their names.

"Yes, my lord, my subordinate is still a free people. Bull naturally knew why Zachar would ask himself that.

Imperial law is prescribed, and all officials on the staff of the empire are citizens of the empire.

Sachar glanced at Bull and saw that he didn't have any big reaction, so he immediately put away his curiosity and didn't ask any more questions.

After all, he had just arrived in Brago, so there was no need to bother with these things.

The top priority is to do a good job, and when the time comes, if this person is his subordinate, he will have time to talk about it.

"Ben has just arrived in the province of Blago to take up his duties, and it is imperative that he meet the Governor, do you know where the Governor's Mansion is?" asked Sagarang.

"Your subordinates know, and this will show you the way, my lord. Bull said with a slight salute.

"Shug, take him in, it's too slow. Saga waved his whip and said to Shug.

"No. Shuge saluted, and then with a flick of the horsewhip, the fighting spirit was carried out, and Bull was swept up by his whole horse.

"Let's go. Saga waved his whip again, and the soldiers rushed out with a quick following.

But this time the speed is a lot slower, at least I can see it clearly with the naked eye, and it is no longer an afterimage, this is the city after all, although there are no residents in the outer city, but it is better to pay attention to a little.

Not only is the Wind Legion fast, but it also runs almost silently, and even more terrifyingly, it trembles on the ground very little.

With the petty officer's credentials, Saga and the others quickly passed through the small gates of the inner city.

The group rushed towards the Governor's Palace.

Soon, the Doge's Palace appeared in front of Zachar.