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June 19, 1666 MDay+79 off Forty Castle

The flag of the Vice Admiral flew over the USS Border Guard. The FNVBorderguard is a new warship, the new vehicle of Commander of the River Fleet, Leonard Kekawi.

After the shelling adventure in the port of Fortiburg, he lost a ship, as a result of which he was rewarded with a new ship and a vice admiral's flag.

The commander of the river flotilla could only hoist the lieutenant general's flag after "outstanding performance", a position originally created for a brigadier general. The other fleet had an admiral's flag on each regional fleet flagship, and a vice admiral's flag on each sub-fleet. As for the imposing fleet of the sea, each of them has an admiral.

He knew this, but he had no grievances: the status of that fleet was already commensurate with its strength.

It was the last patron saint of the free nation, the world's largest maritime force.

There were 557 standing warships, including 92 battleships of the special and first class. The total reserve force, including the armed merchant fleet, was 2,180 ships, and the total number of magic projection devices and various types of artillery was 17,924.

The fleet is divided into seven sea fleets, each of which has a varying number of sub-fleets and regional fleets. The regional fleet will have at least four first-class battleships, and the sub-fleet will generally have a few ordinary battleships, and only this flagship in the hands of the entire river fleet can be called a "battleship".

That fleet was called Big Red.

It was the largest naval force ever built. Its number of ships is three times that of the other four Republic fleets combined, and only a quarter less than the combined fleet of the Elven Near, Far Sea, Kerman Royal Fleet, and the Western Naval Division of the Chinese Dynasty, which is the combined navy of all other civilizations. Later chroniclers called this fleet "the king of the seas, the scepter of the rulers of the world, the symbol of trade and geographical discoveries, the transporter of all gold and silver", and "the eternal crimson fleet".

Of course, Leonard is used to it. His patrol line would meet daily on the outskirts of Kengrad with six detachments of the Great Red Fleet, each of which was much stronger than his. The regional fleets and sub-fleets of the Great Red Fleet were responsible for intercepting the Empire's fast fleet, while his river fleet was only responsible for capturing the smuggling ships of the Empire and St. Sen.

Still, Interny Bay today seems a little unusual. He waited in this sea area for ten minutes with the light north wind, but still did not wait for the Seventh Fleet.

And he also guessed the reason.

Leonard was clutching a book of orders in his hands, soaked with sweat from his hands. Elves don't have sweaty hands when they're nervous, but half-elves do.

"The Embassy of our country in Honrinasti has lodged its most solemn protest against the Senate of St. Senate and has begun to destroy important documents. More than two hundred elven ships are massing in the vicinity of Interre. We believe that a declaration of war could occur at any time, and we ask that all ships of the Free Navy be put on maximum alert. ”

It was written on that order. His captain and lieutenant stood nervously with his logbook in his handbook, waiting for a rendezvous with a friendly fleet. The half-elf took out his pocket watch, looked at it, and closed it gently.

"Captain, you brought the patrol charts. If—I mean, if—the enemy is going to destroy our detachments here one by one, where would the most likely place be chosen? Assuming that the privateers of the previous days were reconnaissance ships, they knew the road map for our patrols. ”

The captain's gaze crossed the six patrol routes, and finally came to a steady stop at one point.

"An hour earlier, when the wind had risen, approached the 2nd Regional Fleet from the east, and then divided the 3rd Fleet, followed by the 7th and 8th Fleets. This would wipe out four fleets, or sixty percent of the combat power on the sea west of Interre. ”

"And what if they're going to wipe us out completely?"

"Then start with the strongest Fifth Fleet...... But they won't have so many ships. ”

The half-elf shook his head, "No, they do." They are the people of the Holy Forest, and I know them. In the vicinity of Interre, it is possible to summon at any time the capital ships of the Saint-Sen Navy - this fleet was originally used to disrupt the build-up of the Great Red Fleet. Let's go to the battlefield where the Fifth Fleet may face the enemy. ”

The deputy captain saluted a sailor's military salute: "Yes, Your Excellency, Vice Admiral." ”

The captain took the order, but still had a hint of doubt in his mind - until he saw the two fleets chasing each other at the end of the field of vision.

The red, white, gray, brownish-yellow, and black sails lined up in a huge queue on the distant sea, two – perhaps three – queues intertwined, entwined with each other. Some of the ships were sinking, and their partners bypassed them.

"Sir, you said before that there are half of the capital ships of the Saint Mori, but there are enough ...... here."

Leonard patted his deputy on the shoulder. "As far back as I can remember, the last time I saw so many ships gathered together was decades ago. There was the Iron Cross Flag, and their purpose was the West Interre Sea Fleet. ”

He held up his binoculars and saw the same signal flag strapped to the masts of the elven ships.

"This morning... Our country... Sent to... Your country... Declaration of war..."

Leonard didn't need a translator to read the proud flag of the Elven Navy. The flags of the Old Elven Empire's navy have been in use for more than two thousand years, and these flags have flown from the land heart sea all the way to the New World, and tens of thousands of ships have sunk in front of these signal flags.

He counted the number of remnants of the Great Red Fleet. A number that is not advantageous, and the entire fleet was cut into two disconnected parts by the opponent from the very beginning.

And in the opposite fleet, the half-elves recognized many familiar flags and family coats of arms. The entire Saint-Sen Native Fleet is here, and the ships of the Far Sea Fleet that can be summoned are basically there. There were not many ships, but the quality was far superior to that of the improvised Freedom Navy.

In the distance, cannons roared, and flashes of magic could be seen flickering between the sea and the sky. His sailors had already begun to change sails, the baffles on the portholes of the guns were removed one by one, and the lookouts shouted loudly......

"Purgatory floats on the sea. We're the last fleet. ”

The half-elf muttered to himself and raised his right hand.

"Urgently full right rudder! The whole fleet is moving downwind to avoid enemy shelling!"

The first mate, boatswain, and deputy captain all stared at their officers in amazement, and no one went to carry out the order.

"Right full rudder! Get out of the battle! How many times do you want me to say it?"

People panicked and got busy. The freshly unloaded quadrangular sails were reloaded, the lit fire ropes were extinguished, and two of the guns had been misfired. The river fleet deftly turned an arc across the sea, avoiding the center of the battlefield, where the two fleets were still firing at each other like wounded beasts, frantically and at all costs.

Gradually, the sound of artillery became inaudible.

"We're going to cross Forty Fort again and go back to the capital. ”

"Yes, sir. But until then, I have things to do. ”

His lieutenant muttered to himself, as if he was fighting something. A stray bullet slammed into the ship's side, and he took the opportunity to draw the half-elf's saber and throw it to the boatswain.

Leonard wasn't surprised, and he slowly turned around by holding on to the side of the boat.

"Do you think I'm doing something wrong?"

The vice-captain shook his head: "No, Your Excellency, your actions are rational. Someone has to go back and report this to Lenny, and we have to have a fleet to defend the capital. Personally, we saved our lives......"

"But that doesn't stop you from accusing me, right? ”

"Have you read Article 10 of the Regulations of the Free Navy, Vice Admiral?" said the vice-captain, putting away his logbook, "I believe you have read it." Every captain and captain has read it. ”

Leonard was dumbfounded for a moment, but slowly recited the clause.

"In any case, a captain who does not choose to enter the battle or deliberately evades engaging the enemy will be prosecuted. In any case, whether the captain of the ship is a brigadier general, vice admiral, admiral or marshal. It sounds like an unreasonable rule, but it guarantees that the Great Red Fleet will never fall apart like the Elven Navy did a hundred years ago in the Luxin Sea. ”

"It's your responsibility to save your strength and report back, and it's your responsibility to arrest the captain and vice captain. This is the code of conduct of the Great Red Fleet. "I will bear witness for you, Your Excellency, but rules are rules." ”

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency. ”

Three days later, Leonard Kekawi ended his not-so-long tenure as commander of the River Fleet and returned to the safety of Lenny.

"At least it's safe for now. He said to the new fleet commander, "As for what comes next, it's up to you." I wish you a smooth journey. ”

June 22, 1666, MDay+82 Northwest Frontier of Julok

For the inhabitants of Dagonia, an important town in the south of the Principality of Soma, their lordship changed overnight.

The silver dragon representing the emperor and the colorful dragon group representing the elven family landed, took off, landed again, and took off again. The flags of the entire region have finally changed colors.

On the condition of sovereignty over the Dagonia region, the "dragon domain" of the Principality of Soma, the people of St. Sen entered into an alliance with the Emperor. According to this covenant, after the reunification of the Empire in the South, the two major semi-elf settlements in the southwest of the empire and the northwest of the free countries would be assigned to the Holy Forest, plus the thirteen states of New Kirman, the islands of the Empire between the islands, and almost all the colonial territories of the Mureman Empire. The Emperor left himself only a few small islands in the Round-the-World Sea and territories in the Far East.

Such favorable conditions even persuaded the most hostile human families within the Saint Sen. After all, the "Half-Elf Territory" alone is a land half the size of the Holy Forest itself. In order to take their own land, the elven nobles united for the first time. They claimed that it was the largest elven force since the collapse of the Elven Empire, and even the Dark Ages Elves' expedition to reclaim the East could not be compared.

Their troops were pointing at the Pioneer City.

Formerly known as Flonasti, Herald is a mix of elves, half-elves, and humans. Over the course of more than 1,000 years, it has played many different roles: the capital of the Elven Empire, the residence of the Governor of Kirman, the archbishop of the Orthodox Church, the autonomous city of the Empire, the Republic of Free Commerce, the fourth territory of the House of Mandriel, the capital of the Pioneer State, and the residence of the Provisional Governor of the North......

And its latest identity is the Northwest Battle Group Command of the Western General Army.

"Your Excellency, the vote of the General Staff is half to half. Half of the staff officers thought that the main elven force would move south at any moment, with an army as large as we were. ”

Listening to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Eyre's debriefing, Clad López's finger slid across the military map. He didn't believe that such a feud could be resolved so easily: but that didn't stop him from taking a possible threat seriously.

"The other half naturally don't believe that the elves will actually attack? maybe this is just a plot by the Imperial Army to distract our forces?"

"There are many indications that there are at least twenty thousand pure-blood elves and half-elves opposite us. During the time you went to the southern front, there was an increase in border friction, and there were reports of the discovery of the St. Sen's Army eighty kilometers to the north. Robert threw a stack of reports on the table, "In the past half month, I have organized a defensive network with a depth of two hundred kilometers, and all units with medium or higher magical combat power are reared as counterattack reserves, and troops that are too far forward are rotated back. ”

Clad's gaze lingered only for a moment on the stack of reports. He looked at the "Free Navy" sign on it: "Robert, the cover doesn't look like it was given to us. ”

"Yes, but that's a Navy Commandment, Your Excellency. The lieutenant colonel nodded, "The Battle off the Sea of Fort Tei is over. Twenty-three of our ships were sunk, fifty-one were captured, and the rest was routed into four detachments. ”

The admiral's finger tapped lightly on the table: "In the name of the United Council of the Provinces and the General Headquarters of the Free Navy, all the following fleets: the East Interre Regional Fleet, the Northern Regional Fleet, the St. Sen Regional Fleet, the Eastern Regional Fleet, the New Island Regional Fleet, and the Intersea Regional Fleet are to assemble in the Eastern Interre Sea as quickly as they can, and then fight a decisive battle with the enemy. All ships of free nationality have the duty to defend the motherland and turn the tide. ”

Robert didn't hear any inclination in his chief's calm tone. He hesitated for a moment and decided to take neutrality: "Try hard...... Doesn't sound like much force. ”

"This proves that the elves are serious, and they have invested a lot of money. What about the gun trucks?"

"Most of what remained on the Northern Front has been repaired and concentrated here. As planned, we will launch a counterattack when the enemy's main forces advance to within fifty kilometers. ”

Clad stood up: "You said earlier that you had spotted enemy troops within eighty kilometers. When?"

"Yesterday. Therefore, now our counter-attack forces have all been brought to combat readiness......"

The Admiral walked briskly over to the hanger and grabbed the cloak of the Admiral's gown and draped it over his shoulders.

"Robert, go to the counter-attack force station! If I'm not mistaken, they're testing our actions—"

As the two walked out of the gate, they happened to hear a violent explosion in the distance.

They stopped. Admiral López looked up and saw a shadow.

He saw flying creatures with giant wings and streamlined tails casting shadows on the river and the land.

He saw that the dragons were the color of the forest. Emerald wingspan, emerald claws, emerald dragon flame.

He saw these huge figures sweep across the front line, straight over the city of Gustav, and hover exactly above the front line headquarters.

They were dropping black fiery water, using small dives and dragon flames to annihilate the mages on the ground who tried to stop them. Aimed at the Klad's weak top armor, they dropped sharp needle-shaped spears that pierced the roof of the car with sharp Mithril sticks, and the incantations engraved on them turned into a cloud of poison, a deadly smoke as green as a forest.

"Imperial Dragon Knights of the Principality of Soma? No way. The dragons of the empire are not emerald in color. These dragons are ......"

Clad López pronounced the name that shouldn't be here.

Beautifully written inscriptions are inscribed on the coats of arms of those dragon knights, wrapping around the outside of the legion's emblem.

The text in the inner circle reads: "On behalf of the people of St. Sen and the Senate." ”

The text on the outer circle reads, "A legion can be destroyed, but it can never be defeated." ”

The centermost numeric sign is a circular "zero".

The Zero Legion of St. Sen, also known as the Air Cavalry.

When the elves obtained the number "zero" from Eastern mathematics, they used it as the number of legendary legions. Since the collapse of the power of the Ancient Elven Empire in the fourth century of the Standard Calendar, the only new legion of the Holy Forest. For the rest of history, it will be the formidable force that will strike fear into the hearts of all enemies, the Citizen Air Force of the Holy Grove (HCAF), and fight until the last moment of the entire elven race.

"It's really a lot of money, Hongrinasti is serious. ”

Clad López muttered to himself. The empire and the republics have only flying scouts and harassers, while the St. Sen's Air Cavalry owns the entire sky.

"They never intended to wage a war of attrition with us on the front lines. From the very beginning, they were targeting the most incomprehensible and threatening Klad artillery unit...... What a wonderful opening statement. ”

The admiral raised his right hand and summoned his flying sword. But none of the wyverns stopped, and they swept over Herald City without lingering.

"Lieutenant Colonel Al!"

Robert heard the chief's call, left the magicians who were blowing away the poisonous clouds, and hurried back.

Immediately after, he was shocked by the strange outfit of the chief in front of him.

Clad López wore an oriental robe over his general's outfit, and his arms pointed straight to the north. Robert saw a strangely shaped Oriental fan in his hand.

"Your Excellency, Admiral?"

"It's a outfit that helps me think. Clad didn't seem to find his outfit odd at all. He touched his chin and had a strange smile on his face. "Cancel the counterattack plan. Inform the troops on the front line of the situation of the reserves and let them begin to retreat. ”

Robert felt some difficulty breathing: "But this ...... Have you given up on your plans to defend against you?"

"Within the flight range of the dragon, there is no plan for a defensive counterattack. Perhaps this order is too late for some troops, and we are standing on the precipice of total collapse. ”

"But ......"

"Only adversity is worth our all, Robert. ”

The magical power of the Free Army was so stretched in front of the Air Cavalry Corps, which specialized in attacking the opposing command system, that several front-line command posts fell one by one.

The two brigades north of Pioneer City were in a state of disarray, and one separate company after another had begun to retreat. Armed with spears and muskets, the elite elves armed with broadswords and longbows are mixed in, and these people are pursuing the retreating Free Army.

Underneath their emaciated stature is a muscular strength unmatched by humans, and even the most famous human duelists can only shy away from the elves. You know, no human has ever been able to pull the heaviest elven longbow, not a single one. An elven longbowman can shoot twelve arrows with this heaviest bow, and all troops without heavy armor will suffer heavy losses in the face of such shots.

The Saints fulfilled their treaty of alliance with the Empire and invaded the south. This was the first time since the complete victory of the Second Curman Dynasty in the "Expulsion War" that the elven armed forces had officially entered the land controlled by humans.

June 23, 1666 MDay+83 Forty Fort

On the day the blockade was broken, His Majesty the Emperor himself stood on the docks of Fortiburg, waiting for the arrival of elven allies and the Imperial transport fleet.

Miss Duchess Danica Viren von Figota stood not far behind him, quietly watching the sail in the distance.

At the top of the mast of the ship at the head of the ship, a long white cloth was dragged. The same line of writing was written on the white cloth in Elven and Corman, reflected in her pupils.

"Our handshake may not span 1,300 years, but it can cross mountains and seas. ”

Danika repeated the sentence softly. She watched as the fleet slid into port. The entire Imperial barracks were filled with cheers as the greeting salute rang out.

Limited supply has been going on for quite some time. Since five days ago, even the Magic Bread has been mixed with wood chips and tastes like soap, moldy cheese and raw butter mixed and then fermented. True, there was no mutiny in the troops, but malnutrition and starvation had already crushed a tenth of the men and a half of the horses.

"Your Majesty Gustavus, Lord of the Eastern Territories, I greet you on behalf of the people of St. Sen and the Senate. We brought the agreed supplies. ”

The elven nobleman who led the convoy jumped onto the dock and showed his respect in a tone of charity. Instead of using the title of "Emperor of the Empire", he used the title of "Lord of the Eastern Territories" from the time of the Elven Empire. Old Duke Figota, who was standing beside Danica, immediately sank his face, but he didn't have a seizure.

The Emperor cleared his throat and raised his scepter: "On behalf of all the people of Koman, I thank you for your hard work. ”

His gaze rested on the transport ship in the harbor. Excluding the elven frigates, the number of ships left does not seem to be as large as planned. His brow furrowed.

The elven nobleman noticed the emperor's displeasure and explained in the same indifferent tone, "I'm sorry, but we can only raise six ships this time. Elves don't have many ports nearby, and they don't have the ability to supply your fleet well. Your other ships are raising more supplies for your next move. ”

"Your Majesty......" The commander of the Imperial Transport Fleet on the side stopped talking. It was the earl of a small family whose family had been boating on the Luxin Sea since hundreds of years ago.

Gustav tapped him on the shoulder, stopping him from continuing: "Go and arrange supplies with the Prime Minister, Count. Eagle Wing, you go to receive our guests. The rest of the Cabinet, let's go to the headquarters and discuss the next steps after we get this batch of supplies. ”

The nobles of the empire dispersed in an orderly manner, each carrying out their own tasks, except for Denika who remained where she was, not knowing what to do. She had not yet gotten used to her identity, and there was no precedent to follow: a role like her had not existed in the court before. She didn't know where she was going. Most of the noblewomen, including Olya, had followed the Foreign Secretary Eagle Wing to the banquet, while her adoptive father was following the Emperor to the headquarters. Danika fixed her gaze on the Minister of Security.

Sid Nasser turned his head and smiled at her, as if sensing her gaze.

The Minister of Security's pupils seemed to glow green, and the smile looked as gentle as a woman's. Danika was a little confused, not knowing what kind of information it was.

"Please wait a minute......" she said habitually, but suddenly felt inappropriate. Those are all high-ranking nobles-

The old Duke of Figota turned around, walked briskly over to her, and slapped her the back of the head.

"Don't be stunned, daughter. ”

"Yes, Father. ”

Sid's gentle smile disappeared beneath his mask of indifference. At that time, Danika suddenly understood her place in this court.

She trotted up and caught up with the ranks representing the highest power of the Empire. The team quietly gathered in the center of Fortiburg to discuss several matters regarding the Elven Covenant.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the elves will not give us more supplies. Gustav's voice was so low that few people could hear the displeasure in his tone, "Of course, this result was expected, but I hope you will come up with a countermeasure." ”

"The elves have fulfilled their covenant, but that doesn't mean they're happy to see us in complete victory. As long as the transport lines remain stuck in their hands, we will never have enough supplies to launch an attack. The Minister of Security's icy voice echoed, recounting the reasonable facts, "Again, their fleet will never cooperate with us in capturing Lenny, we must use our own forces to capture Lennie." For the Sharp-Eared Guys, we are defeated here, and they can manage their newly acquired land in peace. ”

"But we've been preparing for so many years. So many years! We've paid so much to get here. Getting here!"

Gustav's scepter slammed into the table, shattering the entire wooden table into powder.

For a moment, Danika felt that his figure was a little sad. She had seen the true psychology of the Emperor too many times, and knew that he was not as cold-blooded and ruthless as he appeared to be.

"We always have to be on our own. It's already the best situation to get these supplies. Not enough to attack, but enough to defend. Sid continued, "We must defeat the main force of the Freedom Army in front of us to break this stalemate." We, 100,000 people, must not become puppets fed by elves. ”

The old Duke of Figota interrupted unceremoniously: "It is impossible to launch a large-scale attack on your own? Or do you think the adversary will rush up and let us take it out? I must warn you that there will be no decisive victory in a defensive battle, because we will not have a chance to pursue. ”

Danica yawned. Her attention went beyond the argument, her gaze over the crowd, and resting on the huge military map on the wall.

Those iron-gray and blue circles and arrows look beautiful and full of opportunities. From the north, south, and east, the three free armies closed together like iron pincers, besieging the Imperial army within a small area near Fortiburg.

The Figota Army in the northeast was short of troops, and the main forces of the Imperial Army were short of supplies. All the problem is a mountain range and no more than 40,000 enemy troops.

"If all we need is the difference...... The solution is obvious. It couldn't be more obvious. ”

Danika muttered to herself, her wandering gaze suddenly meeting the gaze of the Minister of Security again. He seemed to be looking at her with a gentle gaze even after his speech.

"The soul connection is established. ”

An unfamiliar female voice suddenly rang in her ears. The voice sounded soft, with the magic that could seduce all men, but there was a kind of fortitude that lurked there. Danika immediately understood that it was a telepathic communication from a high-level mage.

"I'm Magia Verri. I'm your friend, Dai. ”

The female voice was cut off suddenly. At the same time as the voice was interrupted, Sid's gaze was also out of contact with Danica's, and he was stating a strategy to the Emperor to beware of the elven "allies". Danika cautiously shifted her gaze to meet Sid's: the moment her eyes met, the female voice returned.

"I don't have a lot of time. You're going to find out through the soul connection, Dai. You have a talent for spiritual magic, meditate 'I want to know' and close your eyes. ”

Danika closed her eyes suspiciously. For a moment, it was as if she saw a link of light built up in the ocean of aether, connecting somewhere behind Sid.

A huge amount of information rushed into the girl's mind, and she knew at once what Magia wanted her to know.

A story about the ambitions of a sorceress. The story of her abandoning all morality and using all chips. The story of death and soulification. The story of the "bell" used to control the soul and its destruction. The story of how she found a gap in Sid Nasser's resilient spirit to survive after the destruction of the Absolute Control Bell.

and the story of how she found a way to connect with her soul and share her power in an instant. It's a simple method, but it works.

Finally, the story ends in this hall, where the tragic sorceress finally meets the opportunity she wants—perhaps the last.

At the end of this voluminous amount of information, Magia proposes an agreement to share Denica's extraordinary talents and powers in order to one day free her own soul. She didn't expect much help, just wanted to leave a copy of her soul with Danica, just in case.

Everything happens in the blink of an eye. Danika immediately instinctively sensed the risk: the whole story seemed too legendary, too many coincidences. It is common sense to assume that this is a conspiracy by the Minister of Security...... Or the conspiracy of this woman who calls herself "Maggia Verri". Maybe she will lose her life, or worse, her own soul.

Danika opened her eyes, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned, and turned into an inconspicuous smile.

"I agree. ”

The stakes were high, but she had seen the way to construct soul connections.

Almost as soon as she saw that link of light, she had a great idea: the idea of connecting all the powerful minds in this way.

The power and knowledge of all are combined, all forms of magic are unified, and all ideas cross cultural and linguistic divides. Free thought, free communication, free communication, transcending all limitations. What kind of power will this create, and what kind of world will it create?

"If this vision comes to fruition...... Why don't you just call it the 'magic web'?"

She finally understood what she had to do with all her might. She finally understood why she had subconsciously chosen this side.

A united empire. Eternal peace, innumerable knowledge and a new web of magic. An exciting new world.

Danica stood up silently and walked to the military map in full view of everyone.

"I know I'm a bit reckless with this offer. Have you ever considered what would happen to our Principality of Figota army over the Roof Ridge Mountains? ”

Her voice sounded soft, but powerful.

The most daring and risky plan ever since Arthur Corman forced his march across the Roof Mountains in the Dandelion War a thousand years ago to defeat the Elven Empire's Far East Army.

(There will also be an author's postscript occasionally)

Everyone, happy Qingming (hmm...... The blessing of the new statutory holiday sounds so cold).

I'd like to start by apologizing for the slow update lately. The speed of the monthly magazine is also broken, which is really embarrassing: the main thing is that it has been too busy lately and is busy gamifying the world of Ekania.

Well, you read that right. If you've been following my blog, Marshal of the Strategic Air Force's Flagship, you'll probably know that I'm a game designer (narrator: it's a dead planner).

Yes, the background world of GBRN and BIS is going to be made into an online game, and the author himself is the project director and chief designer. If all goes well, in a year or two the game will be in front of everyone. I am not convenient to disclose the company and investors, and they are still in the confidentiality period :).

From the very beginning, only the game was the true expression of the world of Ekania. It's no secret that the world was set for gamification from the beginning, but I didn't expect it to happen one day. Arcania's name is derived from Arcanum, GBRN's block is a reference to GTA, BIS is of course a nod to Blackisle, and the magical name is a direct copy of D&D. The length of the entire background setting is actually 2,000 years long, with 1500 years before BIS and 300 years after GBRN. The stories of the heroes and heroines will not only go back two hundred years from the era of the GBRN, but also three hundred years forward until the end of the world and the reconstruction of the 22nd century in the standard calendar (I won't say which game this is a tribute to). Similarly, Geographically Eckania has an Oriental section and a full set of Oriental history/magic settings (see a side story), but it has always only appeared in the backstory.

Now these settings can finally appear, in the game. The story of the game will take place in the year 2161 (this year...... Ahem), 300 years after the GBRN, 500 years after the BIS. The specific plot will spoil the development later in BIS, so I can't say it for the time being...... The premise that can be said is that the extremely expansive Ekanaians have finally exhausted their fossil fuel resources and ushered in their contraction. In this era, the heirs of magic in Ekania have a vast school of magic that is responsible for passing on the knowledge of the past, a huge orbital aura that is responsible for powering the world, a cyberpunk-style network of virtualized magic, and a large group of troubles inherited from the glorious past and the otherworld. (Note: Leibovitz's hymns, Harry Potter, Aura, System Shock, COC, Warhammer, and others) In short, it is also within the world of Ekania, where power is determined and magic is science. On top of that, there's probably the legendary world of Ekania with RPG rules and card games, and if you have the budget to spare, you might even have a trading table game like a war hammer......

For a game designer, that's probably the biggest dream. Just like Richard Garlott, Sid Meier, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and Yasumi Matsuno, they took it upon themselves to turn their own worlds from fantasy to reality. According to international practice, this kind of project full of the director's willfulness and obsession will put the name of the dead director in front of the project...... Like "SidMeier's Civilizations", this project might be called "Necroman's WorldofArcaniaOnline" (Chinese called "Enchanted Worlds Online...... All of the above are spoofs, don't take them seriously). Anyway, in the domestic game industry, this seems to be the first game supervised by the original author himself, which is a little satisfying.

Of course, I'm not so arrogant as to think that I can compare to the above gods - although Richard Gariot of Genesis and Tim Kane, who did Fallout and Mysteries, are also now making online games for Koreans. Personally, I actually admire a guy called AmericanMcgee, who was a key producer of Doom and Quake. Almost all of the games he did were under-budgeted, with an average of only a passing score of 6, but that didn't stop him from adding his own style to the game and putting his name on the front of the game. Although all the games he made were not praised by the market and critics, he still did not give up his dedication.

I've always wondered if our domestic game industry lacks such people, people who are so obsessed with turning their fantasies and dreams into games. I was saddened to find that the closest person to this obsession was Shi Yuzhu, who insisted on becoming a giant because he liked "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom...... We can see the persistence of the production staff in those foreign masterpieces, and we can also see the persistence of the production staff in those foreign second-rate, third-rate and even niche works, but we can't see it in most of the original works in China. There are too many chaotic worlds, too many online games that just throw martial arts and the Classic of Mountains and Seas, fantasy and fantasy together, and there are too many clumsy clones of foreign games, but it is difficult to find a unified world view, and it is difficult to find persistence and persistence. There are many, many games that copy Warcraft operations and screens, and there are very few games that copy Warcraft production attitudes.

But there should always be some persistent people to work hard, try to make something that is not so different, not so homogeneous, and try to make something that is not a random patchwork of the so-called "national culture". Unfortunately, I never saw it – so I decided to be the one myself.

However, although we have invested, we have not been able to recruit enough friends who still have persistent friends. We have some enthusiastic members, and we have a luxurious line-up with great skill and experience, but not enough to complete what might be a great project.

If you're in the games industry, whatever you're doing, love the book, and want to work on a project that might be great, think about it.

If you're an artist, good at drawing beautiful concept art or making some amazing models, and you love this book, and want to work on a project that might be great, consider it.

If you're a programmer, you've done or studied game programming, you're writing a program, you're looking for a book, and you're working on a project that might be great, think about it.

If you're a planner, copywriter, or writer with experience or interest in the game industry, and you love the book, and want to work on a project that might be great, consider it.

If you're an operations or marketer, tired of the job at hand, and love the book, and want to work on a project that might be great, consider it.

Naturally, if you have a friend who works on the above and likes this book and you think he or she would like to work on a project that might be great, please introduce him or her to think about it.

Or, if you don't have much experience, but you have a passion for the book and love the book, and you want to work on a game project that might be great, consider it.

Finally, if you are a boss or investor with some spare money, desperate for the recent various investment markets, and like this book, and want to invest in an excellent online game project that will make money, please also consider it, after all, investing in more than AAA masterpieces is every designer's dream :)

That's right, we're hiring. We're looking for people who will bring GBRN and BIS to life, to bring Arkania to life, to people who want to do a game project that might be great.

We need you. If you are planning to think about it, please contact necromanov@.

Huh? You ask what will happen to this BIS? Of course it will continue, as long as I have even a little bit of free time. I didn't say it would end here.

The Southern War chapter is about to reach its climax, and the two camps of the decisive battle are basically shown, so please continue to look forward to it (May Day should be updated, right??

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