620 The Old Men Meet

The base camp of the Vycchian army is located in the city of Bekharto, less than 50 miles from the city of Saletke, which is a beautiful small city northeast of Salander with 2 natural ports and 40,000 inhabitants.

On the right side of the city is the Aparos Mountains that run through the northeast, the snow has not yet melted at the heights, as if wearing a white top hat, the mountain is already green, and the pleasing spring-like scenery is mixed with the refreshing sea breeze.

On the left side of the town is the beautiful sky-blue Tariq Bay, where gentle and crystalline waves crash against the curved shore of the white sand embankment, under the blue sky, white sails dotted, and huge merchant ships fluttering the flags of various representative chambers of commerce, like carp crossing the river, rowing out pleasing white waves on the water.

The busy port became the city's second population center, where a large number of Vykian and Salander merchants chose to load and unload their goods.

Since the Vikia army occupied this place, the Vekia merchants who had the habit of following the army in the past also quickly set their eyes on this place, and the central part of Salander is a treasure land.

Two-thirds of the population of the Kingdom of Salander was concentrated in this area of less than a thousand kilometers, and as the Northern War progressed rapidly, the central defense line collapsed, and most of the area had fallen into the hands of Vecchia.

This caused a great panic throughout the central part of the country, and it was not until Vekia issued the wartime mobility decree that this blind panic disappeared.

For the residents stranded in the central occupation area, Vekia officially announced a relaxed unimaginable mobility policy, whether you want to go to Kyoto, which is less than 100 miles away from here, or want to go to the north, which has nominally become independent from the Kingdom of Salander, the Vikia army will not stop it, and even take into account that it is impossible to go because of lack of travel fees, and it is also extremely humane to arrange a free public transportation policy,

Every morning at 8 o'clock, the road to Kyoto will be opened, and if you can't afford to hire a horse-drawn carriage, the Vekia army will let you take a free horse-drawn carriage to the front line, which is mostly filled with unimportant military supplies such as wood or stones, which will take you all the way to the city of Saletteke on the outskirts of Kyoto.

Along the way, you can clearly see the Vekia Barracks along the roadside.

This is enough to arouse the curiosity of most ordinary citizens, who are in the midst of war, but it is the first time they have seen the real battlefield, and it is so intuitive, they often poke their heads out with great curiosity, look outside with a frightened gaze, and hissing inhales from time to time in their mouths, like a kitten that has just crawled out of the nest and suddenly sees the outside world

When the carriage arrives at the city of Salletk, it is often already in the afternoon.

The slanted golden sunset shone on the walls of Saletek in the distance, and the mottled old castle stood out in the Vicchian battle flags fluttering all over the hills outside the city.

As you walk through the Vekia barracks, you may see strong and fierce Wekian cavalry, their metal black armor like dark gold, shining with a chilling sheen in the sun, their horses' hooves rumbling and blowing the muddy black soil on the side of the road, their young hair fluttering in the wind, and their sharp spears and shields carved with falcon insignia hanging on both sides of their horses, like the most agile battlefield falcon in legend, speeding past your carriage like a whirlwind

You may also see strong, bear-like Wekian infantry standing on the side of the road, gesturing at the thin Salander vendor across from him in crappy Salander, holding a Salander-style necklace or jewelry, and haggling over the price

This is the occupier Wiki!

In fact, even the Salandians in the occupied territories admit that after a long time, you will find that these strangers who look fierce are actually very easy to talk.

They don't rob property, they don't rape women, they will exchange glittering gold coins for what they want if needed, and they are more like a group of sightseers than occupiers, who are so curious and stupid that they can hardly compare to the invaders who defeated the kingdom's army in legend

If you want to go to the north, you only need to catch the ten large merchant ships that stay in the port of Buickhato City, every day at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, these special merchant ships full of Salanders will go to the north of the Vic Territory at sunset, they can be refugees, citizens, or even travelers, and the Vykia soldiers on board only care if you have dangerous weapons,

There is no need to pay any money, and it is said that the beautiful northern scenery along the long coastline will continue until the end of the Visa War, with the Polo Bay in front of Guò and the escort of the naval fleet that stays there.

There are even some romantic young people in Salander who choose to use this free boat ride to complete the northern trip that they previously dreamed of and would have to spend a lot of money to complete.

You know, if it was the previous era of confrontation between the north and the south, a central or southern nobleman wanted to go to the north, at least more than ten checks, the north is the key monitoring area of the kingdom of Kyoto, and any audit will be wasted, now it's okay, as long as you step on the ship of Buickhato City, a qiē is no longer a problem,

Now this trend has even spread to some nearby areas, which are always crowded and vibrant, and there is no sign of occupation at all, and the rich marine resources and minerals, as well as a large number of dockyards that can be used to make small boats, have quickly become the focus of Vikia merchants.

On the hill behind the city, a granite staircase hundreds of meters long winds up the mountain road, under the blue sky floating clouds, is the majestic branch of the Sky Temple, a huge white stone pillar complex, shining in the sunlight, shining with a holy and elegant luster, a long blue fountain gushes out from the top of the mountain, leaving along the layers of mountains, forming an extremely spectacular white waterfall,

This is the "Osa River" that is worshipped as a miracle by the heavenly priests

Osa is the goddess in charge of water and life in the sky, so this branch is also called the Osa Temple, and the beautiful sky culture of the Salander people is richly reflected here.

Because of the war, it has become much more desolate, this former one of the most important places of worship, now only the empty wind, passing through the countless huge white stone pillars that have gone through the vicissitudes of time, the whirring wind is like the temple trombone that has been blown in the evening, it seems that it is still showing the original glory and glory,

At the top of the steps leading to the temple, two statues of the knights of Salander Mamunuk, carved from hard granite, with a huge body more than ten meters high, half-kneeling at the door, with a huge head with majestic facial features leaning upward, and two black smooth seashell stones are the warrior's resolute eyes, which seem to be looking at the sky full of stars,

In the past, there were always ten handsome young knights of Salander Mamunuk, dressed in red warrior cloaks, but now from the gate to the steps, they were occupied by Vecchian guards in black armor, their bodies were straight, and their eyes looked burning and loyal,

The corridors and corridors of the temple, every dozens of paces away, there is a row of oil lamps, which form a colonnade and illuminate the forehead, and the columns are decorated with gilded bronze shields, various ornaments and decorative sculptures such as rare birds and flowers;

The main building of the temple consists of two halls, each flanked by a foyer with six Doric columns, both of which are covered by a large velvet draperium. The main hall on the east side was very empty, except for the twelve bronze bud oil lamps in the corner, there was only a huge seat on the four steps due east, and there was no other decoration or furniture in the huge hall.

The dome in the hall is extremely exquisitely designed, and the hollow dome shines a condensed sun's rays directly in the center of the hall.

The frieze is decorated with white marble panels, with a series of reliefs depicting the myth of the sky, and on the herringbone wall at the top of the east and west temples, there are reliefs carved with a chariot drawn by two huge sea beasts and a Mamunuk knight lying on his side wiping his beloved weapon.

The god of the sky wore a wreath of thorns in his flaming hair, dressed in a battle armor studded with stars, and drove a chariot as bright as the sun on the round roof of the temple, a beautiful and enchanting goddess wearing a patterned battle armor, leaning gently on the side of the god of the sky, her hair fluttering, and under the cover of cold armor, a pair of beautiful eyes inlaid with red gems projected a touching warmth.

Very human warmth. This relief made the fat man look at it for a long time, and it was the first time he knew that there was such a goddess next to the sky god of the Sky Temple,

"That's the first generation of Sky Sacrifice, Boransterrica!" Nilai said softly as she stood behind the fat man, her tone containing inexplicable affection

"Oh, how did the Sky Sacrifice end up here?"

The fat man looked over with some confusion, and the beam of light above his head shone right on his black hair. Illuminated into a fiery red transparency, Nilai's eyes next to him flashed like bright light, and his intoxicated face was strange,

"What's wrong?" the fat man looked at Nielai with some confusion, and he could tell the horror in Nielai's eyes

"You...... Your hair is the color of fire!That's the color of the legendary god of the sky," said Nilai with a blush on her face and a look of adoration, "It is said that Boranstrica used to be a couple with the god of the sky, but unfortunately when crossing the sea, in order to appease the wrath of the god of the sea, Boranstrica chose to use herself as a sacrifice to appease the anger of the god of the sea, and the long dark hair of the god of the sky turned into a ball of flame......"

"Don't say it!" the fat man twitched the corners of his mouth, a hint of anger flashed across his face, and waved his hand to stop Nilai from saying, "Don't compare me to a guy who can't even protect his own woman!"

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps from the corridor, and Hukochili walked in from the outside and whispered a few words in the fat man's ear,

"Well, take her to the city hall first! after all, it's more formal than here!" the fat man thought for a moment before instructing Hukochili