Chapter 140: Total War (Medium)

The first rays of sunlight poured into the earth as the rising sun brought the first rays of light to the earth, and the turmoil that had lasted all night in Nome City finally subsided. After all, there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, and the advance army still had the advantage of attacking first, and the city in the middle of the Medici empire still fell to the hands of the Usans. However, according to the news sent by the eagle vulture and spell summons sent overnight, this sneak attack was defined as a righteous act of "putting things right", and the person who took over all the power of Nome except for the military was Brittany, the legitimate heir of the previous Pharaoh of the Medici Empire.

"I am the rightful heir of the Medici, and I was deposed only because of my perverse actions against the previous Pharaoh and the Great Vishur in liberating all slaves except for Bait," said Brittany in the Council Chamber of Nome, stripped off his black robes, and changed into the red feather that the Pharaoh wore during the war, and sat on a pedestal with a crown adorned with sapphires, and said in a loud voice to the man who was prostrate on the ground in front of him: " By jurisprudence, the orders of the previous pharaoh after his death should be inferior to the order of succession of the Medici, and I have come to reclaim the glory of the pharaoh that rightfully belongs to me. ”

After putting on the slave collar, he could not refute the words of his master. But the captured new and possibly last consul of Nome City knew very well that these words were in fact a lie by the "Leading the Way Party".

One of the good ways of the previous pharaohs was to remove slavery except in the capital city of Bait, and to retain only the punishment of slavery for the offender. This gave the Medici Empire an abundant labor force, and the slaves who were kept on the estates by the nobles of various places became qualified masons, carpenters, stonemasons, and hired farmers...... In this way, Medic's business is naturally becoming more and more prosperous, and its national strength is also flourishing day by day. Families' purse strings have been filled, and more children have been able to get an education. The new lord of Nome also benefited from this, although he was only from a family of ordinary city citizens, he had the opportunity to read and write from an early age, so he was qualified to pass the examination and become a civil servant, and from this point he rose all the way up to the present day as an archon.

Both the Medici Empire and its people benefited from the abolition of slavery, but the local nobility, which had been a large slave holder, was dissatisfied, because their interests were violated. Those families who had been entrenched in cities for hundreds or even thousands of years secretly colluded with Brittany, who was then the first heir to the Medici throne, and they used caravans as a cover to send their private soldiers to the capital city of Bait, in an attempt to overthrow the Pharaoh's regime in one fell swoop. It's a pity that the Wind Hearers are superior and have already figured out all the plans of these guys. When all of them gathered in one place, Davishur personally led a large number of mages to ruthlessly suppress them. The nobles in various places, who had lost the elite power of their families, were powerless to resist the uprooting operation that lasted for more than ten years. Since then, none of the local aristocracy has existed, and the local cities of the Medici Empire have been administered by archons who have been approved by the Great Vishur and recommended by the Pharaohs. And after that conspiracy, the only mastermind who escaped his life was Brittany, the exiled heir to the Pharaohs.

After taking possession of the city, the long-wandering prince was immediately declared the pharaoh of Medici at the behest of the U-Sang Senate, and the news was relayed to all directions. It's not that Brittany is unaware of the blow this would incur, but the Utesan have sworn that once they have the name of righteousness, they will send more powerful legions as the ultimate help in their unification of the Medici. Of course, this is also conditional, and in exchange for a thousand miles around the city of Nome will become a colony of the Usang Empire. What to do with the original city of Nome was entirely up to the commander of the advance legion.

"Your Excellency General, why do you want that small country tyrant to live in the city, and be as noble as you are still staying in the fortress?" In the hall on the top floor of the castle tower, the courtiers under the general Usang took the opportunity to advise while pouring wine for the master: "An identity like his is actually a broken settlement in Usu. I heard that the guy was still saying that he was the owner of this land, and he really belonged to a shameless person. ”

"Pickled goods are not quick to speak cautiously," General Usang seemed displeased, but in fact, there was no reproach in his tone. Seeing that his cronies were prostrate on the ground and trembling because of his words, he chuckled and continued: "What do you know about this little surname? First, there is no safety in the city in this remote place, and there may be some remnants of thieves in the city who are planning to harm people's lives; second, they don't want to do more, and when those mages finish their work, the general may have to lead the team to come in person. If his old man is really in charge of the expedition, I will wait here for his urn city, which will be respectful and orderly. Remember, in all things, be courteous. ”

It's really unreasonable.

Santos counted his experiences in the past ten days and thought helplessly. Forced by the Khedive to transport contraband raw materials, he encountered the Evil Beast, escaped from the Evil Beast, and then encountered a Shark Lizard Riot. After spending a night of horror in the Oasis of Sashan's Court, he finally heard the news that the "Centaur" and his master had been ambushed, and after being overjoyed, he returned to Nome City to gather his wealth and prepare to revive the Sand Rhino caravan, but the thieves seized the city. This series of blows has reduced its fat body a lot, but at this moment, it still has to build a new city wall under the persecution of those Usan.

The fat merchant secretly took pity on his life and put it aside for the time being, he still had to work hard to save his life. As a businessman who travels from south to north, Santos's eyesight is different. From the way he dressed, and the words he spoke, he knew where the thieves who had captured the city of Nome came from. It was only a little stronger than the bottomless abyss and the Bato Nine Prisons, and the whole country was full of slaves. He had previously thought that the rumors about that country were exaggerated, but now he thought the rumors were still too subtle.

Together, the mages imposed a protective measure on the city of Nome—the howling wind whistling and rolling up the sky of sand and stones, smashing into the backs of the walled slaves—the second line of protection for the Umesan. Above the walls, slaves laden with gravel and mortar had to move backwards under the fierce winds, and the storm of dust found every crevice in the robes and boots, mixing with sweat into stinking sludge. The air was dry and hot, and the moisture was quickly evaporated, leaving only mud that had congealed into hard lumps. Santos' lips were swollen and cracked, and his tongue looked like moldy cushions tucked into the rough inner walls of his mouth. But he did not dare to rest for the overseers' whips would not be stopped by the storm. Even more terrible was yet to come, as all the physically exhausted workers were mended and turned into engineering materials and built into the city walls.

"I don't know how many people will die there. Santos, who walked backwards to the wall where the earth and stone had been dumped, and bent down to unload the materials, looked at the huge buildings that rose from the city, and couldn't help but sigh again.

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