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Chapter 12: The Lost Asrofik Empire was founded in the early days, and many of the simple customs of the nomadic tribes of the northern wasteland were still retained. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The first emperors did not reign for long, and the longest was only in power for about five years. They will need to fight the surrounding tribes for land and water, beware of dwarves and orcs, defend against the demonic beasts that roam the wasteland, and even fight to the death against the occasional formidable dark being.

None of the four emperors in the early days of the Asrofik Empire died of old age in the deep palace. They all got a true Northern warrior who deserved it, and died on the battlefield.

The harsh environment never brought the Northland warriors to their knees. After going through the initial hardships, the empire grew and grew tenaciously stronger. At this time, the miracle of the supreme god descended on Yanjing at that time. Shortly thereafter, the Church of Light, which was not too powerful at the time, sent the most urgently needed light mages, healers, and magical equipment processing and smelting technology to the Asrofik Empire, and gradually replaced the primitive religions of the tribal era and became the first major church in the empire.

At that time, in the eyes of the officials up and down the empire, power was equated with responsibility. But a few hundred years later, as the empire's territory multiplied and expanded, and wealth accumulated, these rustic customs were disappearing. Hierarchy and hierarchy are necessities of an ever-growing bureaucracy. The style of extravagant comparison has also been strong year after year among the large and small aristocrats.

However, the extent of the erosion of material and comfort in the empire was not at all comparable to that of the affluent South.

"If you run such a long way, a small nobleman has to take two retinues and drive a carriage, right? Well, if you have a little power, then you must have a beautiful woman in the carriage. Lao Tzu is also a prince now, and he still has to rely on his own two legs to hurry!" Rogge thought a little self-deprecatingly, and ran with all his might.

The sound of muffled footsteps echoed through the forest, quickly moving away.

Of course, the fat man would not be polite to the druid who caused him to fall into such a situation, not to mention that the druid still took the initiative to provoke him: "Hell, druids, you all wait for Lao Tzu, digging down the city of Yunxiao is just the beginning! Lao Tzu has spent it with you in this life! And that damn goddess of nature, one day, Lao Tzu will pull you down from the altar." That red-eyed beauty goddess...... What's her name...... No matter how much, anyway, she said that the distance between God and me is not that far!Goddess of Nature, even if you can't do anything to you, Lao Tzu will let out a bad breath on your believers!"

Cursing the goddess of nature and all her followers, Rog made his way over the mountains to the City of Oracles.

It took him more than ten days to resist the wrath of the goddess of nature, and it was not an easy task to fly from Yanjing to the city of oracles during this time. However, since he relied on his own two legs, Rogge's requirements for the road were very low, as long as it was not a place like the abyss crevice where the flame tyrant lived, the fat man could pass.

Therefore, on the large map of the empire, Rogge drew a straight line directly between Yanjing and the Oracle City, and then began to run according to this line.

The effect of the permanent curing acceleration is still good, at least there is no carriage that can match Rogge's speed, and horses need to rest and sleep, but fat people don't.

Without a Sacred Domain powerhouse guarding him, he didn't dare to sleep at all.

Just a few days later, an embarrassing thing happened. All of Rog's clothes have been animated by the wrath of the goddess of nature!

From then on, the fat man had to run naked in the mountains.

This gave him a whole new feeling.

The fat man climbed the mountain in the rising sun, and then bathed in the golden sunlight and jumped into the valley. As night fell, accompanied by the stars and the blue moon, he strode across the grassland, followed by a large group of hungry demon wolves.

In the alternation of day and night, he walked through forests, climbed mountains, and swam across rivers, and everywhere he passed along the way, he didn't know how many demonic beast territories and alien nests were disturbed by him. In the face of all kinds of angry creatures, the fat man can run, and if he can't, he will stay and fight.

Finally, on the fifteenth time the sun leaped above the horizon, Rogge made it to the last mountain of his journey. In the valley below, the beautiful city of oracles is quietly bathed in golden morning light. The lush canopy of the three tall elven trees was erupting with a faint magical mist, and the mist kept the city of oracles out of the cold of late autumn.

Standing on the top of the mountain, Rogge looked around, but saw the vast mountains and the sea of clouds, with half a red moon in front of him and a blue moon hanging behind him.

Suddenly, years of depression in his chest were gone, and after taking a deep breath, Rog roared with all his strength like a real orc!

The roar of the boom took all the anger, depression, and gloom in Rogge's heart, and went away.

With a few snaps, the trees and rocks around Rogge shattered, dropping four or five wriggling, unformed foreign objects. In the roar, these xenomorph creatures that had not yet completed the activation process exploded one after another, turning into several puddles of clear water.

In the seemingly never-ending roar, a crisp voice suddenly came from behind Rogge: "The scream is so ugly, it's endless! Don't you see that all the beasts on the mountain have run away?"

Rogge's roar stopped abruptly, and he turned around like a wind to see that the beautiful elf who was smiling lightly not far behind him was none other than Eiffel.

She seemed to already know that Rogwan was coming naked, not only waiting here, but also holding a whole new set of clothes in her hand.

Rogge didn't say a word, and lunged at her. Eiffel exclaimed, "What are you going to do? Hey, go take a shower first, it's dirty!"

But what does Rogge care so much? He pressed the struggling Eiffel against a large tree, tore her clothes off her lower body in a few strokes, and then went straight into her body!

Effel screamed, then bit down heavily on Rog's shoulder, and she stretched out her arms around his neck...... The wind and rain are urgent, and they disappear in a moment.

Eiffel, whose face was flushed, looked at Roger who retreated more than ten meters away like lightning, her slender left hand poked into her lower body, and then asked in surprise: "Ah!

"It's over. Rogge nodded.

Eiffel didn't say anything more, she picked up the new clothes scattered all over the ground and put them in Rogge's hand, and said, "Then get dressed and go back to the city!"

On the way back to the City of Oracles, Rogge asked puzzledly, "Eiffel, how did you know that you were waiting for me here?"

Eiffel took out a map and said, "Elder Hughes gave me the map map of your whereabouts yesterday. He said you'd be there this morning, so I waited. You roar so loudly that you can hear you from miles away, will I still not be able to find you?"

Rogge took the map and looked at it, it was part of the large map of the empire hanging in his room, the northeast corner was Yanjing Richelieu, the southwest corner was the city of oracles, and between the two cities, a straight line was drawn.

Rogdaqi, the exact location of the City of Oracles remains a secret in the Empire. He had been careful in everything, and he had the impression that before leaving, he had already burned the map showing the location of the Oracle City, why did he appear in Eiffel's hands now?

When Rogge set off, Xius had not yet left Yanjing. But the fat man ran down naked, and Theseus waited for him in the city of oracles for a few days.

But it's not surprising to think that the inexplicable book about the relationship between speed, time, and space left behind by Hughes is simply not readable by Rogge. It is entirely possible that the speed of this old fox is not to mention that it is faster than him, even if it is several times faster than him.

However, Fat Man and Effel were not going down the mountain very quickly. Eiffel's lower clothes were torn by Rogge, and with a big movement, it was inevitable that a little spring would come out. Fortunately, it was surprisingly quiet in the City of Oracles, and there was hardly a single elf on the street, so the two of them were able to return to the Temple of the Divine Messenger unharmed.

As soon as she entered the Divine Envoy Hall, Effel said, "Floya is on the fifth floor, she won't refuse to sleep with you." Androni is on the fourth floor, and if you don't defeat her, you're afraid you won't be able to get up to her. The other elf girls are out of the city at the moment, and you'll have to wait if you want to sleep with them. That's all, if nothing else, I'm going to work, and the wisteria on the roof hasn't been taken care of yet. ”

"Wait!" Rogge called out to Effie, angrily and amusedly, "Look at you, it seems like I'm going to have a woman when I see her!"

"Isn't it?" asked Effel, puzzled.

Under Eiffel's clear gaze, Rog's old face inevitably turned red, he coughed twice, and said, "That's not like there are so many in one day......, right?"

Eiffel said, "I know there are some changes in your body. Going to bed is a matter of time for all races that persist for a short time, and there will be a lot of times, such as Philip Lion, Crimeado Leopard, etc. If you insist on it for such a short time now, then you will have to ask for it more often. I still have a lot to do and can't be with you, so I'll tell you in advance where the people who can sleep with you are. But...... Your physical changes this time are really not good. ”

Rogge couldn't cry and laughed, and asked with a wry smile: "Okay, okay! Now what about you, are you still willing to sleep with me?"

Eiffel frowned, "Your question is very strange! You should know that I can do it whenever you want." If you ask me how I feel, it's better not to do it. ”

No matter how tenacious Rogge's nerves were, he was inevitably defeated in front of Eiffel, and Zhang Huang fled upstairs.

When he gently pushed Floya's door open, he was greeted by a faint cloud of colorful smoke. The goblin has completely turned his abode into a large magic laboratory, with dozens of various utensils on the test bench containing different magic potions of different colors.

In the corner of the room, Androni was resting. She struck the same trademark pose again, her long legs perched high on a test bench, her face covered with one of Floya's magic books.

In the room, Floya was facing the sky, busy going back and forth. Hearing the door open, she said without raising her head: "Just put the food on the table next to it, and then go out." Don't bother me!"

"It's a little early to leave for dinner. Rogge smiled.

Floya suddenly exclaimed and froze in place, unaware that the crystal bottle in her hand was falling to the ground.

Biluo Starry Sky quietly stretched over, caught the crystal bottle, and quietly took it back.

Floya had completely forgotten that there was once such a crystal bottle in the world, and she just turned slowly and looked at Rogge.

The little goblin suddenly smiled, although she was not decorated in the slightest, and even her hair was messy, but just a smile was full of charm.

She said, "Dead fatty, did you really come back alive?"

Rogge smiled: "If you don't come back alive, won't you waste an opportunity to take advantage of you?"

Floya's face turned red, and she immediately bit her lower lip and said to Androni, "Annie!

"No, I'm going here, not going anywhere. Androni smiled as she removed the spellbook from her face.

The goblin stared at Androni for a while, and finally snorted and said to Rogge, "You come with me!"

Floya pulled Rog into the inner room, then slammed the door behind her.

Androni looked at the closed door and smiled slightly, and there was a bitterness in her smile. The long white index finger of her right hand clasped the armrest of the chair as if she were keeping time, and when she reached one hundred and twenty clicks, the door to the inner room opened.

Floya's face was flushed, and her green eyes were full of water, and she was thrillingly charming. She gritted her teeth and glared at Rogge, as if every word was squeezed out of between her teeth: "Dead fatty! Since you're done taking advantage, why don't you get out of here!" Wait, how long are you going to stay when you come back this time?"

Rogge calculated the time and said, "I'll leave in two days." This time I finally got the opportunity to preside over the direction of the Empire's Southeast Front against the Duchy of Surkle and the Delaware Empire. Prepare yourself and come with me. ”

Floya's body trembled slightly, but on the surface, she still said casually: "If you don't think I'm going to drag you down, then I'll go with you." ”

Rogge laughed, "How can you be a drag? Okay, I'm going to go find that old thing in Hughes and come back to see you in the evening." ”

Floya said with a smirk: "I only promised you to cheapen you once." If you dare to come hard...... I've got some dragon poison here! Would you like to try it?"

The fat man laughed and went out.

The leprechaun was busy again, but unlike just now, there was always a smile on the corner of her mouth.

In the corner of the room, the heavy spellbook was always over Androni's face. She couldn't seem to stand the numbness between Floya and Rogge, who were both thick-skinned.

It's just that she loosely held her right hand in the blue starry sky, and her fingertips were trembling slightly.

The emperor's [***] order is extremely strict, and if Rogge does not reach the front line within a month, it will be immediately killed. Although the Duchy of Arei was not too far from the garrison of the 'Tide' legion assigned to Rogge, the army had to travel for more than ten days. There is very little time left for Rogge, but fortunately, the efficiency of the elves is very high, and in just one day, the three thousand elf troops have been reorganized and can set off immediately. These elves include 2,000 archers and 1,000 engineering troops, and it can be said that the city of oracles has fallen out of the nest.

At this time, in the territory of the Principality of Alei, the Bauhinia Butterfly had already completed the preparation of the 40,000-strong army, and it had set off a day ago. Just from the speed of the whole army, you can see her outstanding talent.

According to Rogge's plan, he would lead the elves to join the Duchy's army in Duke Dolyak's province and then march to the southeastern front. If the time is too late, then he can still go to the front line alone and report to the station first. However, he had already decided that this time he would bring one of Androni or Theseus with him, otherwise, he would not be able to let him, the prince of the empire, run naked to the front line to face his future subordinates, right?

When he first returned to the City of Oracles, Rog found that it was almost an empty city, and most of the elves, including the old man and children, had rushed to the mountains to build an underground castle, and even Hughes had gone to take charge of it himself. The fat man was very curious, and rushed over to take a look. As soon as he entered the underground passage, he was immediately shocked by the scale of the underground city and the complexity of the passages.

According to an elven mage in charge of the construction of the dungeon, the underground labyrinth was originally occupied by a group of powerful undead, but when they were about to come to the surface to do evil, Elder Xius noticed it in time, so the elves started a long tug-of-war with the undead who tried to rush to the ground, and gradually gained the upper hand. Seeing that the tide was over, and that the elves could break into the underground labyrinth at any moment, the undead finally abandoned their nests and hid in the depths of the central mountain range. Later, Elder Xiuth felt that it was a pity that such a vast underground labyrinth would be abandoned, so he planned to remodel it as a possible shelter for the elves in the future.

Rogge was convinced. The City of the Oracle is indeed beautiful, but the terrain it is located in is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and no matter how many defenses are built and how much defense magic is researched, the city's defenses will never be able to withstand this underground labyrinth with extensive access and deep in the heart of the mountain.

The fat man himself was very much in favor of building such an underground castle, and he lacked taste for all kinds of ornate but impractical things. It just so happens that the excessively beautiful and delicate City of Oracles is the best commentary on flashiness.

Rog took a spin in the underground labyrinth under the guidance of an elven mage. It seems to be a gathering place of necromancers, and there is a faint smell of death in the passages. Although these residual breaths are light, Rogge himself is a necromancer and is extremely sensitive to the breath of death. He felt that these auras were very pure and powerful, and they must have come from some very powerful undead.

The fat man nodded secretly, he finally understood why Xius suddenly said goodbye. Such a powerful undead, once they rushed to the City of Oracles, the elves who stayed behind would inevitably suffer heavy losses. It's a pity that these undead were born at the wrong time, and they ran head-on into the old foxes that were rare to see in a thousand years, and they were able to escape into the mountains, which ended well.

The fat man hurriedly looked at the underground labyrinth, and hurried back to the Oracle City to arrange the equipment for the elven troops. Because of this, he passed by the main hall located in the deepest part of the underground labyrinth. If the fat man were standing in the middle of the temple, he would have recognized it as the hall of the lich Elgra.

Rog also discussed with Hughes about how many elves to be transferred, after all, the city of oracles needs a certain number of elves to operate and defend itself, and the construction of the underground fortress also requires a large number of people.

Theseus was very much in favor of Rogge's dispatch of three thousand elves. He believes that now the City of Oracle is equivalent to hiding behind the Duchy of Are, and there is no problem in terms of security. The only thing to worry about is the orc tribes that roam the central mountains. Orcs are extremely fertile, and within a few years a tribe has separated a group of orcs and sent them to migrate to distant places in search of food. Otherwise, the tribe of orcs will grow bigger and bigger, and even the lush green mountains will be gnawed into bald mountains.

Speaking of the orcs of the Central Mountains, Rog suddenly had another idea.

Just a few days before Rog returned to the City of Oracles, Durin returned to the Duchy with his troops. He took out 3,000 soldiers and brought back more than 2,700 people, the only difference was that the original rookies all became brave warriors. Over the course of several months, Durin fought thousands of miles in the mountains, fought dozens of battles with orcs and various monsters, and uprooted more than a dozen small tribes of orcs. However, he found that as the troops gradually advanced into the mountains, they encountered more and more orc tribes, and in terms of organization, individual combat effectiveness, and equipment, the orc warriors of these tribes were much stronger than the small tribes they had encountered before.

Durin suspects that deep in the central mountain range, which stretches for thousands of miles, a new orc empire has taken shape. After spotting a tribe with hundreds of elite orc warriors, Durin lured all the adult orcs of the tribe into an ambush circle with a hundred warriors, only to gather and kill them. Durin then took advantage of the victory to raid the orc tribe's village, killing all men, women, and children, and then quietly withdrew from the central mountain range with all the food he could find.

Durin's success was beyond Rogge's expectations. It seems that this young commander of the Holy Alliance Alliance, who was ordered in danger, does have extraordinary skills.

Bauhinia Butterfly and Du Lin, a pair of brothers and sisters, are both rare generals. It's a pity that both of them are reluctant to submit to the fat man, if you want to say that they don't have a heart, it is estimated that even the two brothers and sisters themselves will not believe it. Therefore, although the fat man entrusted the two with important tasks, he also instructed Horn not to relax his surveillance of them for a moment.

In order not to catch fire in the backyard when he went out on the expedition, the fat man put a lot of thought into it. In addition to the warriors that Durin brought back, Rog allocated 20,000 new troops to Durin and instructed him to clear the Orcs of the Central Mountains. In a new letter from the fat man to Doolin, he tells Doolin that all supplies are to be taken care of on the spot, except for weapons and armor. If the situation of war allows, plunder as much food as possible for the principality.

Many of the 40,000 expeditionary warriors led by the Bauhinia Butterfly came from the occupied territories of the principality, while Durin's warriors were all from the former principality of Are. In this way, Durin wanted to rebel, and his soldiers were unlikely to obey.

During his two days in the City of Oracles, Rog was almost busy. But even then, he always finds a moment to make out with Eiffel. It's just that every time after the incident, Eiffel's undisguised strange gaze always makes Rogge hate every tooth itching. However, he was able to completely suppress the wrath of the goddess of nature for so long, and in a very limited time, the fat man, no matter how powerful he was, could not show his courage to Eiffel.

Two days later, in the early morning, groups of elves emerged from the City of Oracles, ready to plunge into the battlefield of blood and fire once again. The elves have a talent for communicating with animals, and they are also natural good riders, and the northern country is rich in war horses, so the surname Rogso turned all the elves into cavalry.

Rogge rode at the end of the line, and after traveling some distance, he suddenly felt something in his heart and looked back. The fat man's eyesight was excellent, and although he was far away, he still saw the beautiful figure of Effel in the city fleeting. Originally, the fat man just felt that the maverick Effie had a very good surname, and it was very easy to get along with her, but there were not too many special feelings other than that.

But now, somehow, the fat man suddenly lost his mind.

"Perhaps, you should take her with you......" the fat man thought silently. He sighed and shook his head again. Eiffel's strength is not good, and Rogge is now unable to protect herself, how can he take care of her on the battlefield? If you want to survive in the midst of thousands of troops and horses, under the magic flames in the sky, it is impossible to do without a certain strength. Just looking at the 'Tide' army led by the famous imperial general Frederick in the past ten years, it is conceivable that the enemy that Rogge is about to face will not be easy to deal with.

Rog led three thousand elves into the Duchy of Are, and then did not pass through Dresden, but directly followed a closer route into the imperial province under the jurisdiction of Duke Dolyak.

Due to their natural looks, the price of elven slaves remained high, both in the Empire and in the South. Although the elven trade has been outlawed in the Principalities of Leighton and Arei, formerly part of the Holy Alliance, and strict laws have been enacted to punish those who dare to participate in the trade of elven slaves, the elven slave trade in other areas of the empire is still legal and active.

Rogge's fame has long spread throughout the empire. He is known not for his scheming, conspiracy, or outstanding magic, but because of his betrayal and the strong contrast between his mediocre appearance and the stunning elven guards around him. However, in the Duchy of Are, the elven forces were often mixed with the far outnumbered human armies, so they were not too prominent. And this time, the three thousand elves formed an army alone, which is really eye-catching.

(To be continued)