Mazlo village.

This is a remote mountain village in the north of the empire, and the people of the village have become accustomed to poverty through the cold all year round.

In this extremely cold place, the villagers of Mazlo live a hungry and full life.

But it is precisely because of the remoteness that they are far away from war and invasion.

In recent years, this remote village has only heard of an imperial general named Estes, who completely wiped out the alien peoples of the north.

Hundreds of thousands!

Whenever the old people in the village talked about it, they couldn't help but sigh.

It is such a village that will be forgotten by the world, and you can feel that life has been getting better and better recently.

No one knows why.

Before, the people of Anning Dao came to preach and brought food, but soon, the food was divided equally among the villagers and eaten up.

The most unexpected thing was that the clerk of the distant town also came to visit the village.

He even did not hesitate to take people over the mountains and mountains, braved the cold wind, and sent supplies and food.

This made the seventy-year-old village chief of Mazlo Village widen his eyes.

You must know that he has been the village chief for more than 40 years, and he has never seen an official bigger than himself.

Fortunately, although the village is remote, it is not closed, and there will be young people who go out to visit the village.

He told the old village chief that this was the policy of the Empire, and that there was something else to supervise the Jinyi Guard.

Although I don't understand what the policy is and what Jinyiwei is, it doesn't prevent the old village chief from leading the people of a village to bow down to the empire and thank them.

All he knew was that they had been remembered by the Empire, and that was enough.

In the snow-covered hut, there was a burst of fire in the house, which was coal brought from outside.

Because of these, this winter will be a little better.

Winter in Mazlo is nine months.

It was rare that the old village chief warmed a pot of wine on the stove and could take two sips, and he could not remember the last time he was in such a good mood decades ago.

"Village Chief! Chief! ”

Suddenly, a young man's shout came from outside the house, which made the old village chief, who rarely enjoyed it, frown.

I finally lay down, it's dark, what can happen!

"Tazmi, it's so late, why are you still running around outside, beware of encountering a wild wolf on the mountain and taking you away!"

The village chief put on his coat and carried a kerosene lamp, opened the door, and walked into the snow-glazed courtyard.

Outside the courtyard, an immature teenager was pushing the fence door of his house.

"I'm not afraid of any wild wolves, I'll cut him with a knife, the village chief's grandfather, it's an adult outside, and the previous clerk is with him!"

"What! Adults outside? What an adult! Why didn't you say it earlier, go quickly, take me there! ”

As soon as the old village chief heard what Tazmi said, his old legs became sharp, and he walked out quickly with his cane.

"I don't know what kind of adult it is, it looks very powerful, and it carries a knife and a gun, it should be very powerful."

Tazmi followed the village chief to the entrance of the village, explaining to the village chief on the way.

Speaking of the adults outside, there was a yearning expression in his eyes.

His dream is to go to the imperial capital to become a general.

"And with a gun!"

The old village chief took a breath, and the cold air entered his lungs, making him cough.

There won't be any major incidents, but what major events can still involve this small village of oneself.

In the distance, the old village chief saw a cluster of dazzling torches erected at the entrance of the village.

It was all the villagers who heard the news and got up to check on the situation.

Mazlo Village is in the northernmost part of the empire, and the daylight hours are already short, which is why the villagers go home early and lie on the kang to sleep with their wives and children in their arms.

The sudden arrival of the big man outside alarmed the people of a village, presumably because of the nature of Tazmi's escape, and shouted along the way, causing everyone to go out to check the situation.

But seeing the scene in front of him, the old village chief couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, at least the situation was not what he thought.

"Grandpa the village chief, Tazmi, here!"

Suddenly, a girl in the crowd beckoned to Tazmi.

"Hmm! Sayo, here! ”

Seeing the little friend waving, Tazmi responded happily, dragging the seventy-year-old man next to him and running over there.

"Village Chief! I'm here because of the orders of this Lord Parr next to me! ”

The old village chief walked to the crowd and did not open his mouth to salute the clerk, but the other party spoke first.

"Lord Parr!"

He immediately understood, saluted the man named Parr, and at the same time, he also had time to see the face of the man in front of him.

Ordinary, but with a sense of might.

He even wore a special fur coat, and from the blue collar that leaked out of the outside, it was roughly the official uniform.

With a short knife on his waist, on the other side, a slightly bulging fur coat, it can be guessed that there should be a pistol inside.

"Village Chief, I'm here for one thing, and that's the three teenagers in the village!"

Pal directly explained his intentions, which made the old village chief a little puzzled.

Juvenile?

A small village of hundreds of people, except for middle-aged people, most of the young people have gone out to find the life they want, and now there are only three people who can be called teenagers, Tazmi, Yin Yayes, and Sayou, among whom Sayou is a girl.

"It is the latest policy of the empire, regarding the selection of admission to the first academy of the imperial capital, there are a total of 1,000 places in the entire north, and the three teenagers in your village are all qualified for the assessment, and they will go to Dewa to participate in the assessment, after the assessment, go to the imperial capital to participate in the second assessment of the first academy of the imperial capital, and after passing both times, you can obtain the admission qualification of the academy.

And I'm in charge of the escort of the boys in your village! ”

Pani solemnly announced this, this was the order given to him by the brocade guard.

In the entire north, a total of 1,000 people were selected, and these 1,000 people, after arriving in the imperial capital, may not all be selected.

The village of Mazlo in front of me was selected three at once, which is not found in several nearby towns.

Jin Yiwei had already come to Mazlo Village to investigate, and the only three remaining teenagers, except for their low level of education, all met the assessment conditions of the lower grades.

Even the strength is far beyond that of teenagers of the same age.

The brocade guard even thought he had found a treasure.

And the task given to Pani is also very simple, in addition to informing them of the matter, it is to escort them to Dewa, the largest city in the north, and after the assessment, go to the imperial capital again.

"Village Chief! It's developed! You guys are developed! ”

The clerk stepped forward excitedly and shook the old village chief's hand.

You must know that there are only four people in your town and the village to which you belong.

For him, Mazlo's chicken nest actually flew out of the phoenix, how can he not be excited, in the future, these will be recorded on his head.

"Wait... Wait a minute, what kind of thing is that Imperial Capital Academy..."

The old village chief was a little confused by the sudden large number of news, grabbed the clerk, and dragged it to his ear, trying to find out.

A conversation.

The old village chief, who knew the situation, actually jumped up.

There is no trace of the aging of the seventy-year-old body.

"Let's go, let's go now, let's go!"

He tugged at the hands of the three Tazmi, who were also listening, and pushed them towards Parr.

"Village Chief! Chief! It's getting late, it's not too late to leave tomorrow, Lord Parr has rushed a day's journey, and he also has to rest, and by the way, let the three teenagers prepare and say goodbye to home! ”

The clerk didn't feel that the village chief was out of shape, and patiently grabbed the village chief and explained.

You know, the last time he came, he was still arrogant and accepted the greetings of the people in the village.

"Yes, yes, yes! It's late, it's been a day's journey, and you really have to rest. ”

The village chief, who was forced to calm down, nodded again and again, and walked towards the village with Parr.

This is the truth, arriving in the town from Pal in the early hours of the morning, and then, under the guidance of the clerk, after a day's travel, arrived at the village of Mazlo after dark in the evening.

This is the vast and sparsely populated north.

The further north you go, the more rugged the terrain becomes, the colder the weather, and the distance between villages is extremely far.

Parr and the others were still on horseback, and they arrived at the village of Mazlo in just one day.

The village chief took Parr to choose a place to live, but Tazmi, who was on the side, grabbed the clerk.

He hadn't figured out the situation yet, or rather, he hadn't come out of the surprise yet, and everything was like a dream.

The clerk patiently continued to explain to the three of them the current policy of the Empire.

The three teenagers screamed in surprise, hugged each other, and rolled on the snow.

They are only thirteen years old.

......

On the other side, inside the imperial capital.

Council Chamber of the Royal Palace.

Heaton smiled and looked at Estes with a sad face in front of him.

"How is the general?"

He was knowingly asking.

"It's not bad, post-war leisure time, but it's been a little too long."

Estes sat in his chair with a bored expression.

Since returning to the imperial capital, the initial leisure time was indeed comfortable, but after a long time, Estes began to run into the army.

But on the day he returned to the imperial capital, Heaton explained to Estes what the empire would do next, and his idea of bravely entering the outer continent had to be put on hold for a while.

Estes didn't feel anything, and she was still very happy with her partner.

"The Grace Stone was sent to the Institute, but nothing came of it, Dr. Fashion guessed that it was the strengthening of Maillard that caused the energy to be temporarily depleted, but I brought a gift, I think you must be interested?"

"Gifts?"

Estes showed an interested expression, his majesty the emperor had never disappointed.

"Does the general remember that attack in Nancheng District?"

"Remember, that time the hundred-armed giant, I read the report, right?"

Although Estes was not in the imperial capital at the time, she also learned about the matter later, and she sighed that she had never seen such a big imperial tool.

However, it was also mentioned, although there was no expectation of the strength of the hundred-armed giant, but the large-sized monster, and the miraculous destruction described in the report, Estes really wanted to test it.

Now that the Emperor has brought up this matter anew, it must be that the hundred-armed giant has been recreated.

"Seleuc, come out!"

Heaton shouted outside, and the door was pushed open by Seleucone, who was waiting outside.

Except for the cold expression, which is not like a human being, everything else is no different from a living person.

"The institute has remodeled this imperial tool, not only has its power increased greatly, but the hundred-armed giant has also become different, even I have never seen it.

If the general is interested, he can go to the Forest of Prayer outside the city to test it. ”

"Oh? That's a good thing, as a new toy. ”

Estes looked at Seleucus in front of him, and could clearly feel that she had no human characteristics, but Xiao Ke who was holding her on the side, faintly exuding mental fluctuations.

"The general is casual, but Seleucher still has the ability to think and act simply, and she is absolutely loyal to the empire, so she will obey your orders."

Heaton explained Seleucone's abilities to Estes, and Heaton did not feel any distress or anything about the Institute's brutal transformation of the girl.

After all, Fashion and Doteja are not good people, and even the top of the empire like Gozzi or Bud Estes have never taken the lives of ordinary people seriously.

There are no innocents, the world is so cruel.

Even if Lan or Najeta knew about Seleuc, they wouldn't have any resistance.

But fortunately, Heaton, who grasps the general direction, is to take the empire in a good direction in terms of behavior.

"But General, the follow-up to Putora's incident will bother you to follow up!"

"Don't worry, I'll go in a month, I'm also a little interested in the other treasures below Putola, after all, from the information given by the assassination team at that time, there is a super dangerous species below, I don't know if there is another one?"

With a wave of his hand, Estes led Seleucus out of the council chamber, leaving Heaton alone to sit on the throne and watch Estes disappear.

The treasures of Putora.

This is the second big thing that the empire will deal with.

Once the treasure of the rich country is dug up, everything will go smoothly.

But there are two difficulties in this matter.

First, the amount of work is large.

Second, the location is not within the territory of the empire.

It is necessary to cross a canyon, climb mountains and mountains to reach the territory of Putola, then pass through the city of Putola, and walk a wasteland full of yellow sand to reach the underground mausoleum.

The size of the empire is already huge, and if Heaton wants to include the city of Putora within the empire, it will be easy.

But because of the collapse of the alien peoples in the West, this independent city that relied on foreign trade has now become desolate.

Driven by profits, no one wants to come to this sandy city.

And the last county guard was also killed by Estes because he was on the wrong team.

If Heaton hadn't been willing, this barren land would have been completely buried under the sand.

But for the sake of the treasure, Heaton certainly can't give up the city.

He wants to stir up the enthusiasm of the people of the empire with his treasures.

Therefore, a plan arose in his heart.

But before the plan, the first exploration of the mausoleum and the excavation work required the empire to do it himself.

Estes left the palace and took Seleucus to the Forest of Qi Yao.

He was followed by his cronies.

The hundreds of thousands of northern border guards she led naturally could not follow her all back to the imperial capital, and only about 1,000 troops came back with her.

Some of the rest of the men remained behind to help destroy the remnants of the rebels and bandits in the south, while others returned to the west to take up defensive duties.

And when she went to Putora a month later, she was just going back to the West.

"General, who is she, and besides, is that kid at Lubbo going back to the West with us in the future!"

A pink girl with two ponytails said angrily to Estes in front of her.