Bern, also known as the Great Stone City, the heart of the country that ruled the southern end of the Golden Pass has not been around for long, it was founded as a castle at the foot of a mountain in the Mira Mountains to monitor the operation of the Golden Pass, and was also the domain of Isado Jain Anslin, the leader of the mountain people given to him by Emperor Ferdinand III of the Philippan Empire, who is also the ancestor of the ruler of the current Duchy of Hesting.

At the end of the Thirty Years' War, the Philippian Empire's control over the Golden Pass region had begun to loosen, and the Anslin family at that time was keenly aware of this, taking advantage of the vacuum of the empire's dominance over the region to vigorously develop their own strength, unifying the mountain people of the Mira Mountains, and allied with several local forces in the same area, redistributing regional power, and finally forming the Mostirius Alliance, the predecessor of the current Principality of Haysting.

After thirteen years of expansion, the new Boulder City was completed, which became the largest city in the southern part of the Golden Passage, and completely laid the foundation for the Anslin family's rule.

After Avery II ascended to the throne, the megalith underwent a second round of expansion. The expansion lasted for five years, mainly in response to the expansion of the city in the direction of the plain, which was already somewhat unable to meet the needs of the population, and on the day of its completion, the megalithic city was officially renamed Bern, which is taken from the ancient Florian language family, which means the city of power and power.

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Sitting in the carriage, Gehr quietly looked at the scenery on the side of the road through the car window, while listening to Lucarin, who was beside him, making relevant information introductions.

The wheels of the carriage rolled slowly, mingled with the rustling of handwriting, as Lucarin transcribed all sorts of valuable information.

The early morning sun slanted into the carriages, illuminating most of the somewhat gloomy carriages.

It was already the second day after leaving the city of Hiawatha, and they had now left the area of attack of the bandits that were ravaging the Hiwartha area, and they had entered a safe area.

Outside the carriage, a convoy of cavalry heavily armed marched forward. These cavalry, led by Nit, sat on horseback with their heads held high, and with conspicuous armor on their bodies, they looked handsome and spirited, and did not seem to be affected by the events in the city of Hiawatha.

Lucarin, dressed in white, sat beside Gehr, picked up a copy of the intelligence backup documents provided by the intelligence point in Haiwasha and looked at them intently, leaning down from time to time to write and scratch on the paper on the small table. Sitting across from her was Iona, who now had two positions on her own, boredly spinning the small throwing knife in her hand.

Since the events of that night, Lucarin had never been alone with Iona, not even closer, and had been leaning against Gehr's side.

Let's get it......

The dense sound of horses' hooves came through the windows.

In a short time, a troop of cavalry crossed the convoy and headed in the direction of the city of Hiawatha.

"Team 3 today, right?" asked Gell in a low voice.

"Well, plus I should have seen a total of seven teams yesterday, but it should be the patrol cavalry in the nearby area that was spontaneously mobilized, and now Bern should have just gotten the news, and the efficiency of sending troops is not so fast. Lucarin had just withdrawn her gaze from the cavalry passing outside, and nodded when she heard Gehr's question. "I talked to Carmelita for a while yesterday, and those who were not regular soldiers of the Duchy were some parade groups, that is, mercenaries, probably called in by people from Hiawatha by virtue of their connections. ”

"Tell me about it. ”

"Due to the lack of troops, there are not many cities in the Principality of Haysting that are actually defended by regular troops, there are only five in total, including Bern and Hiwartha, and the rest of the city defense tasks will be taken care of by a roving council established by the Ansling family. The council holds an election every five years to determine which mercenary groups can get five years of city defense tasks in each city, and the mercenary groups that win the election receive a required percentage of the taxes of the cities they are responsible for each year as their remuneration. ”

Gehr recalled that it was true that the cavalry he had seen before were in good mental condition, but there was indeed no uniform standard for equipment.

"The defensive force layout of the Principality of Haysting is actually a circular structure, the middle is the capital Bern under their own control, the outer circle of cities is the Traveling Council to be responsible for defense, and the outermost is the four cities in the southeast, northwest and northwest led by Hai Watha that are defended by regular troops, so the first to support must be mercenaries, not regular troops. Lucarine explained, and found a document of the various well-known units of the Principality of Haysting and placed it in front of Ger.

"When I was in San Rotarlo, I also heard about the strange situation of the Principality of Haysting, and there is a sister who is in the mercenary group in charge of the defense of Inir, and she originally called me ......over," Iona interjected.

Lucarine didn't hear Iona's words, and lowered her head and continued to write, so that Iona could only laugh dryly, and turned her head to look out the window to relieve the embarrassment.

Gehr shook his head. There is nothing he can do about the situation of these two people, so he can only wait for time to solve it.

At this moment, there was another sound of horses' hooves.

Looking out, the equipment of the passing cavalry was still in disarray.

Hyawatha City is getting more and more lively, but that is only a corner of Haysting, so what about Bern, which is the core of Haysting?

Gehr couldn't help but look forward to it.

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Bern, Council Hall.

The hall was built in a quaint style, with stone pillars and domes that exuded the style of the end of the Philippan Empire that had not changed since the establishment of Boulder City, the only difference being that the large log table that signified justice and equality was gone, replaced by a large council table and a cold throne on the main throne.

But today, history seems to have returned to the moment in the early days of Boulder City, when the large round wooden table that had been thrown away in the middle of the alley was found and placed back in the center of the hall, with three identical hardwood chairs on the edge of the round table.

There were now only two young men sitting in the seats at the round table. One was blonde and blue-eyed, about twenty-seven or eighteen, with a cold face, sitting in a chair with a straight figure, with a very sharp temperament, and the other looked a little younger, with black hair and black eyes, and a somewhat rounded face always with a nonchalant smile, and at first glance he felt that he was mild-tempered and approachable, but once he looked at it for a long time, there was a hair-making sense of fear.

The blonde man was seriously dealing with the papers piled up on the table, while the brunette man was bored, as if he was very unaccustomed to the chair.

"Seventh, don't move, the people watching are upset. The blonde man's words were the same as his own, cold and full of the sharpness of a sword.

"Third brother, it's not that I want to move, this seat is too uncomfortable, I don't know who designed it, I haven't even touched the human body's fur, I still want to help our family make furniture at this level, it shouldn't be a cheat of money." The dark-haired man known as Lao Qi replied with a hippie smile.

"If you don't want to sit down, get out of the way, some people want to sit up. The third brother didn't take the stubble of the seventh brother at all, and still said coldly.

"How's that going to work, it's hard to get it, hehe. Seeing that the third brother didn't react, Lao Qi could only touch the back of his head boringly, and kept muttering: "It's really boring, and I don't know how my sister-in-law can stand you." "The body doesn't continue to twist.

The third brother ignored him and continued to process the documents in front of him.

Minutes and seconds passed.

Suddenly, the crisp sound of leather boots tapping on the marble floor echoed from the corridor connecting the chamber, signaling that visitors would soon arrive in the chamber.

"Good day, Your Highness, Your Third Highness and Seventh Highness have been waiting for you for a long time. The chamberlain's voice rang out from outside the hall, followed by the sound of the thick wooden door being opened, and a strong figure entered, shining in the sunlight from the skylight.

"Boss, you're finally here. Lao Qi stood up, greeted him with an exaggerated smile, and hugged the strong figure who walked in.

"Big brother. The third brother also stood up and nodded at the strong figure, his attitude was rare and respectful.

The strong figure took a few steps closer, and the body was out of the range of sunlight,

This is a man who is extremely strong on the outside, with short blue hair standing up like steel needles, a messy beard and sideburns connected together, like a lion's mane encircling his head inside, his tall body is full of tangled and protruding muscle blocks, Lao Qi is already the standard adult male height, but as soon as he hugged this strong man, his head reached under his neck.

Letting go of the seventh, the eldest walked to the empty seat, pulled the seat open and sat down: "Sit, let's talk, what's so urgent." The voice was low, the low roar of a beast.

"There are people in the north who are restless, and they have all gotten to Haihuasha, and we must deal with it quickly, otherwise it will have a big impact after a long time. The third child pushed a document in front of the boss.

The boss pressed the document under his hand, and instead of looking at it, he turned his head and asked Lao Qi: "Those rabbits who can only run away are definitely not so bold, who is behind them?"

"It's either Gantt's blue hats or the Federation brutes. Lao Qi shrugged his shoulders, "It's just that they have the ability to do this kind of thing, and maybe they can't get together." ”

"The two of them are making a lot of noise on the other side of the Strait of Femerio, and they shouldn't be able to pull out, maybe some guys who have something to do with them made it. The third said.

"I don't know if I'm dead or alive!" the boss's face showed a cruel smile, "The self-righteous guy is the most troublesome, let's deal with it as soon as possible, don't let them think that without their father, Haysting can do whatever they want, and the people of the Ansling family are not dead yet!"

"Okay, I'll let Moossa take care of it. The third nodded in agreement.

"What else?" the boss continued, "Isn't it going to be a special trip for me?"

The third child was silent for a while, and the seventh child also sat quietly in his position without interjecting. After half a ring, the third child spoke again: "I think that plan should start, otherwise the situation will get worse and worse if it goes on like this, those bloodsuckers are aiming at that position, and the hearts of the younger brothers are a little too big......"

"Really?" The boss was also rarely silent, and turned his head to look at the seventh: "What do you say?"

"Boss, I think the third brother's words are right, the more time passes, the more things change, some people can't go back, we can't gamble the country for them. The cynicism on Lao Qi's face has completely disappeared, and has been replaced by a serious face.

"Hey. Halfway, the boss sighed and looked at his fist: "Then what do you want me to do?"

"Eldest sister, I need you to go once, and we want you to talk to her about the most suitable. The third and seventh looked at each other, and the seventh spoke at the end.

"Okay, I'll talk to her once in a few days. The boss's fists clenched, and the green tendons burst out.