In September, the rainy season begins in the northwest of the Obaro Continent

Huge rain clouds that are thousands of miles long shroud the sky, and the torrential rain seems to cover up a qiē, and the slopes on both sides of the road are like waterfalls at this moment, and those low places have turned into lakes or oceans in the blink of an eye.

The blue flash of light drew a curve like an earthworm in the sky like a sharp sword,

In the sky, light and darkness coexist, clouds obscured the sun, making the earth seem like a dark night, the rain poured down, the raging wind swept through the roofs of the streets, and the rain formed waterfall-like droplets on both sides.

A carriage marched in the rain, and the horse's hooves splashed with cold water,

The wheels slowly ran through the puddle, and there was a radioactive splash. The coachman, wearing a waterproof hood, shivered and waved his whip from time to time, adjusting the direction of the carriage, and the trees on both sides of the road, so heavy that they could only bend down under the weight of the downpour, looked overwhelmed.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck down in the trees. The bright electric light immediately turned into a firelight, illuminating the faces of the people who were reading the text in the carriage.

The Foreign Minister of the Falcon Empire, Lidarchus, closed the text in his hand, leaned back on the chair and rested with his eyes closed.

Luarka in the rain and fog is like a comb made of water on the top of the head, this territory near the coast is 300 miles long and wide, but the population is only 60,000, this is the poorest area on the northwest coast, the economy of the territory is mainly based on simple agriculture,

There are no special goods, the only famous is the pickled saury in the autumn mountains, the villages along the way are some simple thatch, surrounded by mountains, occasionally see strangers passing by, the children on the side of the road will stop and look curiously, some bold, will chase after the carriage giggling and laughing.

Such a barren area is almost worthless in the eyes of many countries, and it is precisely because of this that the land of Luarca, which is rarely unseen, is called the forgotten corner of the Northwest Territories

Lidarchus came this time, it was the fat man's instructions, although Lidarchus was not a military talent, but under the guidance of the fat man, he also figured out the purpose of this visit. Use diplomacy to take Luarka. Although Luarka is poor, he has a unique treasure,

After preliminary surveys by the Imperial Navy, it was unanimously determined that Luarka had the best military port conditions on the entire northwest coast, and that the coastline here was like the mountains of Dorok, with a huge inland sea bend.

Second, Luarka's location, which happens to be in the middle of the entire northwest coast, is based on this. It can go up to Normandy, connect to the military port of Antoros, and go down to the Baro Sea in Central Europe, and look at the entire Northwest Sea in an iron triangle posture. The mobilization and deployment of the naval fleet will be more convenient

And the third condition is the determination of the fat man to win this. In fact, it was a complete accident that a merchant who happened to pass by in the Normandy region was enthusiastically promoted by the locals for a specialty called "Dragon's Blood".

"Buy a little, this is the proof of the dragon slayer warrior! Just take this out, no matter how beautiful the girl is, she will look at you!" "The poor and crazy locals often use such gimmicks to deceive young people passing by in other places,

Anyway, no one knows what this is, in the eyes of the locals, this kind of thing smells pungent and unpleasant, and it will fall to the ground in a coma after smelling for a long time, and it will burn when it encounters fire, and it can't be extinguished with water, in the legend, the flame of the magic dragon comes from the blood, and it is completely compounded by the blood dripping from the magic dragon that ravaged the earth in the legend because of its injury, such a thing is often favored by some aristocratic young people, they can use this to please girls, they can personally ignite the demon blood, and then pour it down with water, looking at the flame that is still burning under the shocked gaze of everyone, and proudly puff up their chests, at the banquet, ignite the demon blood to carnivalIt is a rare fashion watch.

This merchant was a trebuchet who had retired from the army, and because in a battle, he was too eager and missed, and his foot was broken by a falling stone, and although he was connected to the back, he limped and had to be discharged from the army.

For this kind of thing mysteriously called "dragon blood" by the locals, it is simply too familiar, in the trebuchet unit of the Imperial Army, crude oil bombs are not a secret,

"What a bonus"

The merchant licked his dry lips excitedly, he knew that he had sent it this time, and he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and the merchant quietly bought a bucket,

Normandy is encouraging merchants to explore the entire Northwest at high prices, and anyone who can bring back undiscovered products from other areas, or information about minerals, will receive high official rewards.

Last time he saw a down-and-out merchant who had returned from Nesta and was rewarded with a full 10,000 gold coins for reporting a large iron mine that could not be discovered, and bringing a specimen of iron ore concentrate from that mine, even if he didn't have anything, even if he drew a map of a new area, he would be rewarded with a few hundred gold coins.

With the increase in the number of new immigrants, venturing into new areas, and documenting valuable things there, has become a new profession, merchants, mercenaries, and even idle vagrants who use various identities to enter new areas,

At home, these people who made a fortune overseas were called adventurers,

They may have nothing, but they have the guts, and with this more and more people have made a fortune, so much so that the new land, the Normandy region, which was not favored at first, has become a paradise for many adventurers and those who wish to change their fate,

Returning to Normandy, the merchant immediately reported the discovery to the above, and a rich bounty made his mouth smile crookedly with joy, and on the other hand, the report was delivered to the fat man almost immediately,

Even an internal affairs official like Duo Ze knows what this discovery means for the time being.

The Falcon Army is known as invincible, in addition to combat bravery and fearlessness, the large-scale use of crude oil incendiary bombs is also an important factor.

Although weapons made on the basis of crude oil have been very mature in the Falcon Empire, crude oil is not easy to transport, and it is easy to burn due to various unexpected factors, not to mention that it cannot be shaken and collided at will.

The wind and waves at sea are sharp and slow, and even a large dragon-class battleship is difficult to control. Even the fat man, after trying several times, paying the heavy price of three dragon tooth ships sinking, one dragon tooth ship suffering heavy damage, and two hundred sailors casualties, he had to strictly order that all units were not allowed to carry crude oil bombs on the naval warships, so the troops on the Normandy side were not equipped with this kind of crude oil bombs, and the attack power of the imperial army was equivalent to a downgrade.

"God help me!"

The fat man looked at the report for a full minute, and then took a deep breath of cold air, and his eyes burst with excitement that could not be concealed, he must immediately obtain control of Lualka, when the fat man wrote the order to the Admiralty,

Lidarchus, the foreign minister of the empire, suddenly asked to meet, "Let him in!" The fat man didn't raise his head, continued to concentrate on what he was writing, and responded to the door. "Your Majesty!" Lidarchus walked in with a stern expression, "Who are you?" The fat man raised his head and was stunned for a moment, Lidakus was actually wearing a neat black legion commander uniform today. Rarely with a hint of military murder, although Lidakus's identity is civilian, he is also the head of military logistics, and he also has the uniform of a corps commander. This can be regarded as a disguised reward of glory as a veteran of the Samorian era, and it is said that Lidarchus cherishes this captain's costume very much, and it is rare to wear it once a year. "I'm here to ask Your Majesty for war!" Lidarchus straightened his face and stood up straight, his eyes flashing with a scorching light, "Please fight?" The fat man put down the quill in his hand and looked at him with interest,

In the image of the fat man, Lidarchus's personality is a little mild, or it can also be said to be weak, good at coordination but not good at combat, he is a genius in logistics, but if he goes to the battlefield, it is estimated that it will be very bad, on the battlefield, the two armies meet and fight, every second may be life and death, Lidarchus hesitates, and the habit of thinking before and after thinking will make it difficult for his subordinates to adapt, and even chaos within himself! This is also the reason why the fat man did not send Lidarchus to the battlefield, "My subordinates heard that Your Majesty is about to use force against the entire northwest!" Lidakus mustered up the courage of his whole body and said, "Yes, you are right! I do have such an idea" Looking at Lidakus's black base and gold line commander's uniform, the fat man's eyes narrowed into a line, and he seemed to understand something" The subordinates also heard that the Southern Army and the Central Army have received orders from His Majesty to mobilize, and I believe that soon the Northwest will be a turbulent war, Julil Sfort Fort is seriously ill, and the Northwest has no owner, His Majesty is ready to swallow the Northwest in one bite!" Your guess is accurate, but I still need some time" The corners of the fat man's mouth grinned slightly, Lidakus is his confidant, there is no need to hide it,

"Since there is still a period of time, I don't know if His Majesty will be able to give his subordinates a chance!"

The fat man smiled and said, "If you come to fight because of this, it will be a little too early, you are also an old man in the army, you should know that from the issuance of the battle order to the assembly and transportation of the army to Normandy, it will take at least nearly a month, you ask for war now, I can't promise you!"

"My war is not on the battlefield!" Lidarchus's face was a little nervous,

"Oh, what do you mean......" The fat man's voice stopped, his eyes opened like sharp swords, and the smile on his face began to grow sternly

Lidarchus bent down, holding a copy of the document in both hands and handed it to the fat man, "This is the information collected by my subordinates in the past month, I hope that before the big war, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can take the lead and launch a diplomatic offensive and defensive war against the enemy, although it may not be able to change the situation, but at least it is an effort"

"Do you want to disintegrate the enemy diplomatically?" The fat man took Wen Jiàn and looked at it, and was silent for a while, the plan was okay, Lidakus wanted to open a gap from several areas in the middle, which made the fat man look at him with blazing eyes, and said in a condensed voice

"At present, the war in the central part of the country can no longer be stopped! The other side will soon be in a state of war with us, and using diplomacy to divide the other side is a good way to reduce the positive pressure, but you must know that this may be very dangerous for you personally, shuttling between enemy countries, and losing your life at any time!"

"Your Majesty's war has begun, but this is a war that belongs to my subordinates, and I already have sufficient awareness!"

Lidarchus stood up straight, and said in a solemn tone, "Since you have followed Your Majesty to this turbulent era, spending your life in silence like this is what makes your subordinates feel that life is worse than death, even if you encounter death,

Lidakus's voice paused, and he said loudly, "At least the subordinates died on their own battlefields, and the subordinates will not have any regrets!"

"It seems. You've made up your mind!"

The fat man took a deep breath, glanced at Lidarchus with a resolute face, and knew that persuasion had no effect, so he picked up the pen on the table, wrote it for a while, then folded it and handed it to Lidarchus,

"Go, as a monarch, I will not stop a warrior. As a friend, I will give orders to the Admiralty, and they will do their best to assist you, but for a limited time, not more than a month, and I hope you will understand that there is only so much I can do! If the central part is not good, start farther away at Luarka, where the danger is much less. It's a good choice, I'll see if you're looking!"

"Thanks, Your Majesty!" Lidarchus's body shook,

It is starting from the middle of the year. Or starting from the relatively safe south, Lidarchus also thought about it for a long time,

In the end, it was decided to follow the fat man's instructions and choose to open the gap from Luarka. He went to Dustrunke, the Imperial Admiral stationed in the port of O'Acha, and asked the Navy to send a warship to take him to Luarca

At the port, he learned that Dustrenkai was in a meeting. Through the glass of the conference room, he saw Dustrenkai, who was in a heroic posture, in front of a group of fleet admirals, planning the strategy of the entire sea area, although he was sitting, but the military uniform of the Admiralty Minister, which was mainly black and supplemented by silver, was still flat and straight on his well-proportioned limbs, showing more and more a strong and capable masculine aura, and the eyes of the subordinates around him were full of reverence

Lidarchus, who once also served as the Minister of the Navy, seemed a little emotional, the navy was grown by him at a glance, the rise of Dustrenkai has become a legend of the empire, and now even if the general of the imperial army is bright, it will definitely not be able to hide its dazzling position, in the navy, he is the first person, from a small country navy, to now a powerful maritime overlord across two continents, I dare not say that there is no one to come, but it is absolutely unprecedented,

This young naval commander, who is only less than thirty years old, is now making history with every step.

And this time, the huge investment invested by His Majesty in naval strategy will also be duly rewarded, without the Imperial Navy, there would be no today's situation,

At this rate of development, it is self-evident that Dustrenkay will become the marshal of the empire before the age of forty, and the glory of the first marshal of the navy is enough to make him shine for a thousand years and become the admiration of countless future generations

Dustrunkai's Imperial Ship Group has built a solid naval base in the Nesta region, and the fleet has departed from Nesta to replenish in O'Acha, and the naval fleet operational planning has begun to move towards the coastal waters of the entire northwest region.

The symbol of the Imperial Navy's strength, the dragon tooth warship in the shape of the Kraken, often stops outside some ports with great force, scaring the coastal ports into chaos, everyone is in danger, although there is no clear war indication, but the experience of Atwood Sea City is enough to make many areas feel the pressure from the sea, as the northern section of the northwest coast, the fall of Nesta and O'Acha, the central and northwest regions are also completely exposed, and Luarka is one of them,

His Majesty stuffed the sword of the Imperial Navy into his hand, this grace had to make Lidarchus inexplicably moved, with this life amulet, the danger he would encounter would be much smaller, he waited outside the conference hall for three hours, and hesitated several times to push the door open, but they all stopped, until the door of the conference room was opened from the inside, and when he saw the former Minister of the Navy standing outside the door, the admirals saluted one after another, and their eyes were hot, "Everyone, this is ......"

Under the eyes of everyone, Lidarchus's face was a little stunned, most of these admirals were unruly, and they didn't listen to themselves much in the past, but now suddenly such an abnormal appearance had to make Lidarchus feel speculative "Your Majesty's order, the Admiralty has received it, and the courage of the Lord is admirable!" Dustrengke walked out of the crowd and said with a stern expression. Just now, our colleagues in the Admiralty have made a decision, for the sake of our former minister, we will go all out, this can be regarded as a return from the entire Imperial Navy to the Lord, if it were not for the Lord's biased care for the Navy in the past, there would definitely be no Imperial Navy today!" "My lord, the lord's mansion in Luarka has arrived!" The carriage shook slightly, and the voice of the coachman came from the front,

Lidarchus's thoughts were like cold raindrops outside, pouring down on the streets, splashing a little yellow water, and looking particularly desolate in the dim light. The drizzle accompanied by the cold wind blew on the windows of residents' houses,

Stepping out of the carriage, an attendant put a rainproof cloak on Lidacus, who raised his head and looked at the ancient building in front of him,

It is said that the first lord of Luarka was a knight named after a rose, and look at the rose coat of arms on the iron door of the building in front of you. For some reason, a famous poem flashed through Lidarchus's mind: "I have a tiger sniffing roses in my heart!"

"Will this be his own battlefield of victory?" Lidarchus stepped on the steps in front of him with a trace of trance, and he had no bottom in his heart, but since he had taken the first step, he had to go on......!