The great plain east of Ambergris River, Tianqin Castle.
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"The first hiding spot, all the modified people have been assembled!"
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"Report to the Prime Minister that all infiltration personnel are ready and ready to attack at any time!"
On the afternoon of the third day when Chen Xing entered Tianqin Castle, all preparations were completed. Eight thousand elites are lurking everywhere, gearing up and ready to go. Just waiting for his order, they will launch a thunderous offensive towards the palace.
"Pay close attention to the movements of the palace personnel and wait for an attack in the early morning!"
"yes!"
In the square in front of the palace, flocks of pigeons swaggered, lowering their heads from time to time to peck at the rice and bread crumbs thrown by tourists.
There was an engine roar, and a stretched car drove into the square and stopped next to the large fountain, startling a flock of pigeons to fly away.
"Sir, this is our King's Square in Tianqin Castle, also known as the Music Red Square."
The driver wearing white gloves opened the back door, and a man dressed as a country squire stepped out.
He was wearing a common aristocratic dress, a black jacket and a white shirt, with red copper buttons sewn on the chest and cuffs. The style was not high-status but not luxurious. He looked like a rural aristocrat with poor financial means.
He was carrying a cane in his hand, a pair of round-rimmed glasses on his nose, a neatly trimmed eight-stroke beard under his nose, and a top hat on his head, a very typical old-school aristocratic look.
"Sir, look at this floor. It is made of retro red bricks, which has a good sound absorption effect."
The driver introduced it enthusiastically, and the squire took out a gold coin and flicked it over. The driver quickly caught it with both hands and left with a smile on his face.
The car left and the squire walked onto the red brick ground. Looking up, there are people gathering in twos and threes everywhere. There were men and women, old and young. One person was holding a musical instrument and playing passionately. There were one or two spectators standing next to him. Some closed their eyes to listen, and some applauded and praised.
At the end of the square stands a magnificent castle.
The city wall made of large pieces of granite is solid and thick, and is seven or eight meters wide by visual inspection. There are guards stationed three steps apart on the city wall. Their military appearance was neat, upright and serious, and they exuded the aura of an iron-blooded soldier.
The palace guards have always been the best among the best.
Behind the city wall is a towering castle tower, and the highest point in the middle is a row of "mountain" shaped pipe columns.
The pipe columns are straight and slender, rising to the sky, and are extremely majestic. Under the sunlight, the brilliance on the surface of the cylinder flows and shines brilliantly.
It is a super-large pipe organ called "Voice of the Sky", ranked second in the world, and is only a few meters smaller than the "Echo of Heaven" of the Holy Light Church in the Western Continent.
The pipe organ is a large keyboard instrument that controls the natural wind through a foot pedal device, blowing the reeds to vibrate and produce sounds. It has a loud volume, a powerful momentum, a beautiful and solemn tone, and is the best instrument for playing sacred music.
With the main castle as the organ, one can imagine how majestic and majestic the music played will be, stirring the sky.
In the square in front of the palace, the ground is paved with hollow red bricks with better sound-absorbing effects, in order to reduce the reflection of sound in this area and improve the listening effect.
Looking at it from a different perspective, there are music engraved everywhere in the square. Staffs are everywhere on the ground, on stone benches, and in flower beds.
The Principality of Tianqin deserves to be called the capital of music, and every inch of the land is soaked in the element of music.
The squire walked on the red square without stopping for any beautiful music.
He is not here to listen to music today, he is here to conquer the city, seize the flag and kill the general!
Passing through the crowd playing music, he came to the front of the castle.
In front of you is a wide metal suspension bridge. The steel plate is half a meter thick and covered with thick rivets.
Below the suspension bridge is a moat more than 20 meters wide. The river was dark green with tiny bubbles. There were animal skeletons floating on the surface of the river. They looked horrifyingly dead, as if they had been torn apart by a huge force.
The lords of the Red Kingdom had a tradition of raising piranhas or crocodiles in the moat, which they used to execute prisoners during peacetime and to kill enemy troops during war.
Although the role of the moat is no longer as great as in the cold weapon era, and it cannot be used to execute prisoners. The laws established by the Human Survival Committee must be respected, this tradition has been maintained.
Nowadays, lords like to raise huge mutated crocodiles in the moat to show the majesty of the ruler. Occasionally, they can kill one or two to make a crocodile meat banquet. It kills two birds with one stone and is very affordable.
"Speaking of which, I haven't eaten crocodile meat yet. I might try it tonight."
The squire was talking to himself. In the last war, the enemy surrendered on their own and did not attack the palace, so there was no part of killing the crocodile.
The man dressed as a country squire is none other than Chen Xing, and he is stepping in for tonight's action.
Beyond the moat, there is a granite city wall more than thirty meters high, which is filled with elite soldiers armed with live ammunition.
I secretly scanned them with a black watch, and they were all elite-level at least.
Through the tactical satellite, Chen Xing could see the situation on the city wall.
Every fifteen meters, there is a cannon. The barrel is not an ordinary cannon barrel, but an electromagnetic gun barrel composed of three metal columns.
The psychic electromagnetic gun fires a steel cone and is a sniper among guns. It can penetrate heavy mechas and is extremely powerful.
There was a rectangular metal plate between the two electromagnetic guns, and Chen Xing estimated that there was a honeycomb rocket launcher underneath. For the sake of appearance, it is usually closed. During combat, the steel plates are opened to both sides and the rocket launch pad is raised.
The tactical satellite in deep space moved the camera, and the picture crossed the seven or eight-meter-wide city wall and landed on the reinforced concrete structure of the castle.
From the structure of the external ventilation ducts, it can be roughly judged that the outer wall of the main castle is composed of reinforced concrete of more than eight meters. This thickness makes it difficult for even ground-penetrating missiles with nuclear warheads to penetrate before the cataclysm.
Satellites cannot penetrate the city wall and cannot see the structure inside. But before arriving, the officers of the two guards had collected a lot of intelligence.
The palace can be roughly divided into two parts: the outer hall and the inner hall. The outer hall is open to the nobles of the country, and many people have entered it. The map is easily obtained. However, few people enter the inner hall and there is no map.
If you want to capture the palace, there are three obstacles: the city wall, the outer hall, and the inner hall.
Because it was a sneak attack, the city wall was easy to take down, but the inside of the palace was very troublesome. There was an indoor battle, and there were many priceless and precious artifacts inside. They had to be collected while fighting to avoid damaging the things and not selling them for money.
The personnel are already in place and ambushing around the palace, but in broad daylight, the effect of a sneak attack is definitely not as good as at night.
Therefore, Chen Xing first went to the site to investigate and decide the timing of the attack. As long as he gives the order, the troops will rush to the moat within five minutes, and the Cyborg is faster and can fly directly in with a disposable rocket backpack.
Chen Xing pretended to be a traveling squire and walked along the moat. When he found that there was no chance of sneaking into the palace secretly, he returned to the Music Square.
Although his short-distance teleportation was able to pass through the seven or eight-meter-thick city wall, in broad daylight, he was discovered by the soldiers standing guard above before he even reached the foot of the city wall.
Of course, he had another option, which was to sneak in with this half-assed disguise, but the risk was too great and he could easily be forced to attack in advance, so he gave up.
Waiting until night to sneak in, then there will be darkness as a cover, and the chance of being discovered is much smaller.
"Sir, would you like a beer? We have the best cold beer here!"
A hawker pushed a cart full of beer barrels and sold it to Chen Xing.
The King's Square in every country is a tourist attraction. Unless there are special festivals or palace activities, it is basically open to civilians. The Music Red Square of the Principality of Lyqin is a holy place for street music performances, where a large number of performers and Tourists are naturally indispensable for mobile vendors selling snacks and drinks.
"Sir, do you like music boxes? Our music boxes are made by experienced craftsmen. Give one to your girlfriend, she will be ecstatic!"
In addition to selling food and drink, there are also many selling souvenirs. The most famous souvenirs of the Principality of Tianqin are various music boxes.
In fact, in the past few days, he had seen many boutiques selling music boxes on the street. They had a dazzling array of items, ranging from as small as a button to as large as a truck.
Originally, Chen Xing wanted to buy a batch of them back. He had many women, so he could give them away. But then he thought about it, what else would he spend money on? In a few days, the entire Tianqin Castle would be his, so what else would he spend? What's the money for?
When he sits on the throne of Tianqin, he only needs to say a word, and the top music boxes in the city will be sent to him for him to choose from.
Chen Xing bought a bottle of cold beer, picked an empty bench and sat down, listening to the saxophone performance next to him and drinking beer. It was very comfortable.
It was now half past three in the afternoon, more than three hours before dark, and he had plenty of time to kill.
"Sir, is it convenient for me to sit here?"
A plump old gentleman in a white aristocratic dress took off his round hat, revealing his gray hair, and politely asked Chen Xing if he could sit on the empty seat on the bench.
The bench is wide enough to accommodate three or four people. Chen Xing looked around and found people sitting on the benches around him, so he nodded, "Please sit down."
"Thanks!"
The old gentleman nodded in greeting, then sat down holding on to his crutch. Then he took out a bag of bread, tore the bread into pieces and threw them on the ground. Soon, pigeons flew over and landed in front of the bench to eat.
"It's such a nice weather today!"
The old gentleman was throwing crumbs of bread to feed the pigeons, while chatting with Chen Xing as he had nothing to say.
He seems to be a lonely old man.
"Yes, the weather is indeed very good, cloudless." Chen Xing lazily leaned on his chair and looked at the sky. Anyway, being idle is idle, and having someone to chat with can also kill time.
"Looking at your clothes, you must be from an ancient family." The old gentleman said.
Chen Xing realized that his sitting posture was too ungentlemanly and did not look like an old-school aristocrat at all.
Because the old-school aristocrats pay the most attention to aristocratic traditions and have almost strict requirements on words and deeds, they must always maintain aristocratic etiquette. Now he is playing the role of an old-school squire who came here from a remote area for sightseeing, so he sat up straight and answered seriously , "Old sir, you're flattering me, I'm just a poor country squire from a poor family." His eyes showed melancholy, "In my generation, even the title of nobility can hardly be kept."
This was his impromptu performance, because just now he was sitting too casually, and he was drinking beer, which the old-school nobles disdained most. You must know that the old-school nobles only drink red wine and brandy, and other wines are vulgar and dishonorable to them. So he added a "down-and-out country squire" setting, which would make it more reasonable.
A squire is the lowest noble. In the past, there were titles such as knight and baronet, but they are rarely used now.
Under the initiative of the Human Survival Committee, all countries have abolished the originally diverse aristocratic systems, and uniformly used the fifth-class male title of Duke, Prince, Prince, the highest grade "Grand Duke", and the non-territory noble title starting with "Glory".
Because the nobility belongs to a privileged class, the best way to reduce the number of this class is to reduce its hierarchy.
As a result, former squires, knights, barons, etc. were deprived of their nobility status. However, in this system that is limited to the public network, many countries still default to the original nobility titles, but no longer add new ones.
Baron is the lowest-level noble title currently recognized by the system and enjoys noble allowances and some privileges.
For example, a palace maid cannot be obtained without a noble title, no matter how rich she is.
In other words, country squire is an empty title without any actual benefits.
"Oh, poor child..." the old gentleman said sympathetically, and then asked, "Can I ask you your family name?"
"Winifred, sir, the Winifred family of the Merode Kingdom in the Western Continent." Chen Xing said with a humble attitude. This was the identity he had planned in advance. Who would know whether the surname of a small country squire from a remote area of the Western Continent country was true or false.
"Melode? It's a beautiful place with many islands with pleasant scenery." The old gentleman said, his eyes flashing as if he was recalling the past.
The Kingdom of Merode is located at the southernmost tip of the Western Continent, across the sea from the South China Continent. There are many small islands between the two continents.
"Have you been to my hometown?" Chen Xing asked. He touched the black watch secretly, ready to have Sola analyze it at any time, lest he say something wrong and expose his flaws.
"When I was young, I fell in love with a girl from Melode, and she invited me to visit her hometown, a beautiful island. It was really a place worth remembering..."
As he talked, the old gentleman seemed to be lost in memories, forgot to speak, and stared at the open space in front of him.
A few pigeons landed and found no bread crumbs on the ground. They called to the old gentleman, and the old gentleman came to his senses.
After throwing a handful of bread crumbs out, the old gentleman looked at Chen Xing with a smile, "I'm sorry, I just remembered the past, I'm rude."
"It doesn't matter, everyone has a good memory." Chen Xing said.
"Thank you!" the old gentleman nodded, and then asked, "Mr. Winifred, can I take the liberty to ask, what is the purpose of your coming here, is it just sightseeing?"
Chen Xing's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the secret was revealed?
Judging from the other party's words and deeds, I'm afraid he is not an ordinary noble, but someone with a certain status.
His mind was running rapidly, and he replayed the details just now. He found no problems, and then he showed a shy smile and said, "Sightseeing and traveling are the second best..."
"Mainly I want to take a chance."
The civil war in Ambergris River is facing a reshuffle. Young people from all over the world who are ambitious but have no resources want to make a career.
"Haha..." the old gentleman laughed, and then asked, "What do you know?"
"Let's march and fight. I know a little bit about everything. I can't say I'm proficient. I have no special skills." Chen Xing said.
If the opponent uses psychic detection, his guard-level psychic fluctuations will be sensed. And he really doesn't have any particular area of expertise, the only one is leading troops to fight. If we were to take down Cuilis as an example, picking up girls should be considered a specialty, but this kind of specialty cannot be mentioned in words.
"What a humble child." The old gentleman sighed, with a kind smile on his face, and seemed to have a good impression of Chen Xing.
"If I'm not wrong, you should be able to guard, right?" the old gentleman asked.
The thing about psychic fluctuations can only be roughly felt. There is no noble title at the quasi-guardian level, only the baron title is at the guard-level, so the old gentleman guessed that he was a quasi-guardian.
Chen Xing nodded.
Then, the old gentleman's eyes narrowed, his expression became serious, and he said, "My child, I am Sammy Monroe, the national counselor of the Principality of Lyqin. Are you interested in contributing to this country?"
Chen Xing suddenly realized that his opportunity to enter the palace had come, and he immediately looked surprised, "You, you are, you are the national master of Tianqin!"
Probably because he came from his lover's hometown, Sammy Monroe seemed to have a special liking for him, and even started to recruit him. At the same time, Chen Xing also secretly reflected on why even Tianqin's national master didn't recognize him immediately.
"Are you surprised?" The old gentleman smiled and pointed in the direction of the palace gate, "This is the entrance to the palace. Many high-level officials from the country pass by every day."
"Ah!" Chen Xing looked panicked, stood up in a hurry, and bowed to Master Tianqin, "I didn't expect to meet you here. It's really, really..." He looked so excited that he couldn't speak incoherently, "It's really disappointing. I feel so honored!"
"Haha, sit down, kid, there is only one old man here who remembers the good times of the past." Sammy Monroe said.
Chen Xing sat down, but he looked restless and nervous.
Perhaps in order to ease the tension when a country noble met a big shot, Sammy Munro changed the subject, "Is this your first time coming to Lyra?"
"Well, it's my first time here." Chen Xing nodded, looking nervous and serious, "I have never traveled far, and this is the first time I have seen such a magnificent palace with a pipe organ on it. It's really great. It’s shocking!”
Chen Xing behaved like a country bumpkin entering the city.
Sammy Monroe seemed very satisfied with his performance. He smiled and asked, "How are you doing? Are you interested in visiting the palace?"
"But, is it okay!" Chen Xing was flattered on the surface, but he was happy in his heart.
"If you're lucky, you can catch the eldest princess playing the Sound of the Sky."
"Really, really!" Chen Xing stood up excitedly, but in his heart, he thought it would be better to meet the captive in advance. If he is good-looking, he can enjoy it for himself. If he is average-looking, he can sell him to New Edo.
