Whether you have been to Redkar or have heard of Redkar, most of them know the name of the first emperor of the Frey Empire, Emperor Frey, who single-handedly ruled the free world. The legendary figure who conquered half of the Free Continent and established the Fleur Empire that flourished hundreds of years ago is an object of admiration in the hearts of many aborigines who have lived here for generations, and is also respected by many people in the world. source. Even today, hundreds of years later, at least half of the people on the continent are unwilling to recognize the empire's rule, but this influence and image are still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and even every player in the free world has a deep understanding of her former greatness. The deeds are countless, but if someone asks for more details about the empress, not everyone may be able to answer them.
Such as what this woman once looked like.
"According to the legends that the players have learned about, this statue was erected for her by the residents of the city at that time."
Noticing Duan Qing's looking back, Huanmeng smiled and introduced to him, "The record is the scene she left here when she led the army into the city."
"At that time? Here?" Duan Qing asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Is the posture also like this?"
"should be."
Looking back at the image of a woman kneeling on one knee, holding a sword and lowering her head, Huanmeng shook her head, "It has been hundreds of years, and no one can confirm these things. The empire's self-written history is also full of Words of praise, but very little historical facts are recorded.”
"Hey."
Inexplicably recalling the sentence he saw on the top of Falling Star Mountain, Duan Qing smiled and continued to ask, "What about this action, or what was she trying to express at that time?"
"Pray? Or celebrate? Who knows." Huanmeng waved his hand somewhat meaninglessly, "I'm not the type who likes to delve into the history of games, and it's not like you don't know."
"It's really useless." So Duan Qing raised his contemptuous eyes again, "I am a local snake, but I don't know why. Just now I almost couldn't even guess the venue of the competition."
"Who, who said that! I'm going to take you there, although I'm not sure if that's the right place now."
"Do you dare to make sure before leaving? For example, check with your members or something like that."
"Yeah, I forgot about it."
After patting his forehead, Huanmeng waved his fingers and started to operate. "I have been in the game for too long, and these functions have become unsuitable for me."
"You can forget this. How long have you been immersed in it?"
"The word immersion is a bit exaggerated, but it is true after playing for a long time." Lowering his head to connect with something, Huanmeng unconsciously replied, "You will know when you get to the empire. This is a place that has been shrouded by a generation of heroes. The story There are so many, the missions are so long, and there are so many ruins that I want to explore, how can I have so much time to take care of them. If there weren't always people in the meeting asking for this and that, I wouldn't want to worry about their affairs."
"It's unlucky for them to meet a president like you." Duan Qing sneered, "It's a miracle that none of you have overthrown your rule now."
"Nonsense, don't look at how many things I have done for them." The man in the trench coat shook his head with dignity. "When it comes to relationships in the empire, no one is better than me! Like the last time I asked Roland When it comes to the family’s recruitment of disciples, who can directly enter their house like me?”
"Then you finally begged?"
"Uh, how on earth do you know this?"
"Just ask around and find out, okay?" Duan Qing shook off the image of a man named Qingtian in his mind and pointed at the people behind him. "A guy like you still wants to brag in front of us, so he's not afraid. Beat the cow to death"
"Uh-huh, hahaha, it's been a long time since we last saw each other. I want to re-establish my glorious image, brother! Yes, yes, I thought no one would go to the game today."
"We can't imitate how disorganized you guys are."
As the little girl murmured in a low voice, the fantasy of streaking in the air finally stopped, and then she sighed and raised her head, "It is indeed there."
"Where is it?"
"Just follow me."
After closing the screen in front of him, the man in the trench coat looked up at the high wall above the street, briefly identified the direction, and then began to lead the way. "Have you heard a word?"
"What?"
"Warrior is the noblest profession and the most ordinary profession."
"From a professional player's perspective, there seems to be nothing wrong with this statement."
Amid the sounds of people and footsteps, the gentle voice of a whisper rang out at the right time: "Which professional player left this behind?"
"It's not what the player said." Huan Meng, who was walking in front, shook his head, "It's Tolia Fleur."
"Is that Fleur?"
"That's Fleur."
After turning a corner, everyone followed Huanmeng's footsteps and came to the bottom of a high wall. "The empire's martial arts style is very strong. You should all know this, but Redkar hundreds of years ago was just an ordinary person." The towns, residents there, and even the residents of the entire empire are just simple ordinary people."
"Everything started to change with Emperor Frey."
He pointed to the other side of the high wall and said in a low voice.
"There is"
"The Imperial Palace." Huanmeng explained, "But judging from the appearance of this server, we probably can't get in now, although we usually have no way to get in."
"So high?" Qianzhihe raised his head. "Is it built on a mountain?"
"There seemed to be a mountain there, but it was later flattened by the empire." Huanmeng explained, "Then this palace was built at the highest point in the capital."
"Speaking of which, the parliament hall of your principality is in the lowest place in Tania City, right?" The man in the trench coat smiled inexplicably when he said this, "How ironic."
"By the way, when we were at the fortress, I remember you said you were coming to Tania." Duan Qing asked, "Have you come yet?"
"Let's continue the previous topic."
After closing her eyes and being silent for a while, Huanmeng did not explain anything, and then picked up the previous topic, "Fule is a warrior, and whether it is her own strength or her understanding of warriors, at that time, it was probably No one can match her. But for some reason, she did not respect her ability to become king by force. Instead, after becoming emperor, she was more willing to continue her life in an ordinary way. After ascending the throne, She still participated in many domestic competitions as a warrior and even some public activities on the mainland. Many records at the time also recorded her traveling alone and anonymously on the mainland. Although she was a woman, she opposed She prefers to solve problems in a peaceful way, and prefers to be straightforward and straightforward, and is more willing to solve problems in a warrior way. She has also implemented a lot of measures in the country, the purpose of which is to allow everyone who wants to become a warrior to be able to communicate with countless people in the empire. Strong warriors are equals.”
"To use the words of some current NPCs, she is promoting a theory similar to the Magic Empire's grading." Huan Meng finally said, "Only this time, the evaluation criterion she uses is not the power of magic, but the power of warriors."
"Is this okay?" Duan Qing asked, "Won't anyone rebel?"
"Of course not." Huanmeng sighed, "Based on my experience as the third generation president, she is just playing around. If someone really wants to cause trouble, maybe she will."
"It's more to her liking."
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The feeling of wanting to laugh but not being able to laugh filled the middle of the team. It was as if everyone felt the aura of king that the legendary woman was born with in the few words spoken before the dream. However, this feeling did not last long, and quietly dissipated in a suddenly brighter field of vision. As the number of people passing by increased, several people passed through the shadows enclosed by high walls and streets, and came to a spacious In the square, quite messy stone paths and irregular flowers are scattered around the square in twos and threes. Except for some small statues and magic lamps, there is nothing worth noting here. However, most people who come here will not notice these minor details, because on the opposite side of the square, at the farthest end of the field of vision, a building surrounded by tall oval stone walls suddenly appears. In front of them stood the corner of the city.
"Is that there?" Looking at the obvious lines separated by huge stones like a city wall, Duan Qing asked this obvious question in a low voice.
"That's where it is." Huan Meng replied, "The Empire's fighting arena is also the Empire's execution ground."
"execution ground?"
"Unlike the Tal Balance in your principality, all death row prisoners in the empire will eventually be brought to this place for the final trial." The man in the trench coat held his hat in a posture, as if he was telling a painful story. "They They will be thrown into the arena for ten life-and-death battles. If they survive, they will be exiled to Brünnhilde in the far north. If they fail to survive, they will be exiled to Brunhild in the far north."
Huan Meng clasped his hands together, "That's just right."
"Such a barbaric execution method," Mengzhu curled her lips and said, "Only the people of the empire can think of it."
"No, this is not an execution method, but a rule." Huan Meng looked at the little girl, then shook his head and said, "Rather than being killed directly, they have at least one chance to survive, whether they are war criminals or tax collectors. , generals, blacksmiths, farmers, and thieves, as long as they are punished by death, they all have one such opportunity, or right."
"Use your own power to exchange for your rights in the future."
"Let me guess, this is also the rule set by Emperor Frei, right?" He raised his hand to block Mengzhu who jumped up and wanted to refute. Duan Qing shook his head and said, "I have been saying this for so long."
"Even this building was built by Fleur herself." Huan Meng rubbed her nose and said, "So this rule was regarded as a creed and continues to this day."
"Dying as a warrior is the fate that everyone deserves. When you get to that place, you will be able to see this sentence." He pointed in the direction of the building, where the crowd gradually gathered. " It's engraved on that stone, and it's said that Fleur wrote it herself."
"As a warrior?" Duan Qing sighed and said, "It's a beautiful wish, but I'm afraid not many people can realize it."
"That's why I don't want to come to this place." Huanmeng shook his head, "It's not that easy to gamble on life. If my investigation is correct, tens of thousands of bones have been buried in this place, and the number is getting worse. The more ancient there are.”
"Why is this?"
"Because the times go forward, the people on the Free Continent become stronger." Huanmeng explained, "There are naturally more people killed and killed here. The piles of people are simply horrible, let alone It’s an NPC, even if the players saw it, believe me, you definitely don’t want to witness that scene.”
"So in the end, to put it bluntly, this is still an execution." Sensing the heaviness of the atmosphere, Duan Qing shook his head and looked at the dark stone wall in front of him, summarizing the previous theme in one sentence, "And according to what you mean, they The efficiency and success rate are quite high. Over the years, no one has escaped using this rule?"
"No, not one."
Huanmeng chuckled, "Because starting from Emperor Frey, the one who supervises the final execution of this rule is the emperor himself in each generation."
"Go to the palace and look at the row of portraits of the previous emperors. From left to right there are more than twenty, which are the collection of the last gatekeepers of each generation of the arena." He laughed and said, "Take Fleur. To put it bluntly, she has beheaded countless heads in her lifetime, and the lives she has buried here with her own hands are enough to line up from here to the city gate of Redcar."
"This is her fighting arena and her execution platform." He stopped laughing and pointed at the seemingly endless stone wall. "And everything here is proof of the most powerful family in the Fleur Empire." , is also a monument to them.”
"And of course a nightmare for all their enemies."
"Did that empress also kill many innocent people?" The originally majestic image was covered with a halo of blood, and the little girl pulled her braids and asked nagging, "Such a powerful person?"
"Those people are all death row prisoners in name. Let's not talk about that." Duan Qing pressed her head and whispered, "Those who can get through the first nine levels without dying are not ordinary people after all, right?"
"There is no such thing as kindness in the heart of a superior." The whisperer on the side stroked his long hair and laughed little by little, "It is somewhat similar to my philosophy, oh hehehe."
"You're a liar." Duan Qing curled his lips mercilessly, and then took the lead to walk under the oval building. "It's just a stadium, what's there to be afraid of?"
"You go first, I won't follow you in."
The wind-like man suddenly shook his head, "I have other agreements with the people in our guild, just wait for them here. After you go in, go up the stairs, and you can easily find the entrance." On the infield road, there are probably no guards on the game uniforms.”
"Okay, that's the case"
One of the six people separated in an instant, and then stood at the door for a while under the eyes of Huan Meng who came out. Then he gradually merged into the flow of people entering the arena and disappeared into the darkness of the entrance. He shook his head, then returned to the corner of the square he had just passed, and then waited quietly with his hands in his pockets amidst the sound of his windbreaker. At a certain moment, a player wearing a gray robe broke away from the crowd, and then in the same wind, walked to Huanmeng's side and said, "President."
"Coming? Where are the others?"
"They are all monitoring each other."
"The results of it?"
"Except for the guys on the roster who didn't play in the first place, basically everyone else came."
"They're here too?"
"Yes, as long as they are people participating in the competition."
"strangeness"
The man in the trench coat held his chin. "Are they that confident? Or have they been prepared for a long time?"
"President, do we want it?"
"No, let's continue watching."
Lifting up his coat, a strange smile appeared on Huanmeng's face.
"The glory I have now cannot afford to be everyone's nanny."
