Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 949: North-South Commercial Road (1)

The royal prince is nothing unusual. However, it was an indisputable fact that every time the Standing Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress set off a storm of bloodshed. Edward had flipped through the history of the empire. In the history of Bailey Gon, a huge human empire, there was no lack of princes fighting for power and killing each other cruelly. Although it is not detailed in the book. However, from the previous princes of the Lichen and the few remaining new emperors after taking office, these simple numbers could be deduced the cruelty of fighting for power and seizing the throne.

However, the current emperor was still young and strong, so it seemed that it was too early for him to establish his position as the new emperor. In the history of the empire, there were many princes who had reached middle age, but the emperor still hadn't made a prince.

Alan explained the current situation of the prince: "Our emperor gave birth to quite a few princes and daughters, but from the looks of it, there are only a few who are competing for the crown prince's position." First of all, there was the First Prince, Hawson. His Highness was extremely similar to His Majesty. Since he had joined the army at such a young age, he could be considered to have won the approval of the leaders of the Military Ministry. However, it was still impossible for those important officials to place all their wealth on His Highness Hawson. "Those old foxes are not stupid, not to mention that His Majesty's prince is not the only one who is outstanding."

"Of course, our Highness Julian is not a potential opponent." Alan smiled.

"That's right." Rhine did not immediately go to talk about Julian, but continued, "Your Highness Hawson, Wu Yong has no say." It was just that his temper was too cruel. His Highness was born with tremendous strength. When he was seven years old, he had already killed the Grizzly Bear by himself. He joined the army at the age of fourteen and entered a bloody battle camp with an extremely high rate of damage. This battalion was a heavy battalion on the northern defensive line, facing the outsiders of the Shadow Duchy all year round. Although His Highness had joined the army and there were definitely experts to protect him, His Highness had indeed obtained quite a bit of military merit, and at the same time, he had earned such a great reputation. Perhaps he had been in the army for too long, and after returning to the imperial palace, his murderous intent did not retreat. Many people in the imperial family retreated when they saw him. Moreover, His Highness brought his cruelty to the palace, giving His Majesty a headache. "

'"It's not surprising that I've been attacking the enemy for so many years. If I can't restrain my killing intent and turn it into an aura that can shock my opponent, then I'll only be controlled by the killing intent and gradually lose my mind." Alan said calmly.

Ryan nodded, "Indeed, His Majesty has found Prince Hawson a good mentor spirit medicine for this matter, just to guide His Highness back to the right path." Otherwise, no matter how murderous a prince was, it would be useless. Even if he succeeded to the throne, he would only be a tyrant. His Majesty would not be able to bear the name. "Therefore, His Highness Hawson has the greatest number of victories and also the greatest number of losses. The key is whether he can restrain his violence when His Majesty makes a decision."

"Then apart from His Highness Hawson, what other competitors does His Highness Julian have?"

Rhine smiled and said, "There are still a few competitors, but with His Highness Julian's strength." Apart from Hawson, the eldest prince, the fourth prince, Sylvius, also needed to be noticed. His Highness Savis' mother was the younger sister of Lord Mason, the Sword Lord. His Highness Savis had been taught swordsmanship by Lord Mason since he was young. Among the princes, his Origin Energy was inferior to Prince Hawson's, but his swordsmanship was more exquisite than the others. "His Highness looks like his mother. He is loved by His Majesty and has the support of the Sword Lord. He has a good chance of winning."

Allen nodded, not forgetting to persuade Ryan to drink. Ryan was surprised that his face did not change color. He first threw out Hawson's cruelty and then pointed out Savis's might. He hadn't said anything about Julian yet, so normally, apart from the other princes, the two great rivals, the First Prince and the Fourth Prince, would not be able to compete easily with Julian, who was their opponent.

Supporting the prince in establishing the throne was a matter of holding a group and fighting for power. The so-called "glory for all, loss for all". No matter what, at Ellen's age, he would at least frown when he knew that the competition for his master was intense. However, Allen's expression was calm. This reaction was a little out of Rhine's expectation. He didn't know if the young viscount in front of him had no intention of working for the Second Prince, or was he so confident that he didn't put any other opponents in his eyes?

"Finally," he continued, "our Highness Julian, the Second Prince does not have His Highness Hawson's military background, nor does the Fourth Prince have the uncle of a Grand Duke. But His Highness Julian had a lot of friends, and he had quite a few people in his hands. His Highness' long spear battle skill was once taught by Hoey, and he also had a friendship with Marquis Hoey. With the help of Lord Alan, His Highness Julian has a good chance of winning. "

"So His Highness still has friendship with Hoey?"

'"I'm not afraid to tell you," said Ryan, smiling faintly. "After His Highness intends to recruit you, I came to understand you. I happened to hear that Tiger Shark Harbor's man is looking for trouble with you, so I asked someone to invite Hoey and quietly sent the count back for you. Lord Alan, it's enough to show how much His Highness thinks of you."

Ellen finally revealed a bit of astonishment. Ryan heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. He thought to himself that there were times when you couldn't hide your feelings. Alan had a different idea. Before he went to the Light Territory, Edward received news from Dark Blade. It was said that Eric had secretly gone south, but he had turned back for no reason. If he hadn't confirmed Eric's departure, Ellen wouldn't have been at ease in leading the way to the light.

Only now did he know that it was the Second Prince who was far away in the Northern Capital.

The second prince said, "The second prince is indeed very kind. Please tell Mr. Rhine that I will do everything in my power to help the second prince take the crown prince's position."

Ryan laughed and agreed. Next, the two of them no longer talked about politics, but began to chat heaven and earth. What Rhine had said the most was what he had seen in the North, which could be considered to have given Allen some experience. After dinner, Allen was already half a second prince, and he was quite close to Ryan. The reason why it was said to be half was because only by truly stepping foot in the Northern Capital would Julian recognize it.

After returning to the City Lord's Mansion, Alan brought Nelly to the study room. The study room was brightly lit, and an empire map was spread out on the table. The rest of the debris on the desk had been moved elsewhere by Edward to suppress the four corners of the map with a heavy object. The Maritans were looking at the map with rapt attention. From time to time, a quill fell from their hands and drew a line of brush. Edward did not raise his head when he heard the voice and said indifferently, "Come and take a look. This is a route I have planned for you to head north."

Alan walked to his side and cast his gaze on the map. The empire's territory was vast, and from the topography, it supported mountains, canyons, plains, forests, highlands, rivers, and seas of rage. The south was slightly flat, but there were no lack of high valleys. In the north, the terrain was even more undulating, with many dangerous mountains and cliffs, and the scenery was magnificent. Between the north and south, a large river stretched out. Starting from the Moonlight Glacial Lake in the west and entering the Santa Trina Sea in the east, it became a natural boundary between the two places.

The name of this boundary line was the Oselina River.

Oselina was the most beloved imperial concubine of the first emperor of the empire. The story between the two of them was composed into beautiful poems by the poets, and it was put on the stage of the Royal Theatre many times. It is still one of the most beloved plays of the royal family. The Oselina River refracted the dazzling lights on both sides of the river at night. It was like the stars in the night sky falling into the river. It had the nickname of a starry night corridor. It was like a necklace made of stars, hanging gently from the empire's territory.

Edward drew this route from the Iron Spear Ridge, passing through the dark land filled with thieves, passing through the free trade city of Sardinia, turning into Sentinel Ridge, passing through the Dragonbone Plains, and finally arriving at the southern border's terminal, the city known as Mosaiore, which was known as the Imperial Hall.

It was a prosperous city with a population of over a million. It was a very important city on the north-south transportation hub. There are so many mercenary groups there that you can buy goods from anywhere in the empire. The Empire's 100,000-strong super legion, the Grizzly Bear Armor Corps, was stationed in the city, and Mosaio had also become an important checkpoint to guard the north-south passageway.

As Edward 's brush continued northward, Alan could see that this route led the Golden Bridge, Strana, through the Oselina River to the north. After stopping in Frost Wind City in the north, he passed through the Frost Ridge Canyon to the basin known as the Devil's Throat. After passing through the ruins of the Great Wall that the empire had used to defend against foreign invasion three hundred years ago, he arrived at the historic Crescent City. Starting from New Moon City, one could see the new Great Wall guarding the imperial capital of Oliska through the shattered ice cliffs on the Long Sky Line. As for the Great Wall, it was naturally Allen's destination to the north, the northern capital of the empire!

Alan looked at this route for a long time without saying a word. The route Edward drew almost ran through the north and south of the empire. Allen had passed through many important cities in the empire, and there were hundreds of villages and towns. It could be imagined that Allen would have a thorough understanding of the empire after this trip.

Originally, the most common way to arrive at the capital was to set off from Ark Harbor and head north along the waterway. It would take about 40 days to arrive at Frozen Star Harbor, which was close to the northern capital. The route Edward drew was rather self-inflicted. It took less time to travel by land than by water, but this route did not avoid those dangerous areas. For example, the Dark Lands of the Southern Region and the Devil's Throat of the Northern Region were both famous vicious places in the Empire. It was impossible for Edward not to know this, so he did it on purpose.

Alan looked at him, and Edward pointed at the route with his hand and smiled, "The North-South Trading Line."

Alan suddenly realized that this road was not only his north road, but also Edward wanted to use this road to open up trade routes between the north and the south. Although there was trade between the north and south, generally speaking, the land merchant groups were mostly gathered in the main hall of the empire, Mosaio. Few of the north groups headed south to Ark Harbor, while the south groups headed north to Oliska. The reason Mosaiore was called the Imperial Hall was because it served as a transit point for trade between the north and south.

If you want to bypass this transfer station, you have to go by water. However, the waterway must have passed through several important ports in the empire. After a tax and heavy tariffs, it would no longer be profitable. Most importantly, the waterway was smooth only in the summer and autumn. As for the spring and winter, the sea surface had just melted in early spring, and too much broken ice was not conducive to long-distance navigation. In winter, it was needless to say, the waters off the coast were almost frozen, and merchant ships were simply unable to break through the ice.

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