Orc Tyrant

　　 22 epoch, September 11, 19, the season of mole

　　 Benedict Empire, Tyre, outskirts of Yako city

In the early morning when the sun rises, the warm sunlight disperses the slightly humid mist. This is the harvest season. The dew-filled ears of wheat are so heavy that the wheat stalks can’t stand up. In the busier, field where you can’t see the head at a glance, many people are harvesting ripe wheat with their mouths. The sound of sickle cutting is intertwined with the call of people.

　　呜~~~~~~~~~~呜~~~~~~~~~~~~

The long whistle broke the idyllic scenery, and along with the thick smoke, a long metal snake slowly drove from a distance along the long track. The huge rumbling sound and the continuous “click” sound attracted some farmers Attention, they straightened their waists and looked at the metal monster.

The round head, a rectangular body, and a short chimney spitting choking black smoke, just like the evil beast in the folk song that should lie dormant in the cave. Heart guy, originally the horse-drawn wagons were running on this track, quiet and stable, and farmers can occasionally rub a car.

But more than ten years ago, a thing called “locomotive” replaced the carriage on the track. This thing uses coal as fuel. It is very dangerous. It is ruthless and will not even brake. Many farmers who are not in the know can’t rub their cars. It takes a lot of money to sit in the city. This is not the most critical. There are rumors that the smoke from this kind of thing is poisonous. It hurts crops and people’s bodies and destroys the land, so most farmers don’t wait to see this stuff.

　　 “Thank you~”

Politely greeted the neighbor, and after Sergey pushed the gift box onto the shelf with difficulty, he finally took off his round cap and sat down securely on the seat. He was an engineer, or to be precise, one. The famous bridge designer is going to the city of Eero, the first city of the province of Gramatia, to participate in the construction of a railway bridge.

　　 “Attendant!”

　　 “Sir, what do you need?”

　　 took out 20 orders from his pocket and placed it on the tray of the flight attendant along with the order. Sergey smiled kindly at the young girl and said:

　　 “Black tea helped me add a little honey, I am very grateful.”

　　 “Oh… yes sir! I will deliver it to you right away.”

　　 unexpectedly surprised the girl, she bowed quickly. Then clutching this unexpected fortune quickly disappeared at the other end of the carriage.

　　 “You are so young…”

Touching Xie Ding’s head, Sergey, who is almost 40 years old, can’t help but recall his lost youth. After all, in this age when the average life expectancy is less than 50 years old, he is already a semi-entry person, but soon His attention was attracted by a strange person across from him.

It was a strange man, obviously in the car, but still wearing a light brown wide-brimmed hat, wrapped in a coat of the same color, a little abrupt in this not too cold season, his hands Wearing black leather gloves, holding a newspaper to cover his face, only occasionally a cough or two came from behind the paper.

This is an “Empire Times” of the day. Slightly pungent ink reminds Sergey of his office. Today’s headline is a little special. It is not Empire politics, but Carlos Salinas, a professor at Tallinn University A biological paper called “Theory of Evolution and Biodiversity” was published in the society. This event has been fermented in the academic circles of the Empire for ten days, and even caused a huge sensation in the political and religious circles of the Empire. Some Well-known scholars criticized the doctrine, thinking it was “an ignorance of ignorance and delusion drawn without scrutiny”, and a large number of religious people have seriously warned of this fallacious heresy of “trying to subvert people’s inner virtue and conscience” , Fiercely criticized Professor Carlos as a “crazy”, “mentally ill-behaved”, and a “clown with sensationalism”. The wave swept across the political world. The Imperial Religious Affairs Bureau formally issued a letter to the Imperial Higher Education Commission three days ago, requesting cancellation Carlos Salinas all academic titles, and asked Tallinn University to dismiss the person. At present, the committee has not made any official response, and the Tallinn University Council has publicly stated that upholding the principle of academic freedom, they will not violate Under the premise of the imperial law, any one was dismissed because of academic issues!

　　 As far as I am concerned, Sergey does not support this strange theory. He also studied at the university, and he does not have any clear belief at present, but it has to be said that the theory of evolution is really unacceptable.

　　 “What do you think, this gentleman.”

　　 Perhaps it was fascinating to watch. When the hoarse voice came from behind the newspaper, Sergey couldn’t help but shuddered, just when the flight attendant just pushed the dining car to his side.

　　 “Sir, your black tea and dessert are here.”

“Oh, thanks.”

　　He was thankful that someone had saved himself from the coming embarrassment. Sergey quickly turned around to take the dinner plate and put it on the table, at which time the man opposite him also put down the newspaper in his hand.

　　 “I’m sorry, I was too rushed to catch the car today. I didn’t have time to buy a newspaper. Would you like to come a little?”

With a smile, she gently pushed forward on the dessert plate. Sergey looked at the man a little bit. This is a middle-aged man who looks weather-beaten, with silver-gray hair on his forehead and light blue. Eyes, tall nose bridges and knife-like cheeks all exposed his people, the sparsely populated Yus.

It is worth noting that there is a cross-shaped scar on his right eye, which gives him a peculiar temperament. Sergey recalled for a moment and found that he seemed to be some of those veterans who retired from the battlefield. Similar, but not so decadent, a little deeper.

There is another point that makes Sergey uneasy. From the neckline, he can see the black stand-up collar. The man’s coat seems to be a black dress. This is an ominous color. Sergey always makes Sergey. Thinking of some terrible guy.

　　 “Thank you kindly, I don’t eat sweets.”

The man shook his head, gently pushed the plate back in front of Sergey, then took the cup at hand and took a sip of the orange liquid inside. According to Sergey, it was judged that Paka was famous for its bitterness. Juice, a weird drink that most people cannot bear, is said to have an excellent refreshing effect, but Sergey tried it, and the result was that he ate everything bitter for a whole day.

　　 “Having said that, Mr. Sergey Burkatov, do you also think that Professor Carlos is a fanatic.”

As soon as the other party spoke of Sergey, he was stunned. He didn’t expect this person to know his name, but when he found out that the other party was smiling and pointed to the hat he put aside, he realized that he had put the locomotive ticket in the hat. Here it is.

　　 “My name is Diego Alatrist.”

“Nice to meet you.”

The two shook hands amicably, and Sergey became more and more sure that the other person was probably a veteran, because even through his gloves he could feel that it was a palm with great power. This kind of person was either a mercenary or He was a soldier, but he didn’t have the common swings of mercenaries.

　　 “Mr. Alatrist also went to Erow?”

　　 “This train can’t drive to Quito (the western border city of the empire), does it?”

　　 “Cough…”

　　 Sergey had to admit that he had raised a stupid question. He quickly picked up the tea cup to cover up his embarrassment, but he had to lead the topic back to the original place.

　　 “This is an irrational behavior, he is too eager to prove himself, this doctrine is full of mistakes.”

　　 “Maybe the direction is right?”

　　 The man’s meaningful smile made Sergey’s heart a little fluffy, like a mouse stared at by a cat.

“It’s hard to tell, just like eels can’t be made from flour, some things may be right at first, but the theory of deviation will still lead everything to fallacy, just like locomotives, subtle changes can also lead to disaster, the correct result It can only be obtained by following the correct path.”

　　 “But there are also many professors supporting him.”

“Scholars are not sages, and honestly, do you think… well, I take the liberty to make a metaphor, would you think that your sacred ancestors were changed from fish in the sea? Or something else in fur animal?”

As we all know, the Yusi people have inherited the ancestors’ belief since ancient times. They firmly believe that their ancestors are with themselves, so this question is strictly quite sharp. Sergey also regrets a bit, but the man leaned his body back. Leaning, making a deep voice.

　　 “There are not many people who believe that anymore, things are constantly changing, aren’t they.”

“Well……”

　　 As the atmosphere slowly cooled down, the children cheered suddenly in the carriage.

　　 “Mom! Look outside!”

　　 turned around and looked out of the window almost at the same time, only to see a large river running through the wilderness winding from afar, and a huge sailing boat intertwined on the river, very busy.

　　 “Arrive so soon, Corinth Canal.”

Although it was not the first time I saw it, Sherman was amazed by the mighty creation-the Corinth Canal, the arteries of the Imperial Eastern Trade, with a total length of nearly 380 miles, a maximum width of 400 meters, and a maximum depth of 25 meters. All currently known ships.

When referring to this canal, one must mention the late Arcanian tutor Zerak and the great Emperor Vaina VII of the same period. When Vaina was young, he lost his inheritance in a court coup and went to the West. Ze Master Lak saved him and assisted him to regain the throne, but Arcane was regarded as a dangerous heresy by the Kane Church at that time. Both the Eastern Church and the Western Church were strictly forbidden, and even the emperor could not easily be violated.

In order to prove the power and justice of Arcane, Master Zerak organized all the apprentices and spent ten years using the plasticity of Arcane to dig out a majestic place from where it was impossible to dig a canal. The canal, so Emperor Vaina VII ruled out all obstacles and declared that the arcane school became a legal presence in the empire and was sheltered by the royal family. So far, arcane art has become a generally accepted technology for the civilians of the empire. The empire’s premier high-level institution, the limelight even overshadowed the witchcraft school that has been rooted in the empire for thousands of years.

　　 “The canal is a miracle, and the bridge is also a miracle.”

　　 Hearing the man’s words, Sergey could not help nodding, he knew that the other party was referring to the bridge.

The Elan Bridge, the first cross-river bridge on the canal, is also the first pure metal structure bridge, and the only bridge that uses both railroads and highways. It was led by the Imperial Ministry of Transport 20 years ago, and was supported by the Arcane Society as technical support. It took five years to complete, and it is worth mentioning that in order to build the bridge, the empire for the first time was officially led by the establishment of an exclusive construction management company, and issued stocks. After all, for the empire that is constantly deteriorating in financial conditions, it is really impossible to undertake this independently. Huge construction costs.

　　 “My mentor participated in the design.”

　　 This has always been a matter of pride for Sergey. Although he was only the less successful one among the many students of the tutor, the man still admired it when he heard it.

　　 “Great designers and builders can make such great achievements.”

　　Time always passes quickly in the chat, when the night falls, the locomotive also reaches the end.

　　 “I am very happy to be able to take a trip with you.”

Walking out of the carriage, Sergey saw the carriage with the Bridge Engineering Association brand not far away. The driver was already drowsy on it, so he smiled and said goodbye to Alatrist, the other party was only polite Nodded without saying much.

　　 “Right, where are you staying? Maybe I can visit you when I have a chance.”

　　 “I still have to hurry and leave.”

　　 Watching the other party disappear into the crowd in a hurry, Sergey had no choice but to counsel his shoulders. This is indeed a strange guy.

But he wouldn’t think that this man who had just had a good time with himself had thrown off his coat after being away from the crowd. At this time, if Sergey saw him again, he would be scared to pee his pants. Because under that coat is another set of coats, like a dark night corset, **** red belt on the waist, a holster hung on the left side, and a rare revolver inserted in it, red The gun handle is very conspicuous in the night, and a silver badge is hung on the right side. The content of the badge is very peculiar. It is a broom in the mouth of a dog. The hat on his head is also turned over to show the black side.

　　 Secret Guard-The Benedict Empire established an early intelligence organization that only obeyed the emperor’s orders.

The earliest secret guards were only for investigating rebels, but as time went on, the secret guards became more powerful. Most of them were orphans. They were trained from an early age. When they grew up, they sneaked around the empire in the name of the emperor. The government Institutions, churches, troops, colleges… There is no place to guarantee that they have not been invaded by secret guards. They collect all useful or seemingly useless intelligence and set out to eliminate the imminent threats. Wizards of Nanzhineng, dangerous monsters running out of various laboratories, corrupt officials, generals at both ends of the first mouse, cultists who incite the masses, dissidents who promote harmful thoughts~www.mtlnovel.com~ The members of the emperor’s unfaithful royal family, when the guards are allowed to raise the blade of judgment, their power will be magnified infinitely.

　　Because of this, the reputation of the Secret Guard became very stinking. People believed that they were just a group of evil dogs raised by the emperor. They were cruel, ruthless, and cold-blooded. Like the judges of the Western world, people were both afraid and disgusted.

　　达哒~哒哒~

As soon as he turned into an empty alley, Alatrist heard the sound of crisp horseshoes. He turned and looked, and a black horse was running towards him. He seemed to know that there would be no accident. , But when the horse came to him, a light rollover straddled up.

　　 “Have you not come yet?”

Outside the city of Eero, in a small station dedicated to the army, a locomotive lay quietly on the rails, and a group of soldiers with live ammunition were listed on the platform. They were wearing gray coats and top hats, like rocks. Unmoving, with the latest rifle developed by the Empire on his shoulder, an officer was irritatingly pacing back and forth, pulling out a pocket watch from his jacket pocket from time to time.

　　达哒~哒哒~

　　 Hearing the faint sound of horseshoes in the distance, the officer quickly turned around and saw a vigorous figure driving the horse along the rails in the vast night.

　　 “Sir! The man is coming!”

　　 “It’s finally here? Can’t the current **** do even the punctuality.”

　　 Helpless sighs were uploaded from the locomotive. A middle-aged soldier in a magnificent military uniform took a heavy step to the platform, but when he saw what the person looked like, his dissatisfied expression suddenly became surprised.

“It’s you!”

　　 “Why, General Yusuf just didn’t want to see me?”

　　 With a grin, Alatrist took off a long sword from the saddle, then jumped lightly and landed on the platform.