Chapter 11 History of the Empire
Chaos begins to open, and hundreds of races compete for hegemony.
Death and survival, war and destruction, and nearly ten thousand years of war, the human race rose and fell on this continent. It was not until more than 700 years ago that the founder of the Light Dynasty, Garlandlot, the founder of the Light Dynasty, led his human warriors to chase orcs and drive out elves in the south. The human race occupied the richest central region of the Belland continent and became one of the most powerful intelligent races on this continent.
The more than 100 years of Emperor Guang's reign was the most glorious period in the history of the Empire of Light. The few emperors who succeeded Garlanlott had outstanding outstanding monarchs.
When it was passed to the eighth emperor Leopold, Leopold was weak in character and addicted to female sex, and the famous "Thirteen Duke Rebellion" occurred in history. Thirteen Grand Dukes with the army rebelled one after another. First, Arantis wanted to overthrow Leopold. After Leopold was forced to announce his abdication, these Grand Dukes attacked each other for land and interests.
The "Thirteen Duke Rebellion" lasted for nearly 30 years, and nearly ten million people and soldiers died in this human civil strife. The thirteen Grand Dukes who first launched a war finally survived only seven, namely the current seven human kings, namely Isaac in the west, Holo in the north, Kildan in the south, Norman in the east, and Locke, Bardos, and central Ruge.
In the end, the seven countries reached an armistice agreement, and all countries were autonomous but still respected the ninth emperor of the Empire of Light as the common ruler. When facing foreign invasions, all countries had the obligation to help each other.
The human race has maintained peace for nearly two hundred years after the "Thirteenth Duke Rebellion". Currently, the thirteenth emperor Constantine is in power. Although there are occasional frictions between the seven countries in recent years, there are few military conflicts of more than 10,000 people.
This history of the Empire of Light, which was almost well known to everyone, was blank for Arthur. It turned out that there was such a vast world in the human territory outside the Kingdom of Isaac.
At this time, Old Harry said it, as wonderful as listening to a story, but he just didn't understand what the "Imperial Elite Academy Championship" has to do with imperial history?
The reason why countries have been able to maintain relative peace in recent years is that on the one hand, the strength of each country is relatively balanced, and no country can dominate. On the other hand, countries have agreed to meet with the emperor once every five years, and the division of interests between countries will generally be negotiated and negotiated under the auspices of the emperor. Some disputes that cannot be resolved by negotiation will be resolved by the two sides in competition, and the defeated party will make concessions in interests. Therefore, the battle between top warriors of various countries replaced the battle of ordinary soldiers on the battlefield, reducing casualties, and saving the king a lot of material and financial resources.
There are not always disputes between countries that need to be resolved through competitions, but all kings are competitive and hope that their high-end combat power can surpass other countries. So when the tenth emperor was in power, he proposed that various countries select outstanding young warriors, and magicians will hold exhibition matches during the alliance. The battle between young warriors has less damage to the competition venue and is more suitable for watching. At the same time, the level of young warriors and magicians also reflects the overall talent training level of a country and can better reflect the strength of each kingdom.
At first, countries selected outstanding young people under the age of 20 from the children of aristocrats and the army, but later they gradually evolved to participate in the college.
Old Harry said so much before he finished talking about the origin of the "Imperial Elite Academy Championship".
"I probably understand. The Kingdom sent our Blood Yao Academy to participate in the Imperial Elite Academy Championships, and you plan to let me and Grie and others participate, so as to take the opportunity to leave the Isaac Kingdom."
"Not only our Xue Yao Academy, each kingdom has two quotas for participation, plus the two colleges directly under the Empire, which happens to be sixteen academies. Through two matches and elimination, the strongest academies were finally decided. The two academies sent by the Isaac Kingdom are selected from the "Seven Flowers and One Flowers". Among them, Xue Yao Academy is the recommended quota, and the other quota is determined by the seven strongest academies in the kingdom through the competition."
"There is another question. Is it rewarded to go to that competition?" Mercenary Arthur's disease was recurred.
Old Harry was so angry that he picked up the staff at his hand and knocked Arthur's head twice, "This is glory! Under the gaze of the Emperor and the seven kings, he fought against the best young generation strong men in the entire human race. This is an opportunity that many people can't ask for, and you even ask for rewards!"
Arthur spread his hands, "Huey likes to fight against others, and that fool Joan likes to show off, but I don't want to do such things that are not profitable and risky. What if I'm beaten to death and injured during the battle? For mercenaries, this kind of work that is not proportional to the benefits must not be done!"
Old Harry raised his staff and was about to knock it, but Arthur avoided it in advance. "You are so smart, why are you stupid now? How could you not have any rewards for a game of this specification? And the rewards are definitely more generous than you imagine!"
Arthur leaned over to Old Harry and laughed, "Then talk, if the temptation is enough, I am willing to take some risks."
Old Harry looked at Arthur and said slowly: "If you can pass two rounds in a row, that is, you will achieve the top four. According to previous practice, the Kingdom of Isaac will award 30,000 gold coins and also be awarded a first-level noble. Each king will take out an eight-level excellent equipment, and the Emperor will take out a nine-level equipment, with a total of eight outstanding equipment as the prize for the champion team. In addition, the Empire will open the Royal Library to the two teams entering the final for three days. Each team member can choose any of the Dou Qi Jue and the martial arts in the collection."
Arthur's eyes were a little straight, and this time he was really moved.
Excellent equipment and earth-level martial arts are all good things, but what really touched Arthur was the opportunity for the Royal Library to be opened. The hidden dangers of his "Danyang Refining God" Fighting Qi Jue practice have not been solved, and Alia is still lost in the darkness. These Arthurs are powerless, and perhaps they can find the answer in the Royal Library.
"I did something about me, I'll wait for you to notify you at any time in the academy." Arthur said with a firm look.
Old Harry laughed and said, "You don't have a choice for this, because you not only have to participate in the Imperial Elite Academy Championships, but also have to complete another thing!"
"One other thing?"
"What's related to 'God'?"
"Didn't you let me provoke them?"
"I told you not to provoke them on their own initiative, but it doesn't mean that you stop investigating Cairns's affairs."
“Isn’t that the same thing?”
"No. You have been trapped in a misunderstanding of thinking, and you always think that the "God Condemnation" assassinated Keynes, so you want to completely bring them down. But you ignore that the "God Condemnation" is ultimately an assassin organization. They are just a knife. Assassination of Keynes and your mercenary group accepted the entrusted tasks of others. The killer who assassinated Keynes back then was killed by you, so you should no longer hold on to the "God Condemnation" but find a way to find the mission client, who is the real murderer behind the scenes."
At this moment, Arthur suddenly realized. Old Harry was right. He was confused by the authorities before.
"Then how should I find the mission client of that year through 'God'? This is probably not much easier than completely replacing the God's retribution."
Chapter completed!