Prologue (1/2)
Law Of The Devil – 000 – The Earl’s Son
As we look back upon history, ill often find that under the surging current of history, even the wisest leaders find it hard to keep their heads over water
——《I to reflections on the Roland Era 12》
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On this su in the sky stillcereuards already encircled pier one in the harbor so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through
And for a hundred paces around the pier were hard pressed i all their strength A large number of them had ripped clothes, shi+ny epaulets torn off, impressive hats pulled away, even their boots had been stepped on countless times
What made the one thousand public security soldiers who had been ordered to the harbor to ensure order feel helpless, was that the enemy they confronted was more than fifty thousand enthusiastic imperial capital residents
The crowd of citizens bri with enthusiasm was armed with flowers, cheers, applause —— and of course, a very large nu women ready to offer their own kisses or even chastity In this kind of uproar, the one thousand public security soldiers felt as if they were in a broken boat at sea, about to capsize at any moment
Right now they were extreuardse the of their recently acquired brightly polished weapons and arrabbed by zealous citizens at any time
For the sake of this triuustine VI had ordered for the Azure Grand Canal that lead to the imperial capital river district to be widened to twice its former size! For this reason the Empire had invested ten thousand river workers for half a year, paying close to three old pieces
And the reason for this investshi+p HMS Red Eastern pass unhindered directly to the i the acclaiht of the imperial military
nobody cared about whether this flaunting orth such a cost
Because the first imperial finance minister who had raised objections had been iry e finance minister’s only option had been to rack his brains and search from east to west to squeeze out the last bit of coin froant old man”
Of course, the finance ant old man” deep within his heart, very deep, veeery deep……
As the afternoon sun warmed the wide surface of the canal, when the first trace of a sail appeared in the distance, the croas unable to restrain their cheers
Along the river an enor warshi+p slowly approached the harbor, its awe-inspiring outline shocking everyone in the waiting crowd
The ishi+p ‘HMS Red Eastern’, the pride of the imperial navy, the most enor ceremony the warshi+p had already been repainted and overhauled, the hull lacquered an inti, HMS Red Eastern slowly approached the harbor like aon its masts
As the shi+p dropped anchor, the tens of thousands of people waiting were already boiling, countless hats were thrown into the air, countless shoes were stepped on and lost, countless legs were bruised in the jostling And those pitiful public security soldiers resisting with the best of their abilities could only watch their cordon shrink, and shrink again……
The imperial expeditionary fleet commander, earl Lehman, stood at the prow of the shi+p, expressionlessly watching the cheering crowd
This thirty nine years old irandest attire, a set of full body light ar behind him in the wind, two medals on his chest —— awarded for the previous two times he had participated in the expeditionary fleets And no doubt this triumphant return would award him a third imperial medal
The earl’s gaze was so crowd in the port, and if observed closely one would discover that his broere slightly wrinkled, seely a bit impatient
damn it, this armor is too heavy, and too ridiculous!
As a navy soldier, the earl didn’t believe that wearing such heavy armor was suitable for naval combat It was all a show on behest of the ht the whole idea eventheir wealth —— true nobility wouldn’t deign to do sonity
Moreover, the cheering crowd beloas really too noisy, their acclai the wave breakers, wave after wave eroding the earl’s already worn patience
Subconsciously he looked down at the deck
For the sake of just this welco ceremony the HMS Red Eastern had already been repainted three days ago, the old bloodstains on the deck removed The deck plants worn in the expeditionary battles had already been relaid, and even the bow ra courtly bastards had actually replaced the raurehead in his majesty’s likeness, and reportedly this statue had been carved by an imperial master sculptor and delivered personally a few days before
For this the iold coins
Martial grandeur was randeur But didn’t those idiots know that in naval co destroyed was the bow ram?
It seeold coin expenditure was a waste Instead of the work of a master sculptor, a sharpened stake would have a more practical effect