Chapter 233: Fire! (Additional chapter for the leader “Unseen” [36])

Atreus Rivian felt that his original worldview and values ​​were collapsing.

Because... iron is considered an extremely valuable strategic material in any country on the continent.

In the Odin Empire, all large iron mines were controlled by large tribes. They used the mined iron ores to create more weapons, and then plundered other tribes or exchanged them for large amounts of food.

In the Norman Empire, owning iron mines meant having a stable source of income. The sale of various ironwares often made the local nobles quite profitable, thus supporting them to enjoy a luxurious life for a long time.

But there is no doubt that no matter which country or region, using iron, a precious strategic resource, to build bridges is an unheard of thing.

Even if they lived extravagantly, the nobles would not spend money like this! You know, building a bridge with steel would cost dozens of times more than an ordinary bridge.

Moreover, if other people had the same amount of iron ore, it would be more than enough to arm a full-strength army! At this moment, Atlu Rivian's heart was like a sea of ​​​​water. He was not only shocked by the generosity of the Idar people, but also by the craftsmanship and technology of Idar forging iron!

In this era when the technological level generally remained at the "lump iron" process, due to the relatively soft texture of iron, even weapons could only be forged into short swords.

Soldiers of this era certainly didn't like this extremely short melee weapon, but the iron smelted by the "block iron smelting" industry could not meet the soldiers' needs for length! No one would like this short and soft thing, but they only had this one choice.

But here, a steel bridge across the Sauron River gave Atlu Rivian a blow! Others can't, but the Idar people can! Each steel beam standing on the bridge is probably nearly ten meters long.

Only hard, long and solid iron materials can be used to build a huge bridge across the river.

Thinking of this, Atlu Rivian felt a little unsure...

He felt that his understanding of the nobles in the eastern part of the empire was shaken at the last moment of taking over the territory.

According to the information he had compiled earlier, the conflict between the Territory of Soran and the Territory of Idar should result in losses for both noble territories, and the Territory of Idar has been looted many times by pirates from the distant seas, and should become even poorer and weaker.

only……

Could it be that a noble territory that could build such a huge bridge would be plundered by pirates and the people would suffer? For a moment, Atlus Rivian was full of doubts.

but……

The tragic experience experienced by Lord Idar was not just told by Count Idar alone. The Church of Light and the garrison commander of Fortress Mann, Sarah Coren, also endorsed Lord Idar...

Suddenly, an idea that seemed a little unrealistic to him suddenly broke into Atreus Rivian's mind. Could it be that... the contents of the letters sent to the Regent Council were all false? Raymond O'Sullivan also frowned and looked at the other side of the river not far away, but what he noticed was not the iron chain bridge built on the Sauron River, but the fortress that looked like there was no place to start!

"Why is there a fortress here?!" Raymond asked in a rather unfriendly tone.

Fast flowing water, strong fortress.

Raymond knew very well that it would be difficult to capture such a fortress with only the more than a thousand Odin soldiers led by him!

"This... How is this possible? Why is there a fortress here?"

Atlu Rivian finally came to his senses and stared blankly at the sturdy fortress standing on the other side of the river, and he couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Before heading to the eastern part of the empire, he had done a lot of homework and looked through countless maps, but he had never seen any record of this fortress in the appropriation records of the Regent Council or on any marching map...

And this also means that...

This fortress on the banks of the Solon River was actually built by the so-called Count Idar himself???

The waste of gold coins, the loss of baggage, the shortage of manpower...

Who would have the time to build such a solid military fortress on their own territory in peacetime?

"waste!"

Raymond glared at Atlus and cursed.

Since entering the Territory of Sauron, Atreus Rivian's judgments have been repeatedly wrong. First, he saw a deserted Territory of Sauron, and then a strong fortress blocking the banks of the Sauron River, which made Raymond O'Sullivan particularly angry.

"My lord, if we explain to the defenders here the contents of the armistice agreement and the fact that Idar Territory has been ceded to the Odin Empire, perhaps the soldiers stationed in the fortress will obey the will of Emperor Norman and surrender..." Atreus Rivian tentatively said.

after all……

Although many of the empire's nobles tried to stop the resistance, in fact...

Still, a large number of nobles, even though they had strong fortresses and a large number of private soldiers, opened the city gates under the persuasion of Atreus Rivian.

Raymond glanced at him and said, "That makes sense. You should be the one to pass on the message."

Atlu Rivian: (＃°Д°) …

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As a former noble, after crossing the bridge and explaining his purpose to the defenders on the city wall, Atreus Rivian was smoothly pulled into the city by Idar soldiers via a hanging basket.

Then he met the amiable Army Commander Sam Layton, and smilingly explained his purpose and the contents of the armistice agreement.

Then... he was chopped to death.

The moment Atreus Rivian's head was thrown off the city wall by Idar soldiers, Raymond was furious!

The reason why Atreus Rivian was sent to persuade them to surrender was because Atreus Rivian was a noble! According to the tradition of the Norman Empire, even if the nobles sometimes fought each other, they would still retain their dignity as nobles and would not directly chop each other with knives.

Moreover, wars of this era could still be considered to have a bit of chivalry, and even the two warring parties would not usually easily draw their swords against the envoys.

Because once the messenger is killed, there will be no possibility of reconciliation, and they will face a situation of fighting to the death! But...

The Idar people did the opposite and directly killed Atlus Rivian as a sacrifice!

Even though Raymond had always disliked Atreus Rivian, he was after all the adjutant appointed by Areo O'Sullivan himself! Raymond had no way of explaining to Areo O'Sullivan! This was a humiliation and contempt for the Odin Empire!

This is an absolutely unforgivable crime! For a moment, Raymond was furious...

"Infantry! Infantry assemble!"

"Set up ladders and build rafts. Before dark, I will let those Idar people hiding in the fortress know the consequences of doing so!"

As Raymond stood on the other side of the river, cursing at the Idar soldiers and arranging their troops, the magic cannon in the Namur Fortress finally adjusted its angle...

Sam Layton looked at the Odin soldiers on the other side of the river, and finally smiled. He said, "Fire!"

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