The Belron Prairie, where the former capital of the old empire was located, is a large city called Sob. The city is made up of houses with white walls and red tiles. The houses are generally one-story, and the tallest does not exceed three stories. The houses on this grassland are simple in style and beautiful in appearance.
Wang Xiaohai was walking down the streets of Sob City when he was surprised to find that half the traffic was carried by ox-drawn carts and horse-drawn carriages, while the other half was carried by steam-powered vehicles. He had originally thought that steam-powered vehicles would be rare, but it seemed that times were changing. When people discovered the advantages of steam-powered vehicles over oxen and horses, they naturally adopted them.
"Excuse me, which way is the Duke of Sob's Mansion?" Wang Xiaohai stopped a strong passerby and asked.
"Are you talking to me? Turn left, it's the biggest yard." The passerby was a little surprised, said simply, and left in a hurry.
Wang Xiaohai felt a little strange - is it not possible to talk to people casually in this place?
A team of armored guards trotted past Wang Xiaohai, their long spears in their hands shining sharply and their bodies making rustling sounds.
It seemed like something had really happened in Suobu City. Wang Xiaohai went a hundred meters behind this group of guards and saw another group of guards running.
But Wang Xiaohai ignored it. He didn't care what happened. It wasn't his business anyway. It was only his first day there, and he wasn't mentally retarded. He was only here to buy cattle and sheep. Of course, if Sob was willing to sell horses, he could buy them, but horses were generally used on the grassland battlefield and were not sold in the past. Only with the advent of steam engines and gunpowder guns did horses begin to be sold.
Wang Xiaohai walked nearly a kilometer to the left and finally arrived at the largest courtyard that passers-by mentioned. The courtyard wall was three meters high, painted red, and connected to the electric fence on top. A small bird flew onto the electric wire and stopped, then turned into a ball of fire and fell down.
The main door is a three-meter-wide double-opening steel door with a small door on it that is large enough for one person to enter, which is very convenient.
There were two armed guards guarding the door, their bodies straight as birch trees.
"I want to ask, is Duke Sob in the mansion?" Wang Xiaohai asked the two guards. He planned to use courtesy first and force later. This was the territory of the Principality of Sob. More than half of the one million square kilometers of grassland belonged to the Duke of Sob. Wang Xiaohai planned to buy it with gold and silver. One hundred million taels of silver was nothing anyway. It was probably equivalent to all the property in the treasury of the Principality of Sob.
"The Duke is not available. What is your title?" asked the two guards.
"No title." Wang Xiaohai told the truth.
"You can't see the Duke without a title," the two guards said. "If you could see him casually, at least a hundred people would come to you every day to complain about their grievances. Do you think the Duke has much free time?"
Wang Xiaohai wanted to say a few more words when he saw a group of armored soldiers rushing towards him and instantly surrounded the Duke's Mansion.
"No one is allowed to resist. The city of Sob will be taken over by Count Lettis Sob." The guard pointed his halberd at the three people at the door, including Wang Xiaohai.
"Who is Letty?" Wang Xiaohai asked.
"The Duke's younger brother." The captain of the team answered. Anyway, this was something everyone knew, so there was no need to hide it.
Wang Xiaohai understood - he was facing a mutiny and a usurpation of the throne.
"Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
Although the two gatekeepers were armed with gunpowder weapons, they still did not dare to move when facing a team of guards holding halberds, because this team of guards was a famous team of warriors under Count Lettis. Every one of them was a warrior, and the muskets were like slow bows in front of them, and they could easily shoot away the bullets.
However, Wang Xiaohai is not optimistic about the usurper Lettis. The principality has the Glorious Knights in command, and no matter how many warriors, knights or golden knights he has, they are no match for him!
The two gatekeepers who had just looked at Wang Xiaohai coldly dropped their guns and squatted down with their heads in their hands.
"What about you?" The Warriors turned to Wang Xiaohai and motioned him to squat down with his head in his hands. An irritable warrior stabbed Wang Xiaohai with a spear directly, like a flash of lightning.
"Ding—" The sound of a weapon breaking was heard, and blood splattered. However, it was not Wang Xiaohai's blood. The upper body of the irritable warrior slid directly to the ground, and he died with his eyes open.
The warriors around all took a step back, trembling all over. They didn't expect their teammate to die so quickly, and they couldn't see Wang Xiaohai's movements at all.
"It's okay, you don't have to be nervous. I'm not a person who kills indiscriminately. I just like to defend myself." Wang Xiaohai put away his sword and signaled others not to pay attention to him and continue doing their own things.
"Your Excellency, our Earl Lettis is also supported by the Glorious Knights, so please do not interfere with our actions." The Warrior Captain's voice became much softer.
"It's okay, you guys do your thing, I'm just a spectator." Wang Xiaohai said with his hands in his pockets.
The warriors of Letis were helpless. They couldn't defeat Wang Xiaohai or drive him away, so they could only rush into the Duke's Mansion as planned.
The Warriors stormed all the way to the main room of the Duke's Mansion, only to find it empty. Wang Xiaohai followed them to watch the fun.
"No one is here!" the team members shouted at the same time.
"He might be in the study. The Duke's Mansion is surrounded from all sides. He can't possibly escape!" The captain's eyes flashed with wisdom. "Everyone, follow me to the study."
All the armored warriors rushed out instantly, observed the topographic map, and surrounded the Duke's study. Then the captain kicked the door and rushed in! Wang Xiaohai followed him in.
The Warrior Captain frowned but said nothing.
The Duke was indeed in the study, reading a book. Beside him stood a golden knight wearing golden armor and a rapier at his waist.
"You are here as expected. I expected you to take action." said Duke Sob.
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