Chapter 247: Ryan's Mysterious Past
Arthur Ryan, the founding emperor, lived for more than a hundred years, but his reign was not actually very long.
When the Ryan Empire was officially established, he was already in his forties, and several years had passed since he killed the dragon.
According to historical records, in recent years Arthur Ryan has mainly been dealing with the problems of the remaining dragons and the Dragon Cult.
After suppressing two large-scale counterattacks by the dragon clan, the dragon clan finally compromised, and all members left the continent and headed far away overseas.
The Dragon Worship Cult also completely collapsed, most of its texts were lost, and the number of believers decreased rapidly.
By the time the Ryan Empire was established, there were no more dragons on the continent, and there was no more dragon worship.
Later, the dwarves' Golden Kingdom, the orcs' Mountain Kingdom, the druids' Emerald Dream Wood... these countries were established one after another, and they were established with the help of Llane.
During Arthur Lane's reign, he was very kind to all races and was happy to fund them to establish their own countries.
During this period, the relations among the intelligent races on the continent were very good, and they could truly be called a nation of brothers.
In Hecky Stone's information, Ambers also found that there was a drought in Llane. The druids came overnight to help bring rain, the dwarf kingdom sent gold, and the orcs sent food. The disaster was resolved before it caused much impact.
But this honeymoon period was short-lived, as Arthur Lane was emperor for less than thirty years.
Arthur Lane chose to abdicate when he was nearly eighty years old.
The exact time is difficult to calculate, because the emperor disappeared suddenly after leaving a letter. Ryan concealed it for a while, so the historical records of other countries are not very accurate.
In the history of the Ryan Empire, Arthur Ryan did not disappear, but directly passed the throne to his son and retreated behind the scenes.
Hecky Stone consulted many ancient books before he confirmed that there was chaos in the Ryan Empire at that time. He then compared military records with investigations in other kingdoms and came to the conclusion that Arthur Ryan was missing.
It was unclear why this founding emperor left Heki Stone. He had read through all the history books on the continent but could not find any clues.
And the transformation of the Ryan Empire happened at this time.
Heki Stone said to Amber, "In fact, I don't know whether to blame the second emperor. The disappearance of Arthur Lane has a huge impact. Every kingdom is very concerned about the safety of this holy king. The people of Lane want to conceal it, but they can't. It will only make people in other kingdoms think the worst."
Amber nodded and said, "They will think someone killed Arthur Lane. Conspiracy theories are part of human nature."
Herky Stone agreed with Amber's opinion and continued to introduce the history of that year.
"When I was looking up information, I found that during this period, the number of envoys sent to Ryan by various countries was huge and the frequency was extremely high. They should all be investigating the disappearance of Arthur Ryan. This situation made Ryan feel that these kingdoms were interfering in his internal affairs. It was also during this period that the Ryan Empire promulgated many new policies and began to restrict foreigners from entering Ryan.
"From envoys to merchants, from officials to civilians, they were all investigated as if they were spies. Although no serious conflicts were recorded, Ryan experienced an economic decline during this period. This was because most foreign merchants left Ryan for various reasons."
Amber Xiu had never thought that the sudden disappearance of an emperor could have such an impact. It seemed unreasonable, but after careful digging, he could find such an outrageous but reasonable explanation.
"And then?"
Hecky Stone gave a slightly sarcastic smile and continued, "Then Arthur Ryan came back. He reappeared after almost twenty years, and then passed away not long after. Other kingdoms sent important ministers to attend his funeral. Originally, this was a good opportunity for the countries to restore their previous intimacy.
"After all, they were just worried about Arthur Ryan's safety. Now that they have confirmed that no one has murdered this hero, it shouldn't be difficult to restore their previous relationship after talking it out. But something went wrong at the funeral."
Amber Xiu said unsatisfactorily: "Don't keep it a secret, or I'll deduct your time from asking questions to Arthur Lane."
Herky Stone said unhappily: "You are such a bad listener, you don't cooperate at all. Well, let me briefly say that there was an accident at Arthur Lane's funeral, and the relations between countries not only did not ease, but became more tense.
"I haven't found any relevant records of what happened specifically. There is only a fable of the elves that mentions something similar. It says that after the king died, demons surrounded his body and wanted to tear off a piece and swallow it. The king's wife sacrificed herself and drove away all the demons."
Amber Xiu couldn't help but say, "What a weird story. Could it be that Arthur Ryan's queen died at the funeral? What does it mean that the demons are fighting for the king's body? Do they want to cut Arthur Ryan into pieces and bring him back to the country to roast and eat?"
Hecky Stone shook his head and said, "No, according to records, this queen died earlier than Arthur Ryan and did not live past 100 years old. So it is impossible for her to appear at Arthur Ryan's funeral.
"As for the king's body, I haven't found any relevant information. Perhaps we can get the answer from the elves. Aren't we quite familiar with elves? They should have more detailed records."
Amber did invite the former Elf King to come, but that was to discuss business. Now he was also curious about Heki Stone, and he would really ask him about it. He hoped that the Elf King would not be a riddler.
"Go on, what happened next?" asked Amber Xiu.
"Later, after the funeral, the relationship between Ryan and other countries became even worse. For a long time, the atmosphere was tense and they almost fought. It was also from that time that Ryan's attitude towards foreigners became worse. As Ryan continued to grow stronger, one decree after another was issued, and foreigners went from being discriminated against to being hostile, and then to being enslaved. Over the past thousand years, Ryan's policies have become more and more extreme.
"When it came to the eleventh emperor of Ryan, he established a rule that was enough to plunge the continent into war. He declared that all humans were Ryan's compatriots, and Ryan would not tolerate any crime that harmed humans. Even if the incidents of harming humans occurred in other kingdoms, Ryan would investigate them to the end."
Amber Xiu sneered and said, "I know this. Ryan's complete unreasonableness started from here."
Even now, there are still humans who are unwilling to join the Lion. Not every human can agree with the Lion's extreme religious and racial policies. How many people who have not been educated by the Lion since childhood are willing to sacrifice for the Empire? But the Lion is so overbearing that he turns all humans into an excuse for them to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
"I cannot understand how the Lord of the Morning could bless such a man," said Herky Stone.
But Amber shook his head and said, "No, you are wrong. The Lord of Dawn has never blessed any of the Ryan Emperors. Except for Arthur Ryan, there is no one else in the royal family who is favored by God."
This was mentioned when he was chatting with Withered Rose. Withered Rose said that in the entire history of Ryan, no emperor had ever received the blessing of the gods, and had never even heard of oracles.
Of course, this matter was kept very well hidden by the royal family. Outsiders did not know the details and had no way of finding out.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
After all, if others don’t say whether or not oracles and blessings exist, you can’t guess.
Heki Stone retorted, "It's the same. With so many holy warriors in Ryan, who would believe that they didn't receive the favor of the Lord of Dawn?"
Amber Xiu did not argue with him about this issue because it was a long-standing debate topic on the mainland.
When the gods bless someone, does it mean that they bless the country where that person lives?
Countless people have argued about this topic for thousands of years, but to no avail.
Some people think that the blessing of the people of Ryan represents that the Lord of Dawn loves the country of Ryan, because 99% of those who are blessed will become high-ranking officials of the country. It is impossible for the gods not to know the symbolic meaning of doing so, and it is impossible for them not to know the results of the blessing.
But some people say that the people of Ryan were blessed because this person was loved by the Lord of Dawn. The Lord of Dawn may not care about this country at all, so the symbolic meaning and results are all imagined by mortals themselves.
No one can ask the gods in person to get the answer, so in the end they can only argue and then everyone keeps their own opinions.
Amber Xiu does not support any one view. He does not like any unfounded speculation, especially speculation about gods. There are so many gods, each with a different personality. Some people like individual believers, and some like the whole. This is certain.
What are you fighting for? How can there be a unified standard? However, if it is locked on the Lord of Dawn, Amber Xiu is inclined to the latter. The Lord of Dawn only loves those who truly practice his teachings, not the Ryan Empire. It's just that Ryan has been promoting truth, goodness and beauty for so many years, and there are too many young people who have this belief.
Just like Allen, Amber did not find any moral flaws in him. Except for his weak strength and not very smart brain, he was perfect in other aspects.
The upper class may be using this to fool people, but the young people really believe it and put it into practice. In this way, even though they are fooled, the Lord of Dawn will not be stingy in giving them blessings.
This is Amber Xiu's own guess. All we can say is that the evidence we have so far is consistent with this guess, and no contradictions have been found so far.
If this can be proven, the Ryan Empire won't be so scary.
No matter how powerful an empire is, if it begins to collapse from within, no one can save it.
Assuming that these speculations are true, the internal problems of the Ryan Empire must have been very serious, and many people should have noticed it.
"Who in the whole of Ryan will discover this problem first?"
As Amber Xiu was thinking, an old face that was stern and extremely serious appeared in his mind.
(End of this chapter)