Chapter 696 Unexpected Good Things

The next morning, Tang En and his group arrived over the capital of the Solant Kingdom.

Anthem City.

The entire city of Chant is located in the heart of Mount Gurjar, very similar to Taris. The entire city is backed by Mount Gurjar in the north, and a tall semi-arc city wall surrounds the entire city in the south.

The entire Anthem City covers a huge area, completely occupying the hinterland of Gujar Mountain, and the number of residents inside has reached a million people - this number is very high in today's Purandar. An incredible number, no worse than Yalinks.

In Tang En's view, the planning of Anthem City is quite unreasonable and is very unfavorable to the city's future development plan. The fact that the city is built in the middle of a mountain limits the city's future development direction.

However, in the eyes of the local people in Purandar, this is the most time-saving, labor-saving and safe construction method. With the mountains at the back, it can reduce the probability of being attacked from both sides. The mountains have become the natural city walls of the city, and at the same time, it also reduces the amount of engineering and large-scale construction of the city walls. consumption of funds.

"Although our Hohenheim family has a stronghold in Anthem City, generally only the person in charge of external relations lives here. Most of the family members live in our own territory in the north."

This was the first time Edward looked down at the Anthem City from a high altitude. Looking down from the sky, the originally glorious Anthem City looked very small, and the shortcomings of urban planning were clearly visible.

The neatest and most beautiful areas in the entire city are concentrated in the inner city area of ​​the city center. The exquisiteness of the buildings decreases from the inside out, and by the time they reach the outermost area, they have completely turned into dilapidated slums.

Of course, the buildings located near the major avenues, even in the outer city, are beautifully built. Perhaps it is to satisfy Klein's vanity?

"Klein was a very ambitious king."

Angus stared at the castle in the inner city and said, "I met him once, and he offered me an irresistible offer to win over me."

Tang En smiled slightly: "Why did you refuse?"

"Because my power is not used to satisfy the selfish desires of a king."

Angus shook his head and said: "I cannot achieve what I have now without the guidance of the gods and the support of the elves. If not... forget it, it is all in the past."

Angus sighed again and skipped the topic: "Do you know King Klein?"

"I haven't dealt with him before."

Tang En narrowed his eyes slightly so that Angus could not tell what he was thinking at the moment: "But his ambition can be seen from the name of this city."

"City of Psalm...?"

Angus muttered.

As we all know, in the human kingdom, believers of the Holy See of Light account for an overwhelming number and are the most important faith of mankind, and Yalinx is the headquarters of the Holy See of Light.

But Klein changed the name of the royal capital to Song City, and the meaning was obvious.

According to gossip circulating in the market, Klein once secretly met with Pope Jesolini XXIII and extended an invitation to the Pope to transfer the Holy See of Light to the City of Psalm and make the City of Psalm a new Holy City.

Unfortunately, the Pope eventually rejected the proposal.

No one knows the real reason, but the result is very clear. Klein made a big joke. The extremely luxurious Cathedral of Light built specifically for the Holy See of Light is now just a branch of the Holy See of Light— —The Holy See of Light’s Chant City branch is even more luxurious than the Links headquarters. This is also an interesting anecdote about the Holy See of Light that is widely known among the people.

After staying over the Anthem City for a while, the Morning Star Speeder continued to fly north hidden in the clouds, crossing the Gurjar Mountains and flying over the mist forest. Then they came to the White Mist Plains, the territory of the Hohenheim family.

The White Fog Plain, also known as the White Fog Territory, is a duchy in the Solant Kingdom. Its name comes from the dense white fog that appears on the plain every morning and evening, especially in spring and autumn.

Apart from the white fog in the morning and evening, the White Mist Plain has no other shortcomings. It has abundant water and grass, fertile land, and sufficient sunlight. It is very good for growing wheat and various fruit trees. It is a very excellent food production area.

The White Mist Territory covers a large area. The food produced here accounts for a quarter of the supply of the Solant Kingdom every year. At the same time, the Hohenheim family here also provides a large amount of magic equipment to the Solant Kingdom. Therefore, The level of importance here is quite high.

The fact that the Hohenheim family was able to obtain the White Mist Plains as their territory shows the importance that the Hohenheim family attached to the original kings of the Solant Kingdom.

"The Hohenheim family owns twenty-six villages, eleven towns, and four cities in the White Mist Plain, with a total population of more than 10 million. However, due to the relatively large area of ​​the White Mist Plain, overall it is still a vast area. It’s sparsely populated.”

"In addition, there are fifty plantations, fifteen textile workshops, eighteen forging workshops, three mines..."

"The Hohenheim family has completely controlled all aspects of the White Mist Plain. It can be said that all the residents here work for the Hohenheim family. If they break away from the Hohenheim family, they will all starve to death."

Listening to Edward's introduction, Tang En slowed down and looked down at the farmland below. Because it is located on the plains, the farmland here is quite large and very neatly planned, making it easy for planting, harvesting and statistical work - this may be an occupational disease of alchemists. ?

Tang En suddenly asked: "What are those people doing?"

At noon, there were still many people busy in the farmland. They were carrying a box on their backs and holding a pole in their hands, walking around the farmland. They looked very much like farmers on earth spraying pesticides - but Purandhar obviously has no concept of spraying pesticides.

Edward looked down and said, "They are spraying plant growth catalytic liquid on the ground."

"Plant growth catalyst liquid?"

"Well, a by-product of alchemy."

Edward explained: "What a member of the family accidentally discovered was the residual extract from an experiment. He poured the extract into the flower bed. After a while, he found that the flowers and plants in the flower bed grew very fast. And it was very lush, so I wrote down the formula. Now the family named the by-product extraction liquid as plant growth catalyst liquid, which is widely used in plantations and farmland. It can save more than half of the growth time of plants, and there are many results. .”

Tang En was stunned, what the fuck?

Discovered this black technology without the help of the Elf Druid? Hohenheim family, you are going to heaven!

At this time, Tang En's heart moved: "Edward, do you know that formula?"

"have no idea."

Edward shook his head: "After discovering the important role of the plant growth catalyst liquid, the alchemy formula was classified as a secret. Only the core members of the family have the opportunity to learn it."

Hey, it turns out they are not stupid either...

Tang En curled his lips, but began to make calculations in his mind.

This plant growth catalytic liquid sounds much better than the chemical fertilizers on earth. If this catalytic liquid is combined with the power of a druid, do we still have to worry about lack of food in the future?

This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people, so we must find a way to get it.

Not to mention how Tang En plotted against the Hohenheim family, as they moved forward, a large manor located in the jungle soon appeared in front of them.

"This is the estate of the Hohenheim family."

Edward pointed to the Hohenheim Manor hidden in the jungle and said: "We have to go down here. There is a magic circle above the Hohenheim Manor and there is no way to get in from above."

Tang En raised his eyebrows, and the height of the magic speed car immediately began to drop. When the button was pressed, the wheels on both sides popped out of the chassis, and then the magic speed car landed steadily on the ground and drove forward.

Although Hohenheim Manor is hidden in the forest, they have to come out often after all, so they opened a wide avenue in the forest. Although the gravel road is not as good as the asphalt road, it can barely drive normally.

Not long after Tang En and the others entered the jungle, they were immediately stopped by a patrol that suddenly appeared.

"Stop! The area ahead is private property. Entry is prohibited without permission. Please identify yourself and wait for notification!"

Looking at the equipment on the soldiers on the patrol, Tang En couldn't help but feel a little emotional. The Hohenheim family is worthy of being an alchemy family with a history of thousands of years. The equipment on this ten-man patrol team alone is enough to put the former Third Army of the Empire to shame. .

The worst thing about them is the sophisticated magic equipment. Among them, the sword carried by the captain is of legendary quality!

This is just an ordinary ten-man patrol, not some elite adventurers!

"Captain Bocuse, it's me."

Edward stuck his head out a little awkwardly and said hello.

"Master Edward?"

Bocuse frowned and glanced in the direction of the manor with worry: "Why are you back? You should know that it was because you promised not to come back that Master Alphonse let you go. If he had Knowing that you are back, I’m afraid you will be in danger.”

A trace of sadness flashed across Edward's face, he shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I'm not coming back to compete with him for the right to inherit. It's because I have to see grandpa once for something."

Tang En and Angus looked at each other thoughtfully. It seemed that Edward had another secret behind his departure from the Hohenheim family. What did Obedient mean? It seemed like it was another old-fashioned inheritance battle?

He can almost immediately brainstorm hundreds of thousands of words of exciting plots.

"That's it... Although I understand, the second young master may not understand... Do you have to go in?"

Edward smiled casually: "I'm already here, can I still turn back?"

"In that case, please come in."

Bocuse and others moved out of the way.

In the distance, the Hohenheim estate looms.