Your war hammer is too fake

Chapter 497: End of the Meeting

The next person to speak was Atum.

"Still catching it," Da Gu Da spread out his hands which were literally covered in skin and bones, "Even if that rat is not a time traveler, it is definitely related to the time traveler. I suspect that it may have some kind of ability to predict danger. Every time I use the Eye of Horus, it will hide in advance and then move when the time is right."

At this time, Atum himself was leading a small army to dig a tunnel in the Eight Peaks Mountain. After the battle of the floating city ended and the affairs in the badlands were completed, the mighty army of the ancient tombs returned to the court. As a result, the Lords of the Holy Scriptures received news that Skaven travelers were suspected to have appeared in the area of ​​the Eight Peaks Mountain. Then Atum volunteered to lead the team to play whack-a-mole.

Although Bing Ruomei was present, the Lords of the Holy Scriptures did not shy away from talking about "travelers" and related matters. After all, An Jiyue had already revealed her origins to the Heavenly Court through Gao Yun - although she didn't tell the truth. According to the information held by the Heavenly Court, An Jiyue, Xiao Yiyue and their subordinates were also travelers, but they were travelers from parallel time and space, and they were survivors of the world-destroying crisis known as the End of Time.

As for the group of people who are now gathering for a meeting, although the two military governors did not say it explicitly, the eldest lady of the Bing family has already understood what the military governors wanted to express: these people also have the same origin.

As the second-in-command and actual leader of the intelligence agency of the Aurora Celestial Empire, Yulong Yuanbo immediately arranged for personnel to conduct targeted intelligence gathering after receiving the relevant information brought back by Gao Yun. As expected, Heiyu Wuhou and the mortal spies found a lot of suspicious traces in the Celestial Empire. After eliminating those false reports, the Yuting spies captured a living time traveler and confirmed the identities of several time travelers who were already dead when they were found.

Unfortunately, the person that Yu Ting caught was just a small character who couldn't be any smaller. Not only did he not have any golden fingers, but he was also extremely mediocre. This person could only provide some basic information, including the concept of "travelers" and the general situation of the world before the travel. In the end, he could only be placed under house arrest in a secret place. Anyway, Yu Ting didn't need this little food.

As far as Bing Ruomei knew, Yuan Bo was calm on the surface, but in fact he had stepped up his efforts to collect all the information related to time travelers. At present, Yu Ting has confirmed that the appearance of time travelers is not limited to one place. Although this special group is rare in number, it is distributed widely and can be found everywhere in the world. After re-examining some files, some people have suggested that Shuzhan is very likely to be a time traveler. After all, according to the confession of the only living time traveler they have, time travel not only involves physical travel, but also spiritual travel. It is also normal for the soul to become another race.

Since Ke Shuzhan is most likely a time traveler, my second sister has been worried all day long since she was a child, and she obviously has something on her mind but never tells anyone about it... and An Jiedu and others have a very open attitude towards my second sister...

Some things are already out in the open, and Aunt Bing can only use her willpower to force herself not to think about them.

"Even by Skaven standards, this guy's ability to escape is outstanding, even incredible," Bing Ruomei heard An Jiyue say, "If we really can't catch him, forget it, you should go back to Ka-Sabai first. The situation in the South is very delicate right now, and the three escaped infected arks are a huge hidden danger."

"Yeah... forget it, let that rat live in peace for a few days," Da Gu waved his hand, "After spending some time with Belejia, I understand why you and Barel hate this guy so much."

"Look at the bright side. At least you didn't fight each other with swords," An Jiyue shrugged. "Come to think of it, I actually heard some rumors about you from Oakley (Note 1). Recently, there have been rumors circulating in the Kingdom of Mountains about an undead king with strange behavior but upright conduct. The dwarves said that you are about to kill all the famous greenskin leaders and rat warlords in Eight Peaks Mountain?"

"Huh? What do you mean by 'behaving strangely'?! How am I strange?" Hearing this, Big Bone immediately got angry: "I am the biggest, strongest, most domineering, and most WAAAGH!! Big Bone in all of Nehekhara! I will pluck out every hair from the beard of those short guys who say bad things about me!"

"Stop messing around," An Jiyue glared at the mummy, "I'm asking you a question."

"I must be very upset that I can't catch my target. Since I'm upset, for my mental health, I have to vent my anger, right? So every time I fail to catch someone, I will randomly pick a lucky person to chop for fun." The mummy covered with gorgeous gold ornaments scratched his head. "Oh, right, I met Skarsnik. The goblin saw me from a distance and turned around and ran away. I had just finished transforming, and the underground tunnels were too complicated, so I lost him in the end."

"What about Quick?" An Jiuyue asked.

"I don't know. The target I want to catch seems to have replaced Quick and become the new right-hand man of Moss clan leader Nordwell. As for Quick's whereabouts, the rats I caught said that he was dead, while others said that he was hiding in the dark and waiting for revenge after losing everything. Each rat's description was different."

"In other words, apart from the two most famous ones, Skarsnik and Quick, you really slaughtered all the local greenskins and rat leaders in Eight Peaks Mountain?"

"That should be the case. Anyway, I'm too lazy to remember the names of these dwarves, but it seems that I did kill quite a few of them." At this point, the mummy couldn't help but "tsk". "As a result, Belegar told me that since I slaughtered so many dwarf enemies, the magnanimous Lord of Eight Peaks decided to erase a grudge related to me from the Book of Hatred."

"…What the hell? When did you enter the Book of Hatred?"

"It's the Angrand clan's own book of hatred, not Thorgrim's big book of hatred." Atum wanted to roll his eyes, but unfortunately his current body structure didn't allow him to do so. "When I first arrived at Eight Peaks Mountain, I just said during our first meeting, 'Ms. Young Moon entrusted me to come here. Are you touched or not?' As a result, this damn dwarf took out the book of hatred and wrote my name on it on the spot."

"I hate to defend Belegar, but such words are indeed offensive to the dwarves," An Jiyue couldn't help but hold her forehead and said, "Although most dwarves will ask you to apologize on the spot in such a situation, they will only record you in their little notebook if you refuse to apologize. Did Belegar ask you to apologize at that time?"

Da Gu Da shook his head.

An Jiyue was silent for a while, then said, "In fact, I really just want to deal with Belegar now. I don't know why, but the entire Mountain Kingdom thinks that Belegar has offended me, and he has neither apologized nor made appropriate compensation. The reason why Belegar can still stay in Eight Peaks Mountain as a stubborn tenant is because I, as the victim, have never spoken up. According to the rules of the dwarves, as long as I publicly ask Belegar to apologize and compensate for the losses, the best outcome for him is to go and become a butcher. The greater probability is that he will be exiled by the High King because he refuses to admit his mistakes."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this spoiler. Anyway, Atum, you should go home as soon as possible. Morgan's army is now completely pinned down by the Chaos Hive. Although the probability is extremely low, we must guard against the possibility that the Paradis Cult will suddenly go crazy and choose to go to war with the Kaldorei."

"Row."

"Next, who else needs to speak?" An Jiyue looked around and saw that no one spoke. The Anxi Army Jiedushi continued, "Morgan will take the Seven Questions Staff first. There is no need to return it in a hurry. Next, I will let Fuzirek regain his body, and then set off north. Where is Chen Jianjun now?"

"Still in Kislev," Egwene replied, "with a Tyrell mistress named Bella."

"Has this person figured out the bottom of this?"

"Same as you guessed."

"Very good. I will deal with the matter of Fuzrek as soon as possible and then rush to Kislev City."

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Note 1: The dwarf chieftain who appears in Chapter of this book is currently the king of Black Rock Castle.

Chapter 498: Fuzrek's Mission

Marienburg, Reiker Island, Magic Garden.

The surging wind of magic gradually subsided, and the light blue light in An Jiyue's eyes gradually dissipated. In front of the girl, Fuzirek, who was only wearing a thick robe, lowered his head and looked at his hands in disbelief: "It's really amazing... Is this a Zhendan spell? 'Yin' and 'Yang'?"

"Although this is indeed a deep application of the Yin-Yang principle, I feel that the reason you guessed it right is because your understanding of Zhendan magic is limited to the concept of 'Yin-Yang'," An Jiyue said as she put away the glass bottle used to hold the water of the Day Spring. The bottle was now empty, with only a little residual breath lingering around. "At most, you can add 'Five Elements'."

"Geographical distance brings spiritual distance," said Fuzirek, who regained his body. "For the residents of the old world, Zhendan is mysterious. The news about Zhendan is often absurd and contradictory. If it weren't for the silk and porcelain that can be seen and touched, perhaps many people would think that Zhendan is just a legend."

"For most people in the empire, elves are little more than legends. In some extreme cases, even dwarves can be legendary," An Jiyue shrugged. "I've heard a saying that the so-called Sigmar Empire is nothing more than a series of isolated islands of civilization scattered in a dark ocean."

"The person who said this must be a learned scholar," said Fuzrek. "He or she summed it up very well. That is why I hope to use my invention to change the empire and make the homes of the imperial people no longer full of dangers."

"However, at least in the foreseeable future, this is impossible. If you want to build so many floating cities, the funding issue is only the most insignificant difficulty. The biggest trouble is that no matter how wise the emperor is, he can't ignore the church's hostility towards magic and approve your plan." An Jiyue crossed his arms and had a playful expression. "In the empire, mages have been persecuted for two thousand years. It was not until the time of Magnus that this oppression was ended."

"Mages and magic do have hidden dangers, this is an objective fact, but the practice of indiscriminate hostility towards all mages is too extreme. I don't think Magnus is the only emperor in history who realizes the necessity of mages. It's just that since Sigmar, only Magnus has enough prestige to do this. And even Magnus, the dual chosen one of Sigmar and Ulric, had to work hard to convince the various churches."

"I'm not a politician, sir," Fuzrek looked at An Jiyue and said sincerely, "I'm just a wizard, an architect, and a dreamer."

"A dreamer may not be incapable of creating a new era, unless he can only dream but not actually do it," An Jiyue looked at Aiwen beside her, "Have you discussed the plan with our chief engineer?"

"Not yet," Knight Lady shook her head, "I think it would be more appropriate for you to say it."

"Okay. Mr. Fuzrek, from today on, you will be the courtier of the Elector of Westerland, and your specific position is Chief Magic Advisor. Of course, this is only your official identity. We plan to build an airport that flies in the sky and can be used as a mobile fleet base. Your first task is to design and build it. Someone will give you the design indicators and other necessary information later. Before the task begins, enjoy your vacation."

Fzirek, who had been listening silently, raised his eyebrows: "Vacation?"

"You will be given a week's vacation before you officially take up your post. During this time, you can do whatever you want, except that you cannot leave Marienburg. It's your freedom," Evelyn explained. "Our schedule is not so tight that you have to go to work right after your resurrection. Besides, to be honest, you probably won't get much vacation in the future."

"After the holiday, I will arrange a banquet for you to make your official debut in front of your colleagues. One thing I must remind you in advance is that not all of them are 'our own people'. Some of them are 'locals', so you'd better pay attention. After that, we will send you to the construction site, a place called Dragon Islands."

"How much time do I have to complete this task?" the ancient wizard asked. "What level of support can I get?"

"Xiao An and Morgan will evaluate your work. They are both experts, so you can rest assured," Knight Ji replied. "As long as they have no objection, I personally will not make any rigid regulations on time."

"As for the support," An Jiyue took over the conversation, "we have prepared for you a team of engineers who are very good at building various types of buildings. They are hardworking and obedient, but they may be a little...noisy."

Noisy? Without waiting for Fuzirek to ask, the governor said quickly, "As for supplies, while you are enjoying your vacation, someone will prepare the necessary supplies and deliver them to the construction site. I prepared supplies based on two-thirds of the building material consumption of the Iron Forge Valley, which is definitely enough. After all, we only ask you to build a medium-sized airport. If it really doesn't work, the Dragon Islands can also provide most of the commonly used building materials."

Among the four existing major air force bases, the Iron Forge Valley in Marienburg, the Sky Shield Fort in Plateau Castle, the Star Bridge in Torch Harbor, and the Cloud Palace in Xuanshui, the Iron Forge Valley is the smallest. After all, it was built in a swamp and its area is naturally limited; the largest is the Sky Shield Fort, because it is not only an airport, it is also a shipyard.

"By the way, the Star Bridge isn't finished yet?" Evelyn asked suddenly.

"Strictly speaking, my Cloud Palace and Barrel's Sky Shield Castle are not completed yet, and are still under construction," An Jiyue was surprised by Evelyn's question, but still answered, "Also, although the construction progress of the Star Bridge is currently the slowest, it can already accommodate a small fleet for simple rest and replenishment. Well, after all, the existing airships are early products. Even the most delicate-looking Eclipse class actually has the ability to take off and land in the field. They are not that picky. Even if it is a construction site, it can still land as long as it is cleaned up."

"By the way, can the cruiser also use root teleportation?" Knight Princess asked again.

"How is it possible... How can a cruiser of that size fit into the portal? In fact, a frigate is already a stretch, and any larger ship will definitely not be able to fit in. In the future, long-distance maneuvers for capital ships will definitely not be as convenient as small boats. Besides, the Age Oak II is already burdened with a heavy load. After all, it is just a sapling that has just sprouted." After a pause, An Jiuyue added, "Although the shade of this 'sapling' can already cover the entire Tal-O-Qur."

"That's why we need a mobile airport like this... The flying fleet is good in every way, except that it has very high requirements for logistical support. It is inherently much more valuable than the soldiers in the army," Aiwen said with emotion. "I can feel that we are building a whole new combat system, although this system still lacks a lot of things that have not been developed."

"Well, I'm researching it!" An Jiyue quickly changed the subject: "By the way, is that Holy Grail Knight named Roderick still harassing you?"

"Yes, of course. How could he not be here? He's almost become a daily task!" As soon as she mentioned a certain person, Evelyn's face fell. "He goes to the gate of the Elector's Palace every morning to apply for an audience, rain or shine, and is more punctual than an alarm clock. If he's rejected, he goes back to the construction site and comes again to apply the next morning."

"...Construction site?"

"Marienburg's urban renewal and renovation are ongoing. As long as you have some strength, you can find work," the Elector explained. "Rodrik had no money, so he went to the construction site to do some work."

"There should be quite a few people from Batto in Marienburg. I remember that Reiker Island used to be a prison, and the warden was a noble of Batto. Could they just watch their own Holy Grail Knights become migrant workers?" The governor looked incredulous.

"Many merchants from Batto took the initiative to approach Sir Rodrick, but he rejected all the sponsorship. I can probably understand his thinking, although I would definitely not do that if it were me."

"It's not a good idea to just leave him alone like this. After all, he drank your blood... Rodrick has in fact become your chosen one, although he was not chosen by you," An Jiyue thought for a moment and said, "Hasn't your System Yankee occupied a piece of territory on the Norse Peninsula (see Chapter 450)? Why not send Rodrick over there? Just make up a reason. Anyway, all the knights of Bretonnia are chivalrous, so there's no need to worry that he won't take the bait."

"Hey, you're not trying to replicate the experiences of Sir Almalik and Sir Bayar, are you?!"

"It would be great if we could do that," An Jiyue said noncommittally, "and there would be no loss if we fail."

"Tsk... all right."

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Chapter 499: What can be exchanged?

The war in the south has not yet subsided, but An Jiyue is too busy to take care of it for the time being.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO for short, is a multinational military alliance led by An Jiyue. It is scheduled to hold its founding conference at a venue outside Kislev on October 2504, 10 of the Imperial Calendar. At that time, the leaders or their plenipotentiary representatives of all NATO's founding member countries will attend the meeting.

Including the Lord of the Holy Scripture, the founding member states include the following: Cathay Celestial Empire, the Kingdom of the Mountains, the Empire, Tirell, Kislev, the Akendorf Dominion, the Royal Court of the Crucible, and Ka-Sabai. Among them, the "Catholic Celestial Empire" is actually the An family Cathay that includes the two Lords of the Holy Scripture. The nominal external agency of the Celestial Court is actually a vassal that obeys orders but not announcements.

Barel and Ewen are just the mountaintops of their respective countries, not independent forces; Bing Ruolan has no power of its own for the time being; the most unique one is Dai Mage, Dustan joined NATO alone in the name of the autonomous region. As for the Phoenix Court? Dai Mage doesn't care. Anyway, with his current military strength, he really doesn't need to care.

Among the eight founding member states, the Dragon Emperor and the Moon Queen are staying in Weijing to tinker with their big plan and have no time to go out. Then there is Dustan who needs to stay in Kewang Castle to keep an eye on things. The leaders of other countries will try their best to attend in person... at least that was the original plan, but now Morgan can't come, so Naise has to make the trip on his behalf.

Thorgrim the Grudgebearer, Karl Franz, "Besieger" Poggio, Boris Bokaha, Atum, a total of five top leaders have confirmed that they will attend the meeting in person. Among them, Atum was specially called by An Jiyue. As the only undead force in NATO, it is necessary for Big Bone to show up in public in front of others, at least in the future, if everyone needs to fight side by side, some (empire) (country) forces will not attack their allies first.

It was already late September. Except for Atum who was forced to postpone his trip due to the sudden visit of Settra's envoy, most of the participants had already arrived in Kislev and had frequent private contacts with each other.

[Group leader #Anjiyue: The ransom arrived so quickly? Are Arabs so efficient? ]

[Atum: Isn't Settra the tallest? I'm sending my share here.]

During the chaos in the floating city, the Tomb Army captured a group of living captives with complicated origins. The Nehekhara people did not execute them, but demanded a ransom as a punishment for daring to be an enemy of the Tomb Army. Considering the communication capabilities and efficiency of this year, Atum originally thought that this matter would have to be delayed until next year.

However, to Dagu's surprise, the Arabi dhow carrying the ransom arrived in Zandiri very quickly. The Sultan of Haika seemed to attach great importance to his Grand Vizier, even though the expeditionary force he sent out was basically annihilated. Similarly, Boggio's men also delivered the ransom very quickly.

The Lords of the Holy Scriptures were puzzled by this, until Dustan reported a message on the intelligence network deployed in Ulthuan, and the mystery was revealed: the ransom was actually paid by Lothern, and the Phoenix Court even gave the two families a generous compensation as compensation for the "Soriak" incident. Of course, the high elves also put forward their own requirements. The captives who were released needed to be questioned by the elves. The Asur's apparent reason was that they needed to know the details of the whole incident.

The ribs didn't care about the complicated reasons behind the matter. After the ransom was obtained, Setra made a fair distribution and sent an envoy to deliver Atum's share to Ka-Sabai. The matter itself was just a small matter, but after all, it was a matter that the Immortal Emperor personally asked about, and Atum had to deal with the situation before he could go out.

——The most important thing for the entire Land of the Dead is when will the incense trade promised by Atum be launched? Setra can restrain his appetite with absolute willpower, but other Tomb Kings can't. These high-class ribs who are so poor that they only have money left are going crazy in their desire to get incense.

This matter has now become a trend. Even Khemrikala cannot ignore the strong desire of his subjects. He can only remind Daguda in a roundabout way to quickly fulfill the promise he made before.

Thank God, the expedition to the Norse Peninsula has not yet been launched, and Xuanshui can still mobilize a number of free alchemists to make incense, although the limited production capacity is far from enough to meet the huge market demand.

After leaving Marienburg, An Jiyue led Jin Zhifan to Kislev City very quickly. Compared with the last time the Jiedushi came, the capital of the Ice Kingdom had not only completely recovered its vitality, but also become more prosperous: the arrival of various foreign monarchs and their entourages drove the economic cycle, and even the "technicians" made a lot of money.

Seeing this, the Red Tsar returned to his old ways. As soon as An Jiyue moved into the embassy of the Aurora Celestial Empire (actually An's Aurora), this man sent a courtier to say that he could lend the Bokaha Palace to the Celestial Court for holding meetings, and the fee was negotiable, and it must be a "reasonable" and "low" price that could fully reflect the friendship between the two sides.

Unfortunately, An Jiyue had anticipated this and taken precautions when the venue for the NATO founding conference was determined. Providing all kinds of support to Kislev was a set strategy, but the greedy character of Warhammer Maozi, who was exactly the same as his prototype, made An Jiyue feel sick just thinking about it.

Greed is not terrible, what is terrible is that the "greed" of the Kislevites always appears with "short-sightedness". Coupled with the Kislevites' inherent arrogance and inexplicable sense of superiority (Note 1), after An Jiyue heard the meaning conveyed by the courtier, she asked the people to leave the embassy without giving any reply.

"What a joke! I've brought the pocket fortress here, and why do I need him to leave?!" An Jiuyue complained after the court official left.

"Master An," Chen Jianjun, who was sitting across from the Eight Immortals Table, said with a smile, "What is a pocket fortress?"

"It's similar to your fortress carriage (Note 2)," the Jiedushi said casually. "After it is unfolded, it can transform into a fortress with complete facilities on the spot. Of course, the personnel and artillery must be stationed separately."

"Haha," Chen Jianjun paused and laughed dryly, "Lord An seems to know a lot about this..."

"Aiwen should have told you that there are many time travelers in this world," An Jiyue glanced at the middle-aged man out of the corner of her eye, "and I happen to have many ways to obtain a person's memory."

Chen Jianjun's face suddenly turned ugly, but An Jiyue didn't care. The first time she saw this man, the girl realized that this was a typical Chinese time traveler, and the type in early online novels: Chen Jianjun had a strong desire to establish his own power. The strength of the Lord of the Holy Scripture made him temporarily lack the courage to set up his own power, but he still had the courage to use the name of the Elector to build his own country within a country and accumulate strength to "wait for the right time", and it was very big.

"I have met many time travelers, some of whom don't have the golden finger, and some do," the Jiedushi continued, "The one who did the best was called Ke Shuzhan. He traveled through time and became a goblin and once became a powerful force in the Eastern Prairie. Unfortunately, he was defeated and died in the end. As for those who did not do well, they often even had problems surviving. Chen Dalang, please always remember, 'Ignorance and weakness are not obstacles to survival, but arrogance is'."

"Are you really not a time traveler?" Chen Jianjun asked.

"I won't snoop into other people's memories unless it's really necessary," An Jiyue said to herself, not bothering to answer the other person's question. "Besides, I can see your little thoughts without having to read their minds. Ambition is actually a good thing as long as it doesn't exceed one's ability. But if it exceeds the upper limit of one's ability..."

"Since we've come to this point, I'll be honest. You've already exposed my true colors." Chen Jianjun's expression changed. After a struggle between his conscience and his own, the middle-aged man finally sighed and said, "What can I get in exchange for the Fountain of Youth?"

"A lot," An Jiyue replied with a chuckle, "For example, secret cultivation methods that are not passed on to others."

The middle-aged office worker's breathing suddenly became rapid.

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Note 1: In reality, the Russians have always had an inexplicable sense of superiority over China. The Russian word for "China" is literally translated as "Khitan". The Russians actually know that it is a wrong name, but they deliberately keep calling it that and refuse to change it. In Warhammer, it is obvious that Kislev relied on the Empire for transfusions to avoid collapse, but instead of being grateful to the Imperials, they think that the Imperials are all weaklings and unworthy of their friendship.

Note 2: There are various types of carriages/rickshaws in Age of Empires 3, which can be transformed into corresponding buildings after being unfolded.

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Chapter 500: Just Right

The Fountain of Youth is the core clue that runs through the entire main campaign of Age of Empires 3.

Unlike previous works, the three-act campaign of Age of Empires 3, Act I "Blood", Act II "Ice" and Act III "Steel", all feature the fictional Black family as the protagonists of the plot, and the core clue of the story is the Fountain of Youth, a magical spring whose water can greatly extend the life of the drinker.