Chapter 24: Cusconal

Cuscolna, the magnificent city, was established in the fifth century and was once the most important city in the eastern part of the Kyna Empire. It is the core node of eastern trade. It is located west of the key Propontis Strait, which is north The Simmelian Sea is the only passage from the south to the sea of ​​the earth. The northern part of the strait is the Simmelian Sea, the southern part is the Salonika Sea, the eastern part is the Bitini Plateau, and the western part is the Dardani Plain.
The location of this city is so important that the empire was prepared to use it as the new capital at the beginning of its establishment, but before the city was completely built, the last unified emperor of Konia, Ambrose II, closed. Both eyes, after his death, his two sons divided the empire, and the first emperor of the Eastern Kyna Empire, Sharif I, decided to expand the size of Cusconal. After spending a full twenty years, Kus The last brick on the wall of Konar finally landed. A magnificent city of splendid standing on the bank of the strait is so large that it is just an outer wall that extends from Silver Point Bay to the coast of Thessaloniki. The total length is 4,500 meters.
In the city, there are countless flat stone streets and the most perfect drainage system at that time, libraries, arenas, churches, universities, ports... All facilities are properly placed in the most reasonable location, and the city is also expanding for the future Leaving ample room, such a perfect city naturally attracted countless business travelers, nobles and civilians to stay, and soon the whole city became noisy, when the Western Khenia Empire fell into darkness and turmoil, Cusconal became the most shining lighthouse in the world.
　　Queen of Ten Thousand City, this was the highest evaluation given by poets at that time.
　　 So far, the city still exudes glory and vitality. She is still the undisputed academic center, trade center and economic center of the whole world, but there are many huge chimneys and straight rails outside the city.
The University of Tallinn, located on the old Xieshu Street in the Cusconal College District, is a highly influential university in the empire. It was founded in the 11th century and initially taught only theology, literature, and law courses, but over time Philosophy, mathematics, occultism, etc. have also been added, including the biology that caused a huge wave. The school was first introduced. The school covers an area of ​​16 hectares and has 20 colleges, of which the college of biology is at the northernmost end of the university. .
Louis Pasteur, the dean of the College of Biology, still looks at the latest experimental report in his office as usual today. He is over 70 years old, and he is struggling to search for the fly print on the paper with his glasses. The beard hung down to the table.
"Here……"
He seemed to have found the problem, and he frowned slightly. Recently, because of the paper by Carlos Salinas, many professors and students have begun to show some strange ideas. He does not like this exaggerated atmosphere, Carlos. Salinas came to that conclusion after countless observations and experiments, rather than simple speculation or speculation.
　　咚咚~
　　 Suddenly, someone knocked on the door, Pasteur lowered his eyes and smiled.
　　 "I thought you wouldn't come."
　　 "I promised you, I will definitely come, old Louis."
Pushing the door open, it was Diago who slipped away from Gukna. He also had a smile on his face, took off the hat on his head and threw it at the coat rack, then pulled out a chair and sat down. The opposite of Sid.
　　 "Look at you, you must be very tired to get back all the way, I'll make you a cup of tea."
　　Folded the experiment report and put it in the drawer. Pasteur stood up steadily with his hands on the chair, turned around and tried to get a teapot in the cupboard, but a hand stretched out next to him took the teapot.
　　 "Let me go."
　　Diago took the tea from another cabinet, and poured the hot water that had been burning into the pot, and placed two porcelain cups on the table.
　　 "Old, can't think of it as before..."
　　 "You know, the last thing I want to hear when I'm with you."
　　 Filled with two teacups, Diago sat back on the chair again. His sitting position was quite indecent, even a little paralyzed on the chair, but Pasteur seemed to be surprised.
　　 "Okay, let's not talk about it. I read the letter you wrote last time. It is indeed a huge threat that the sinister wasteland becomes that look, whether it is for the empire or for humans."
　　 The old-age bachelor took a slight breath and seemed to be able to see some terrible scenes, and his face was a bit depressed.
"Abrupt changes in ecology will inevitably lead to an increase in the population of Oak, and I have been studying this terrible creature for thirty years. I have dissected no less than ten bodies of Oak, but they are still a mystery to me. The only thing I can determine is that they should be between living things and plants. Some of their organs have the characteristics of plant organs, such as skin, lungs, liver, which is why they can survive in the harshest environment."
　　 "Old Louis, except for the Empire, no one should know Ok more. I want to ask a question."
"what?"
　　 "Do you think Ok, there is civilization?"
"Well……"
　　 Put down the teacup, Pasteur nudged his beard, thought for a while, then slowly said:
　　 "Civilization, what do you think of civilization."
　　 "All this, what we create, whether it is thought or matter."
　　 "Will Ouke create?"
　　Diago didn't reply, just sipped tea, watching him like this, Pasteur took out a stack of paper from the drawer.
　　 "This is Carlos's paper. He believes that there is an evolutionary process in biology, but I have never told him that Ooke is actually the biggest flaw in his theory, or the whole biology."
　　 "That's a creature we can't really understand."
　　 "I think they are civilized, but their civilization is a form that we are temporarily unable to understand."
　　 "Well, this time I also encountered a lot of interesting things, their wars, their lives, their ideas, every time it will subvert my cognition."
　　 "Then you have to talk to me, no no no! I have to write it down."
　　 said, Pasteur pulled out a thick book and a pen from the drawer.
　　 "Hmm... Let's start with a white Ouk boss, his name is Guk."
　　 "White Ok? Are you sure?"
　　 "I lived with him for almost a month, what do you think?"
　　 "Oh! This is a big discovery! Many creatures will have special cases of albinism, and humans also have albinism patients. I didn't expect that there is also Alk, so some aspects of them may seem to be..."
Warm sunlight spilled into the house from the window, and slowly changed from white to orange-red with time. The two had been chatting for a long time without knowing it. Pasteur showed no energy like an old man at this time. Until he suddenly stopped the pen in his hand.
　　 "Diago, someone came to you."
　　 Hearing Pasteur's words, Diago stood up expressionlessly and took off his hat from the side hanger.
　　 "Are you in trouble?"
"No, Louis, you will remember to pay more attention to Aswan over Louis Vuitton, and you should not use your power any more easily. Although you are a veteran crow master, but with your current physical strength and brainpower It’s dangerous to touch Hanan again."
　　 finished, Diago opened the door and went out. Pasteur behind him sighed and closed the notebook gently.
　　 walked out of the college building, Diego walked all the way through the school building to a secluded garden, and then took out a cigarette and a box of matches from his arms.
"Come out."
　　 Lighted a cigarette and took a deep breath. Diago said a word to the air. Soon, four figures appeared from the dark corners around them. They were dressed like Diago, and they were obviously secret guards.
　　 "Diaco Alatrist, what you did has been leaked!"
　　 This is a violent voice, the owner of the voice has short red hair, a tall nose bridge, is a young man.
　　 "Did your mentor teach you how to talk to seniors before?"
"what!"
　　Diago flicked his fingers and didn't wait for the man to react. The hot cigarette hit his forehead directly, making him scream.
"you!"
　　 "Mosuo! Stop!"
The young man in desperation immediately pressed his hand on his waist, where a silver pistol was inserted, but another slightly older man immediately held him.
　　 "Why, want to fire a gun?"
　　 "Diaco Alatrist! Someone accused you of violating the laws of the empire and funding the enemies of the empire!"
　　 "Oh? Which enemy? How can I not know?"
　　If nothing happened, another cigarette was lit, and Diego's heart was very clear, and someone was targeting himself again. The internal structure of the secret guard is very special, there is no subordinate, all secret guards are directly responsible to the emperor, so there is also a monitoring relationship between the secret guards, and they bear a dazzling name, many young people want to replace themselves .
"Thirty-five days ago, someone picked up 10 tons of steel from the Finan Iron and Steel Plant in Aksum Province, which read military use, but the Aswan defense line did not have these 10 tons of steel in the recent military supplies! When a secret guard took a team of soldiers and dozens of carriages into the sinister wilderness, all of them came back with empty carts! What about steel! Was 10 tons of steel eaten by Oak? Or you can take good care of Diego explain."
　　 took another deep breath, and Diego smiled suddenly, then threw the cigarette on the ground to stamp it out.
　　 "I thought it was something else. Is there anything else? If not, then I will leave first. I'm busy."
　　 Such a contemptuous attitude made the four young men's faces flushed, and they pulled out the sword and pistol at the same time.
"Diaco Alatrist! We accuse you of colluding with different races, threatening the border security of the empire, and announcing the arrest of you in the name of the emperor! After that you have the power to defend yourself, but any act of resistance will now be considered To be executed against the Holy Emperor and Empire!"
　　 tilted his head and glanced at them, Diego shook his head and sighed in disappointment:
　　 "Uhhhhhh, the newcomers are not good now. Since you don’t want to say so much before you start, do you usually work this way? The difficulty empire is getting more and more chaotic."
"shut up!"
　　 "Stop it all!"
　　 Suddenly, a scream came from outside the garden, and a burly middle-aged man walked quickly from the outside. He was also a secret guard, and there was a long scar on his face that made him look daunting.
　　 "Ariel!?"
　　Everyone looked at this man in doubt, because he was a character who rarely appeared, but every time he appeared with the emperor's hand.
　　 This time was no exception. After coming to Diago, he took out a roll of purple parchment, which is the color used by the royal family of Benedict.
　　 "Your Majesty summoned the Guardian Diego Alatrist to enter the palace!"
　　 Hearing this news, the four secret guards looked at each other, then turned around and quickly disappeared into Diego's vision.
　　 "What's wrong with your majesty looking for me?"
　　 "Don't know, ask yourself after entering the Purple Palace, now let's go quickly."
Although it is a little puzzling, Diago and Aride still came to the heart of the Benedict Empire, the purple palace, which is the core of the Benedict Empire, which is an exclusive stone passageway with secret guards. The owner of the palace changed from one to another, but the main color of the palace has always been a symbol of noble purple.
　　On the way to the main hall, Diago met a group of arcanists wearing light blue robes. Although they were very friendly, Diago did not like them because they were too involved in politics.
　　 "Your Majesty, Diego Alatrist is here."
　　In the private room, there is only simple furnishings. A man is drawing oil paintings attentively, and when he hears the sound, he puts down the pen and turns around.
　　 "Ali De, you can go."
"Yes!"
A very ordinary middle-aged man with neatly brown hair, wrinkles on his face have inevitably appeared, his eyes are not small but very gentle, he has two neat beards under his nose, and he is also a very ordinary regular dress, but He has the greatest empire of mankind.
Minec III Eros, the current emperor of the Benedict Empire and the seventh emperor of the Irus dynasty, he was very fond of painting and once studied at the Emperor Art University of Cusconal under his pseudonym at a young age~www.mtlnovel .com~ Someone commented that if he is not an emperor, then mankind will have a great painter, but the reality is that he took over the entire empire from his father who died at the age of 25.
In terms of humanity, Minec III was very gentle and benevolent, but the empire is now facing many crises, some things that have been left over for a long time, some caused by industry, and financial chaos, these problems he did not have Very good to solve.
　　 "Your Majesty."
　　 Diego took off his hat, but did not bow, but Minec III smiled and waved at him, and said cordially:
　　 "Fan Haixin, how about this picture?"
　　 "Your Majesty, I haven't used this name for a long time."
　　 walked to the oil painting, Diago looked at it, a very charming landscape painting, but he did not think that the emperor called him just to watch his work.
　　 "Recently, there are some rumors about you, not just the secret guard, there are many people who are paying attention to you, I am thinking...You have also been busy for a long time, it is time to take a break."
　　 Diego did not speak. He looked at the oil painting quietly, and his heart was very calm. In fact, he already guessed this result.
　　 The emperor on the side picked up two exquisite goblets and handed him one.
　　 "It just happens that Anna is eight years old and has been clamoring to learn swordsmanship. I think few people in the empire can beat you in swordsmanship, so you can temporarily serve as her swordsmanship teacher."
　　 Hearing that name, Diego’s face was a little softer, and the prince of the empire was the only person he was relatively close to in this palace.
　　 "Follow your orders, Your Majesty."
　　 "Ah, only us two, don't need so many etiquettes, after all...you grew up watching me, uncle."