The Empire in the Early Steampunk Age
In the sky.
A powerful roar of steam High Skies.
Look closely.
A steel structure, resembling Bronze casting, floats beneath the clouds.
The steel construct was bound by a flying object resembling an airship, composed of Transcendent Magic Creature, gears, and steam machinery.
The entire steel structure resembles a giant dragonfly taking flight.
It has undergone ten thousand years of development.
The Previous Era civilizations of the Feland Continent had long ago developed extremely strange Transcendent technologies.
Because of the existence of the Sequence User, the Human Race civilization on the Feland Continent went further and further down this path after inventing the steam engine.
A civilization was born, stitched together with steam, gears, and Transcendent elements as its core, supplemented by secondary technologies such as biology, chemistry, oceanography, and gunpowder.
besides.
In terms of the level of civilization, the differences between the countries across the continent are enormous.
Due to the influence of Transcendent powers and the steam industrial age, productivity increased, and some countries became absolute monarchies, while some backward countries remained feudal or even the more ancient system of slavery.
The conflict between the advanced and the backward will inevitably lead to conflict and war.
This is an era in which civilization and barbarism coexist, and also an era in which Human Race civilization is about to emerge from its cocoon and transform.
The core purpose of all extraordinary creations, all advancements in Transcendent technology, and all developments in steam technology is to break through the limits of the Transcendent, namely, the highest level of Human Race civilization, Sequence 2.
Even higher up, there's Sequence 1, and the Fabled Lord of Sequence, Sequence 0.
However, at this time, the Human Civilization of the Previous Era was far from reaching its peak.
now.
The emperor of the North Empire Nufaluo stood atop this Steampunk- era creation.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his cold gray eyes looking down indifferently at Landisel, which had been reduced to a sea of fire.
The once bustling Landisel Port is now filled with desolation. Large numbers of imperial airships hover over the city, while countless steam merchant ships and small boats are frantically heading out to sea.
But the Kingdom's navy had long since surrendered, and all that awaited them was blockade and suppression.
Imperial soldiers rampaged through the bustling royal city, indulging in wanton killing.
Landisel was like a living Hell.
But the emperor's expression remained completely unchanged.
In his more than three hundred years of life, he had experienced the worst of all.
The imperial army was invincible in the North, and apart from being at a disadvantage against the Southern Empire, it had no rivals among the other countries on the continent.
Behind him.
A young woman with blue eyes and one arm in a mechanical state knelt respectfully and reported to him.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial army has slaughtered all members of the Gabriel royal family in Landisear City. Those nobles, commoners, and soldiers who refused to the Kingdom have also been killed."
"At this moment, the royal palace of the Gabriel Kingdom has been sealed off by us, the Kingdom's treasury has been seized, and the seaport has been blockaded. The imperial army is currently in the midst of a 'celebration'."
The so-called "carnival" refers to the army looting the entire city and then searching for spoils.
The emperor was furious that Landisel had managed to hold out for ten more days, and even more enraged that Landisel dared not hand over the princess.
With so many elite soldiers killed or wounded, it was only natural that the soldiers should be allowed to vent their anger.
However, the North Empire is now a civilized nation and cannot massacre entire cities; it can only secretly allow its soldiers to revel for three days.
"However, we only found the bodies of King Gabriel and Queen; we did not find the prince and princess."
At this point, the emperor's expression remained unchanged.
The woman with the robotic arm hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"According to the surrendered nobles, Prince Aguli Gabriel and Princess Annatania Gabriel of the Gabriel Kingdom have not appeared in Landisear City for two days."
"It's very likely that they were already sent away by Faniji Gabriel beforehand."
After saying this, the woman with the mechanical arm dared not look the emperor in the eye, knelt down with her head bowed, and was drenched in cold sweat.
She knew that the emperor was a perfectionist Monarch.
As long as you do what he asks of you well, he won't be angry even if you offend him.
He strives for precision and perfection in everything he does, like a perfect machine—calm, composed, and extremely efficient.
The emperor was indeed Transcendent Being within the "mechanical" Sequence.
This was a new Sequence that emerged hundreds of years ago after the rise of the steam industry, and the emperor was the one who perfected this Sequence System.
Although the emperor of the empire was defeated by the Empress of the South Empire at the Battle of the Menrosk Plain a hundred years ago, he has not fought again.
But all the high-ranking officials and nobles of the empire found that the emperor's power was becoming increasingly terrifying.
He was Sequence 3 emperor back then, but he might be Sequence 2 emperor now.
Gusts of wind swept in from the sky, whistling across the deck of the steel structure.
A chilling cold swept over you, making you instinctively pull your arms closer to your shoulders.
Kneeling on the cold steel deck.
After a long while, she finally heard the emperor's indifferent words.
"Bovina, where do you think they'll run off to?"
"Your Majesty, the harbor of Landisel has long been blockaded by us, and the sea route is blocked. My land army is coming from the west and north, and only the airship force has managed to persuade the nobles of the southern border of the Kingdom of Gabriel to surrender, so they arrived a little late."
"I suspect they must have headed south."
"At this time, the only country on the entire Feland Continent that can stand against us is the South Empire. They will definitely seek refuge in the South Empire."
The emperor nodded, a slight smile finally appearing on his face.
"Bovina, your analysis is correct."
"Alright, send an elite team of Soul Hunter to hunt them down. Make sure they don't escape to the Southern Empire."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I guarantee I will bring Gabriel's prince and princess back."
The woman with the robotic arm nodded solemnly.
"Furthermore, capture them alive if possible."
The emperor gave his instructions.
"The Gabriel Kingdom has always kept a secret about the ancient Sun King; those two must know something."
The ancient Sun King, according to Fabled, is said to possess unfathomable Hero.
Why was Tyger Targaryen, the King-Prime Minister who murdered the emperor, able to kill the Sequence 2 Emperor of Aslanna, yet mysteriously disappeared when facing the Sun King?
Some speculate that the Sun King's power has surpassed the Sequence 2 level and entered the mysterious Sequence 1 and Sequence 0.
There is plenty of evidence to support this.
First and foremost, creating an Transcendent Sequence System requires a visionary perspective and exceptional capabilities.
And the research and efforts of generations.
The creation of the Mechanical Sequence in those days, after hundreds of years of changes, had progressed to Sequence 3, until his appearance, which propelled it to Sequence 2, the Mechanical Emperor.
The fact that the Sun King created several Transcendent Sequence pathways that lead directly to Sequence 3 in one go, and has been using them so far with unparalleled stability, demonstrates his terrifying nature.
The imperial family was of humble origin and did not retain many relics of the Sun King, but these former high-ranking Jade Nobility must have secrets.
The Gabriel Family, in particular, whose ancestor was Randy Gabriel, who served as the Sun King's bodyguard for twenty years, must have some great secrets passed down to them.