In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility. - Chapter 741

There were bursts of fire in the town behind them, and rain poured on them, stirring up thick smoke.

The shouts of death, the sound of artillery fire, and the cries were particularly harsh in the night.

Lothar looked at it from a distance, feeling a little complicated.

Black slaves with strong physiques and docile personalities were specially selected for farming. Black slaves who were thin, had poor genes, and were unruly were not qualified for breeding at all.

But now it seems that the farm tools are not as tame as the slave owners imagined.

In the darkness behind Lothar, a pair of scarlet eyes lit up, crawling and moving quickly.

Lothar could see that it was a big cat similar to the saber-toothed tiger from ancient times.

These are what people in the colonies often call “wild beasts”. They are different from ordinary beasts in that they are more destructive and resilient. People generally regard them as dark creatures similar to werewolves and vampires.

But in fact, they are not. They are just spiritual creatures in this new world. They are widely distributed due to sparse human settlement, and they also include many ancient dragons that have become extinct in Europe.

Even Northern Europe, where the two worlds are the paradise of dragons, now has a population of five million, let alone other places. This is also the reason why dragon knights are gradually extinct.

During the westward expansion of the North American colonies, the biggest problem faced was the ferocious beasts of the wilderness, and the natives could only play second fiddle.

The monster sieges described in the novel become less rare the further inland they are. To this day, the population of the west coast of North America is much larger than that of central North America.

Lothar only showed a little bit of dragon power. This ferocious beast that could order food in ordinary human towns turned around and ran away with a whimper. The oppression of dragon power, which is rooted in the genes of the beast, is fierce in the wilderness. Beasts perceive more clearly than humans.

The drizzle gradually turned into heavy rain, the wind howled, and the woods shook wildly.

Lothar was soaked all over. He whistled, and a joyful one-horned, black-scaled giant horse jumped out of the woods. It stepped into the puddles and stirred up bursts of black smoke.

When he came to Lothar, he was like a happy puppy, opening his mouth full of fine teeth and licking Lothar’s palm.

“Why don’t I leave you here for an hour?”

Lothar shook off the saliva on his hands, turned over and jumped on the horse: “Keep going and walk along the coast. Our target is the main force of the British. According to the information provided in the newspaper, they are almost reaching Florida. ”

“What, where’s Florida?”

Lothar patted Eclipse’s big head and said in a joking tone: “If North America is compared to a giant, Florida is his penis, do you understand?”

The fierce roar of the steam airship engine could be heard in my ears. A dozen shirtless boiler workers were shoveling high-quality white coal mixed with magic stone powder and filling it into the roaring machine.

The farthest away from the power cabin, at the other end of the steam airship, is the headquarters of the expeditionary force.

The young colonel shook the magic stone powder stored in the bottle: “Is this what we are conquering the wolves in Texas for? I really thought it was to eradicate evil.”

“Don’t underestimate this bottle of magic stone powder in your hand. Whether it’s your ship, a land cruiser, or the steel fleet that the empire is proud of, it cannot operate without this little thing. Any magic stone Mines are extremely valuable to the British Empire.”

Admiral George, who was dressed in a straight military uniform with gray hair, carrying a ceremonial sword and wearing the Order of the Garter medal on his lap, said so.

He was the commander-in-chief of the Texas Expeditionary Force and the highest commander in this battle. Of course, this excludes Princess Louise, a member of the royal family.

The colonel shrugged. As a captain of a steam airship, how could he not know the importance of magic stones? “Of course I know that magic stones are very precious, but I doubt how long it will take to earn war funds after this expedition.” return.”

The high cost of modern warfare is really frightening. He has heard his father, who is the Minister of Finance, complain more than once that those war machines are a group of gold-eating behemoths.

He felt a little emotional: “We already control enough magic stone veins. Wouldn’t it be cheaper to let the Texans mine it for us and then trade it with them in pounds?”

“Isn’t that what you should be worrying about, soldier? Is it enough to just think about how to win the war, or are you just impatient to take over from your father?”

Admiral George paused slightly and then said: “The quality of the magic stone veins in Texas is quite high, unlike these inferior products that can only be ground into powder and used as one-time catalysts. Many precision machines and magic arrays are If it can be used, if the news spreads, we won’t be the only ones interested in this place.”

“Furthermore, Colonel Brown, we fought poorly in the Boer War, which gave the empire’s challengers a lot of confidence.”

“We often say: South America is our pasture, North America is our cotton plantation, India is our tea plantation, South Africa and Australia are our mines.”

“Every British person is proud of this statement, but they don’t think about why we have this?”

“The French kicked away Napoleon III, whom we had always supported, and more than once clamored to recapture Alsace Lorraine and reshape European hegemony. The Germans also believed that they should get a share of the colonial world that matched their national strength. , Tsarist Russia is even more eyeing the Central Asia region, and wants to go south to India at any time, using their endless gray livestock to seize the brightest pearl of the British Empire. “

The admiral asked: “No matter how much the cost of conquering Texas is, it can’t be more than one-tenth of the cost of going to war with any of the three powers, right?”

Colonel Brown obviously disagreed with this view, but he obviously would not go against his boss, even if his father was Lloyd George, the Empire’s Minister of Finance.

“I understand what you mean. This war is not only for profit, but also to show the power of the empire, so that those challengers who are ready to move and covet the throne of the empire will retreat?”

“Yes, that’s it.”

The admiral sighed: “The world is so big, and the empire has occupied too much. During the Boer War, almost all European powers, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Germany, Russia, France, and Denmark, sent volunteers to participate in the war. It seems that the empire is still as powerful as ever, but we can’t be enemies with the world after all. Choosing Texas, a target that is not accepted by Europe and has a bad reputation, is convenient for us to grab benefits and establish prestige. Why not do it?”

Except for Texas, if Britain wants to establish its prestige with any country, it is estimated that it will be interfered by other countries. If it wins another tragic victory in the Boer War, it will really ruin its reputation.

Neither of them mentioned the slave rebellion in Louisiana. In their opinion, it was not worth worrying about. Even if the entire Louisiana was destroyed, the damage to the empire would be insignificant.

As for the black armed forces?

No matter how powerful they were, they were only at the level of colonial militia. That kind of castrated military force was really not worth mentioning.

At this time, Colonel Brown suddenly saw a huge black shadow flashing outside the porthole of the airship.

The black shadow was very fast, and the view of the porthole was small, so he could not see the true face of the black shadow for a while.

“There is something outside, pass my order, the whole ship is on alert!”

The admiral looked at Colonel Brown with some surprise.

He said seriously: “Believe me, Commander, my eyesight is not that bad. Although I don’t know what it is, it must be a big guy.”

The admiral thought for a moment, and said: “Maybe it is a wild beast. The North American continent is too primitive. It is possible that some giant beasts are still alive. Anyway, I will listen to you first and send orders to be on guard.”

Colonel Brown nodded, and hurriedly led people away from the command center.

Since its construction, the steam airship was built to observe the enemy and bomb from a high position. Even if it is equipped with armor plates and anti-aircraft machine guns, it is still extremely vulnerable to the enemy in the air.

For this reason, the Big Ben Academy of Sciences has launched a new experimental aerial vehicle to provide escort for steam airships. It is called an experimental machine of steam destroyer.

However, except for the crazy people in the academy, most people still prefer to call it the approachable abbreviation-“aircraft”.