Chapter 796: Calais Federation
The sky filled with dark clouds blocked out the sunlight, and accompanied by lightning and thunder, heavy rain poured down, mixed with roars, creating an extremely depressing environment.
It was clearly daytime , but the sky seemed very gloomy. Farmers could only pray to God for mercy and not to flood their crops.
However, at this time, the sun was still shining brightly above the dark clouds, without being affected at all. Occasionally, lightning could be seen flashing in the dark clouds below, like a silver snake wandering in the clouds.
It was in such an environment that not far above the dark clouds, there was a giant airship over two hundred meters long passing close to the dark clouds, and the rolling dark clouds seemed to be able to touch the base of the airship.
Under the swollen airbag, the cabin of the airship was suspended, and it was now roaming above the storm and flying forward.
The cabin of the airship is not small in size and is divided into three floors. The interior decoration is also luxurious. One floor is for transporting cargo, one floor is for living, and the third floor is purely for leisure and entertainment.
The pub model, combined with some popular leisure facilities in Calais, makes the originally boring voyage become colorful.
The bard's song echoed in the cabin, in stark contrast to the dark clouds of lightning spreading below.
The Calais Federation is a country formed by a huge peninsula isolated overseas. Except for a narrow walkway connecting it to the Ferro Empire to the north, it is surrounded by the sea on all sides.
At one time, the Calais Federation was ruled by the Ferro Empire, but because the mountains connecting the two sides were extremely steep, it was not as good as direct sea transportation most of the time, so the control ability was limited.
In order to save governance costs, the Ferro Empire had long established a governor on the Calais Peninsula. As long as sufficient taxes and required resources were collected on time and in a fixed amount, nothing else mattered.
Later, the Governor of Calais established a Calais Management Company, which exploited Calais to the best of its ability, and the profits it reaped were even several times more than the taxes originally required by the empire.
In order to maintain the longevity of the company, Governor Calais also wooed the top nobles of the Ferro Empire and even the royal family to invest in Calais Management Company, making a lot of money.
But there is no doubt that the profits earned are all taken from the Calais Peninsula.
Only with the gradual rise of wizards did things change when a magical genius appeared on the Calais Peninsula two hundred years ago and was accepted as a disciple by the legendary wizard of the Leo Floating City.
The legendary wizard personally visited the legendary swordsman of the Ferro Empire, and then the current Calais Federation was established.
It is rumored that the magic genius who was born on the Calais Peninsula has now become a top wizard and is expected to become a legend.
Although mages usually have no interest in management, the Calais Federation is very sensible in searching for some scarce magic materials and supplying them to the Leo Floating City. The relationship has been maintained for so many years. Even though mages are not personally in charge of Calais, the Calais Federation is still thriving.
And there are channels to obtain some products of Leo Floating City.
This allowed the Calais Federation to establish itself directly on the basis of commerce, with an extremely prosperous trade system, and even possessing a powerful business tool such as the magic airship, making the Calais Federation a well-known economic power in Middle-earth.
Because of the subtle connection between the Calais Federation and the Leo Floating City, many mages also like to settle down in Calais.
There are nine magic academies in the entire Calais Federation, and each of them is larger than the only one in the Principality of Kton.
Although the Calais Federation has no legends today, it has two great wizards and four great knights. In particular, the number of official wizards is far more than that of ordinary countries.
Generally speaking, the economy of places that have reached an agreement with the Calais Federation to build airship docks and have regular airship flights will be much more prosperous. Dunno City was one of the targets of investigation before...
Inside the airship cabin, a middle-aged man in a tuxedo and gel-coated hair was standing at the window of the airship holding a glass of juice. He was lazily basking in the sun while looking at the dark clouds with silver lightning snakes moving below.
"William, what's the point of being a noble if you don't even drink wine?"
At this moment, a somewhat rough voice came from the side, and then a burly figure with a height of more than two meters and a sledgehammer on his back walked over.
This sturdy man is not only of sturdy build, but also has only a piece of leather armor draped diagonally on his upper body, revealing half of his body. With his thick hair and messy blond hair and beard, he looks like a real savage.
There were many ethnic groups in the Calais Federation before, and after the establishment of the federation, it became more inclusive, so the composition is very complex.
"Jin Hu, I told you, I'm not a noble, I'm a councillor."
William took a sip of the juice and said in a vague tone.
The Calais Federation adopts a city-state system, and each city-state has its own voice and management methods. Because they were separated from the Ferro Empire, they do not have nobles on the surface, but only city councilors and the final Senate.
At the beginning, the situation of the Calais Federation even met with some hostility from other countries, but later they found that it was just a change of name but the problem remained the same, and after the members of parliament almost completely inherited the privileges of the nobility, they relaxed their attitude and tacitly accepted that the members of the Calais Federation had the same status as the nobility.
As for how to divide it specifically, it depends on the strength and influence of the other party.
Just like the size of a title does not represent one's own strength...
"Hey, you make it so complicated, as if everyone knows it. You are so hypocritical."
The tall and burly Jin Hu didn't seem to care at all. He just picked up the bucket-like wine glass and took a few gulps. The bubbling beer flowed down his beard and even wet some of it on his chest hair.
But he didn't care at all. He burped with a comfortable look on his face and wiped away the wine stains with his hand.
"Perhaps."
William did not argue with him about this matter. As a formal wizard, he had his own rationality, and useless arguments were a pure waste of time.
"Alcohol will only paralyze your mind. Currently, Leo Floating City has conducted research and found that long-term alcohol abuse has obvious damage to the human nervous system and also places a high burden on the liver."
"Tsk, as if you won't die if you don't drink ."
Jin Hu obviously didn't care and continued to do his own thing.
Then she thought of something and asked him
"By the way, why did you take the initiative to grab this job this time? And you asked me to help you stand guard together? You guys are all greedy for profit. There must be something wrong."
Hearing Jin Hu's words, William couldn't help but sigh.
"I was just asked by my family. I don't really want to get involved in this kind of thing. But this time it is indeed profitable. They promised to provide me with some mithril so that I can complete the experiment."
"Tsk tsk ~ Mithril, how generous. But this also means that the benefits this time are greater."
The golden tiger grinned, revealing its white teeth.
"That's why I asked you to come along. If it's just me, it might be a little difficult."
William looked helpless.
"It's tough for me too. The Fiery Earl is not just a name. I'm afraid he has reached the pinnacle of the Great Knight. I haven't even broken through to the Hero level yet. I can only hold out for a few moves at most."
"Just hold out for a few moves. You're not going there to fight."
William's eyes were deep and his tone seemed a little flat, but after hearing his words, Jin Hu no longer worried about this issue.
The two of them were good friends who had known each other since the apprentice level. William had an excellent talent for magic and was already a high-level wizard before he was forty years old!
Although it is not so easy to break through the heroic level, the threshold to become a great wizard is very difficult and some geniuses may be stuck there for their entire lives, but at his age, the chances of him becoming a great wizard are still very high.
Moreover, even if he is not a great wizard yet, relying on his own methods, he may be able to confront ordinary great knights head-on. If he is in William's wizard tower, he can even win the battle!
And Jin Hu himself is no ordinary person, he has the blood of a barbarian, and his ancestral blood has awakened his innate divine power. Although his breathing method and resonance with magic power are not as good as those of the great knight, he can rely on his innate divine power to fight against ordinary great knights.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have the confidence to say that he could hold out for a few moves against the Fiery Earl, who was at the peak of the Great Knights.
Moreover, this time they represent both the Mages Guild and the face of the Calais Federation. They just need to ensure that they will not be put in a bad light. It is impossible for the other side to be so desperate as to start an all-out fight!
However, under normal circumstances, with the face of the Mages Guild and the Calais Federation, there is no need to consider the matter of "showing off one's power". It can only be said that some of the things they are preparing to do may cause some unpleasantness that will not cause a quarrel...
