Blood tax

Chapter 64 Summary of Testimonials and Worldview
"Blood Tax" is a story I have prepared for many years. The earliest idea came from "Red and Black", and even the original title of the book considered a similar name.The red army and the black mysterious side also happens to be the core of this book.

However, it is impossible for the novels of this era to make Griffith lose himself in his interactions with Galadia and Sonia, and finally die worthless. The author of "Red and Black", Stendhal, and the protagonist Julian, together in this book, made a cameo appearance as the secretary of the Count of Larmor, Armance Soren (Sorrel). Miss Moore will not give it away for nothing.

[-]. Worldview
The world map of this world is similar to Byzantine Rome.I have hinted many times in the book, for example, in 1453, the capital in the two sea areas (Aegean Sea and the Black Sea), the eastern province on the other side of the capital strait, and the flooded river and grain-producing area in the southern province from south to north ( the Nile).I even used the names of Odessa, Sevasto, Izmir, etc. outright, and I almost wrote the words Byzantine.

This world is the world of True Cthulhu. True God will hardly appear on the stage, and once it appears, it will be an irresistible despair.Just like a sailor on a sea boat looking down at the rolling waves that never stop, strange shadows appear from time to time under the sea, and strange things beyond common sense.If these things show up, he will surely die.However, he probably didn't end up encountering these oddities either, only drowning in the sea because the ship was torn apart by the storm.

Based on this background, under certain circumstances, people in this world will lose san points due to the terrifying existence radiation and scattered power, say some crazy words (referring to JOJO stalks) or become crazy (referring to doing the behavior of players from the P club).

[-]. Combat Power Setting
Sequence 8 is the backbone of this society, and many important magic items require at least Sequence 8 to activate.This condition is also the minimum requirement to become a knight class and a garrison mage in remote areas.Sequence 7 belongs to the stronger combat power, and can serve as the captain of the Beyonder squad or the army chief in a certain area.Most Beyonders will be at this level for a long time.Galadia has a special setting, which allows her to do things that other Sequence 8 or Sequence 7 can't even imagine.

Sequence 6 and above are called transcendents. Their extraordinary abilities have been able to project under certain circumstances, forming an effect similar to a Noble Phantasm. The level of power is vastly different from that of Sequence 7.The protagonist's squadron leader, Erza Valkyrie, is such a character, and she has a very important plot in the later stage.

Furthermore, extraordinary power is not the only measure of power in this book.Physical power and other unknown powers are also powerful, just less common.For example, a demon wolf without Extraordinary characteristics can defeat an entire team of dismounted armored cavalry by charging (refer to the use of war elephants to charge the garrison in the Roman War).

Organization, tactics and quantity are very important.A team of Sequence 9 armored cavalry can basically succeed in besieging a Sequence 6; a powerful mage is more like an artillery unit, and if there is no proper cover, it is likely to be defeated or killed; the setting is very strong, but Rana is actually very strong. Without a helmet and equipment, it can be overturned by several goblins; the protagonist has repeatedly blocked the terrain and defeated the dominant enemy.Future stories will also show that extraordinary power is not the only determinant of victory, it is one of the themes of this book.These are some of my own innovations after reading so many fantasy novels.

[-]. Currency and Society
Bayeran's urban archetype combines Constantinople and Paris.The victory of the war brought more colonies and investment opportunities, and money flowed into farms and mines in the new provinces, diverting investment, which could have been used to accelerate the industrialization of the world, such as the steel and textile industries, thanks Yelan will be rich and empty.The powerful wizarding class could claim that the city belonged to them, not to the artisans, tramps, and traditional military nobles, and the study of magic was their highest pleasure, completely ignoring that most people could not use it.There are others who are unhappy with this and will try to push the wheel of the times, involving the protagonist and his friends.

The currency system combines the franc system at the end of the 19th century, with reference to a large number of famous books such as "Pretty Friends", "Red and Black", "Les Miserables", etc. I have adjusted it according to the different stages of wartime and foreign trade and investment.At the beginning of the first volume, due to the wartime state and the shortage of materials, 1 silver lang is almost equivalent to nearly 100RMB, and at the end of the first volume and most of the period after that, 1 silver lang is about 75-80 RMB.

The first volume is the one that I am most satisfied with. Although the length and the layout of the story cannot expand all the settings and foreshadowings, but after repeatedly modifying the plot and rhythm control, I think it has reached a higher level before and after winter camping. level.Next will be several small volumes and small plots, the core of the first stage is arranged in the fifth and sixth volumes.

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