Rietis.

The financial center of the southern part of the empire, but in fact it had never been heard of before in the city of Sean Channelkoga.

Because Luke rarely talked about these things, the conversation in the town never went beyond Koga City...... Maybe they don't think it's possible for them to go to such a place.

So there's no need to name these distant cities.

But I really came to this city!

The Basharan Empire was a state under the joint rule of the aristocracy, but the lord of each region was equivalent to the emperor of that region, and it had been in operation for hundreds of years to get to where it is today, but for Rieteis it was only a little more than forty years old.

It is a new city, less than 50 years ago, but it has grown to become one of the best cities in the south.

The main reason for this is that Prince Philip is the ruler of the city, and has used the vast amount of money and contacts of the empire to build such a magnificent city.

To this day, to Sean's surprise, it turns out that the nobles of the empire are taxed!

Although it was doubted for a long time...... It is impossible for such a large country not to pay taxes, otherwise how to maintain the army and welfare spending?

But because I have been receiving money all the time, I always deceive myself that my country is very rich.

I remember that when I was in Koga City, the annual income of Skovey's store almost caught up with the tax revenue of Telemien, but it was not the only one in the engineering area, there were so many shops and even the income of ordinary people.

If you do the math, you don't know how much tax you can pay in a year......

Sean sighed inwardly.

After doing it for a long time, it turned out that he lowered the level of the country, which was a loss of face for the country's aristocracy, so he kept subsidizing himself.

"But then again, it's remarkable to be able to grow into a southern hub in just over 40 years. Sean said.

From the time we entered the plains in the morning, there were many towns on the ground.

The airships and people along the way are almost several times as many times as in the previous days, so it's no wonder that it is called the financial center of the South......

"It is precisely because of the rapid development that it has aroused the dissatisfaction of some forces. Frelia beside her said.

"Which kind of force, for example?"

Watching Frelia turn around and look at herself, a state of [Serious!] appeared above her head.

"The southern part of the empire originally belonged to the territory of Grand Duke Haruman. ”

O Grand Duke!

No wonder.

Sean said in his heart.

Although Frelia only said a word, it is not difficult to imagine what the political environment in the south is like in relation to all the things she has been exposed to.

A ducal family that has taken root in the south for generations will certainly not be reconciled to the power and sphere of influence that has suddenly been divided by the prince who has been airborne. And I'm afraid this also has the king's intention in it.

The aristocracy is too big, so you have to find a force to balance it......

It is understandable to be a ruler, but it is unacceptable to be a party.

Now that I think about it, it was said that Count Hamil had won the opportunity for the city of Koga to flourish for ten years because he handed over the Caine Slate to His Royal Highness, and I am afraid that there was also a political factor in this.

The Prince wanted to support his own power, while Count Hamil wanted the development of the city.

It's just a pity for those who died in the struggle for power......

"And where is the Duke of Haruman you were talking about?"

"In the city of Saidia, not far from Rietis. Frelia said.

"It's not far away?!!" Sean said with some surprise.

It is certainly advantageous for two powerful cities to be close to each other, but if the two cities belong to different people, it means that they are competing for money and population.

"Hmm. I don't know why Rietis was so close to Saidia in the first place, but it seems that it may be because of this that Archduke Haruman feels that the prince is interested in stealing control of the region with him. "Frelia is actually in the state of [explain!].

Isn't that a straightforward thing?

"Isn't Prince Philip interested in a power struggle?"

In Sean's opinion, the other party is respected as the Red Dragon Witch, and both strength and foresight are definitely comparable to others, can't this kind of be seen?

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, as long as it stands in the way of others, it is competition......

If you really don't want to stiffen the relationship between the nobles and the royal family, then you would have left a long time ago, and how could you continue to stay here.

"It's useless to talk about this now, I'm just going to tell you about the situation here before I go into the city. After all, there are a lot of wealthy families and aristocrats living in Rietis, so it's up to you to weigh what to do next. Frelia suddenly looked at Sean.

He now understood that when he was in Koga City, he had said that he would come with him, and maybe the Hamil family would not trouble him again.

That's what it means!

A grand stage of aristocrats like Rietis is indeed a good place to show yourself and make friends with other nobles, no matter which side they stand on in the future, as long as the balance still exists, the nobles of the south will not dare to trouble themselves again.

"But don't worry, what I've said before still counts. Even if you don't like to mingle in the aristocratic circle and want to go back, I will declare that you are one of the members of my Wings of the Sky, and no one will dare to touch you when you return to the south. Frelia reaffirmed assurance.

"Thank you. ”

"Yes, I'm going to say thank you!" the voice was small, but Sean heard it anyway.

Thank me for what?!

When she turned her head to look at the other party, Frelia behaved normally, and because she had just spoken in a low voice, she didn't want to ask again.

However, the little witch behind her, Karyana, looked at the two of them with a look of [doubt!]......

"Guest, we're almost there. Hurry up, we're going to land now. ”

At this time, the foreman's roar came from the rear of the airship, and the wind wheel slowly slowed down in the air, and it was obvious that the airship had a downward trend.

The line of sight is also gradually able to see the huge city agglomeration ahead, since the airship has passed through the place since the first two days, there are few mountains, almost all along the way are plains, as long as you can see these places, there are housing clusters.

Big or small, anyway, there are shinobi living everywhere you can see.

Compared to the mountainous areas in the south, the north is the most densely populated place!

And the city of Rietis in front of him is also the largest city he has seen so far......

From the moment the airship is about to land, there is almost no edge in sight, and a dense crowd can be seen in the city from a bird's-eye view.

If you were to draw a map of such a city, you would have to use close to 10 square meters of paper to complete it!

With such a large population, it is difficult to find the target you want even if you look at it on a map......

"Where are we going next? Sean asked.

"No, I don't. Let's go back first......"

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