Chapter 363: Karinshan's Dragon Emperor?
Compared with Felix, who was still confused and confused, Levi and the others were much more relaxed.
They originally came out to 'fish' and travel, uh no, it should be called business inspection and procurement, can the boss's business be called tourism?
Traveling through another world to enjoy the thousands of customs has been Levi's small goal, but unfortunately his strength did not allow it before.
In the high-magic world of Corell, if you don't have a certain ability to protect yourself, traveling around the continent is originally a high-risk project.
God knows if you will suddenly encounter murderous robbers, cultists trying to trick you into joining the guild, or devils disguised as humans.
Due to the policies and interests of the city-state and kingdom of Corell, many ordinary people may never leave a strange place fifty kilometers away from their birthplace for the rest of their lives, unless an accident happens.
Now that Levi has finally fooled a group of horse boys to cultivate and mature, he has gained a certain amount of financial freedom to handle affairs, and it is not enough to make it.
Anyway, he has been sleeping for forty-six years, and Zelandia has not only not been as shattered as he feared, but has developed smoothly all the way to the current situation, doesn't it just show that his 'rule by inaction' is still feasible...
And this move is in line with some of the arguments of some scholars:
As long as there is an effective policy and a group of managers who can keep it running, then in some positions, even a curly-haired baboon is better than the so-called minister.
Because the curly-haired baboon at least won't be tempted and paranoid to put forward some anti-intellectual fucking policies to turn back the clock on history.
Today's Zelandia has already achieved a positive cycle, as long as he can play his role as a 'mascot' with peace of mind, and act as a deterrent to external force.
Their plan for this trip was to start from the city of Drawing Water, follow the current of Sword Bay all the way south, pass through the Gate of Bald, pass by Candlefort, and continue south to Ascatla, the largest port in Amm.
He was going to visit this country with the "Coin Capital" and the richest country in the entire Korrell continent.
This is Xia Lanweiluosi's hometown.
If there are no pirate ships in Luskan to hook them, they will continue to bypass the Strait of Iseville and the Racing Strait between the Asaurus Peninsula and the Nelanthel Islands after a resupply in Ascatra until they reach the port of Karin in Karinsan.
Speaking of Karinshan, I am afraid that there is no more chaotic place in the entire Western Continent than there, and the level of chaos is that even the Middle East of the Blue Star is willing to bow down, and its chaotic historical record can even be traced back to nine thousand years ago.
It has always been a hot, humid land of green for the growth of olive trees and date palms and pastoral grasslands on which people depend, with fragile bent woods, oysters, crabs and edible fish on sandbanks and coastal beaches, and rocks rich in precious stones and rare magical metals.
Because it has such abundant land and minerals, it has been the land of four wars since its birth.
In ancient times, the land was obscured by the great forest of Cortomor, when it was a battlefield for giants and elves.
At that time, the humans were also hiding in the woods, and the dwarves built the Dungeon of Shanata and began to multiply underground.
Until an alien group of elves named Jayne, whose leader Karin led his human and halfling slaves to found the Karlin Empire, they cut down the forests to the south and west of the range, slaughtered or expelled dragons, and then carved a frontier roughly similar to that of Karinshan today.
A thousand years later, an outsider named Manon founded the kingdom of Manon, and the two empires began a full-scale war, known as the ——— Age of Heavenly Fire.
The damage done to the land by the fight was so severe that the elves had to use high-level powerful magic to bind Karin and Manon to the land, and to this day, they continue to wage endless wars between them.
And their direct product is the Karlin Desert.
Eventually, the frustrated humans and dwarves united to overthrow the remaining lords and establish the Karinshan Empire on the ruins of the empire under the leadership of a warrior named Koram, but it was quickly destroyed by an evil human priest and reunited in the name of Karinsan.
And the reason why this history is particularly interesting to Levi is that in the chaotic history of Karinsan's regime change, this country that has shed countless blood was once conquered by a dragon named Verasalisa!
It even reigned for more than a century over the original Karinshan Empire.
However, he was later usurped and killed by a demon who was driven out by humans and established a colony here, but in the end, no one could find the dragon's treasure trove.
When a plague struck, it split into what is now Tesel and three generations of Karinsan.
Human domination in Port Karin reached its peak a thousand years ago during the Shaun dynasty.
However, I don't know if it was because of the conspiracy to slaughter Verashalisa, Karinshan suffered a calamity called the Dragon's Fury in 1018 in the Vale calendar, and once fell into decline and chaos in the frequent change of power, but was overthrown by a slave orc tribe Cipassa's rule, so to this day, it still does not seem to have a fixed ruler.
Ironically, even though the war is still raging, it is still the largest slave trading point and transit point in the entire Western Continent.
The years of war have even made many people there want to be bought.
Even being enslaved is better than being alive or being cannon fodder.
So Levi was going to get a batch of slaves, and if he had extra time, he wouldn't mind looking for the Dragon Emperor's legacy.
After more than 40 years of development, although the total population of Zelandia has exceeded the 300,000 mark, the ratio of men to women is still somewhat unbalanced.
The reason for this is that when homesteaders and displaced people who have migrated from elsewhere arrive at their destinations, women and children often 'disappear' for a variety of reasons during the long and dangerous journeys.
The banner of the 'Dragon Knights' in Minas exacerbated this imbalance, and at the same time caused the surrounding city-states to complain about the continuous loss of young and strong populations.
For example, Minas Stirris's good neighbor, the Silvermoon Federation, is said to have wanted to talk to Levi about it at one point, but was always prevaricated by Fischer and them on the grounds that their lord was sleeping.
Even though the Fischer would alleviate this situation by buying slaves every year, they still couldn't keep up with this gender imbalance.
However, the population of the Northland was not large in the first place, and because of the wave of the 'Great Industrial Age' set off by Levi and them, the small factories that the aristocracy also set up also made manpower a scarce resource for a while, coupled with the 'consumption' of the crew of the Great Voyage Trade, and even the wages of labor and the price of slaves also rose...
Levi couldn't tell for a moment whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
And this chain effect is not something he can control, and what he can do is to try his best to let the people in his city-state at least have a job, and still maintain the hope of being active in life and fighting for it.
This thought was also put behind as the disguised Dreadnought sailed out of port, and the group sat in a row to play sea fishing under the incredulous gaze of Felix and the crew.
However, Levi had never played any sea fishing in his two lives combined, and there was no movement for a while, so he became interested in the itinerary of Kevin's younger generation:
"Why did you suddenly want to go to Candlekeep?"
A few people obviously still looked a little restrained in front of Levi, the 'lord', but Luo Jiali raised her hand slightly and replied:
"First of all, Anna is now a level 16 mage, well, it's not just Anna, several of us are already high-level professionals, but there are still too few inheritances in the Northland, so we are going to Candle Castle to see if we can find a path that is more suitable for us. ”
Speaking of this, strictly speaking, Luo Jiali, who is only 88 years old and still not an adult, stuck out her tongue and said a little playfully:
"And then most importantly, we actually heard from Kevin that you're going to go south, so... Lo Carrie took them to visit Levi... Uncle you. ”
“...... Visit me?" Levi instantly had a question mark on his face.
Behind him seemed to instantly sound the BGM of 'often go home to see', and he became a lonely old man standing in the wind and snow looking forward to his son's return.
"Levi, are you so old?" Even Xia Lanweiluosi, who was still a little nervous on the side, was amused by the moon elf and giggled.
"Oh, that's the wrong word, that's pretty much what it means, since Mom and Dad left, aren't it Daddy Calvin and you who have been the best for Locarrie? I thought I wouldn't be able to see you wake up until I was an adult, and Daddy Calvin was so busy all day..."
Luo Jiali's expression became a little depressed as she spoke.
After all, even if Luo Jiali was sealed by Levi and the others to seal her 'Son of Killing' bloodline, she was still a Moon Elf child whose mental development was too slow.
Where has Xia Lanwei Luosi seen such a cute child, it is like seeing a cute little pet, but because she didn't know how to comfort her for the first time, she didn't seem to be overstepping.
"Don't let her fool you, I fell for this little bastard. Calvin told me that although this child is not an adult, his little bad mind is basket after basket, and the entire Hogg Alchemy Supermarket in Jishui City has been plagued by her, and when he grows up a little, even Calvin can't control it, and he takes a bunch of little children to make trouble in the North all day long, and almost hit Samast headfirst, if he hadn't appeared in time, this guy might have been made into an undead by the Dragon Worship. ”
"Huh?" Xia Lanwei Luosi was suddenly confused by these words, and her eyes widened as she looked at the Moon Elf girl whose cheeks were slightly bulging due to the revelation of the lie.
Luo Jiali suddenly stopped doing it, glared at Levi angrily, and threw the pot back:
"How can Luo Jiali be as bad as Uncle Levi said, this is not what you taught me back then, saying that reading 10,000 books is better than traveling 10,000 miles, traveling 10,000 miles, it is better to know 10,000 people! Luo Jiali is following your teachings!"
Get... Levi was also stunned by this sharp-toothed elf, and was thinking about how to screw back this elf Lori who was in the rebellious period of youth, when he heard an abrupt cough.
"Ahem. ”
"Angus, are you feeling unwell again?" asked Luo Jiali, whose face suddenly turned slightly pale with concern.
Levi's eyes also looked at him, and he saw the rickety figure who was shrouded in a cloak, and couldn't help asking:
"What's wrong with him?"
Luo Jiali was about to speak, but was stopped by the black-robed assassin.
He hesitated for a moment, but finally slowly removed his hood in the eyes of everyone, revealing his countenance, which was much older than that of his companions:
"Your Majesty Levi, I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation, my name is Angus, and I... When I was in Jishui City, I was unfortunately whipped by the soul of the abusive goddess priest... So..."
As Angus calmly spoke, everyone showed a look of forbearance and pity.
They couldn't imagine how terrible and desperate it must have been for a vicious magic that acted directly on the soul and made it constantly forgotten.
I am afraid that it was this kind of soul trauma in the early years that caused Angus's soul to shrink and decay in advance.
Theoretically, with the other party's current level of at least 17 Wanderer Master, a professional of the same age may only look like he is in his early thirties because of his strong physique.
Levi and Fischer looked at each other, and the latter shook his head in the same way.
Saying that this kind of soul trauma, they Zelandia Institute may not be able to recover for the time being.
With such a weakened soul, I'm afraid that even the Lich Transformation Ritual has a high chance of failure to transform.
After all, in the Lich Transformation Ritual, it will inevitably cause damage to one's own soul, and even lose some of its functions, memories and even feelings.
On the contrary, Xia Lanwei Luosi suddenly spoke: "If you don't have any success in Candlefort this trip, you can go to the Pride House in Drawing Water City to find me, and I will let Senas see if there is any way, he... There are some ways to get to the hell of Bato. ”
The eldest lady sold her old housekeeper without saying a word.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but light up.
Bato's Hell is the devil's stronghold.
In the study of the soul, is there anyone more skilled than the devils?
It's just that... At the same time, some questions couldn't help but arise, what kind of person is Xia Lanweiluosi's butler, and can actually communicate with Bato Hell, which ranks second most dangerous in the eyes of the main material world?
"Thank you, Miss Charanvidos, if we don't have a harvest at Candlecastle, we will definitely pay a visit. ”
Luo Jiali's eyes were slightly red, and even Angus, who was on the side, couldn't help but bow and thank him.
After this little episode, the atmosphere couldn't help but be a lot duller.
At this moment, Fischer came up to him and reported:
"Boss, according to the 'Magic Eye' we cast along the way, we have spotted at least seven small ships following us, do you?"
He made a net closing motion.
At the same time, Felix, the captain of the guard, who has been dealing with the sea for several years, also noticed this tracking through his own methods, and couldn't help but cast his eyes on it with concern, hoping that this group of strong men could take action to deter these pirates.
As a result, I heard Levi, who was holding a fishing rod, refuse without looking back:
"There are only a few small miscellaneous fish, let them follow first, and the big fish are still behind. ”
Felix couldn't help but stumble, feeling this master, he really came to fish!