Volume 1, The Source of the Wizard Chapter 10, City of Vermin
Looking at the black bear lying on the side of the road, spitting blood and convulsing, Bing Mengchen roughly understood what was going on.
Another stupid monster who underestimated the power of the train. If Bing Mengchen's guess is correct, wait for a certain keeper's lunch to be added.
The train, which was the work of the Church of Steam and Mechanics, brought a lot of convenience to the people, but it also dealt a blow to the business of the Adventure Guild.
In the past, ordinary people needed to hire adventurers to escort them from one city to another, but now, they only need to stay in a safe iron box for a while to reach their destination safely.
But adventurers don't hate trains or the Tower of Steam and Mechanic, because the Tower of Steam and Mechanic has also invented many things that are conducive to adventure. The metaphor is a magician dedicated to combat.
That's right, the Wizard was invented by the Tower of Steam and Machinery.
Although the name of Steam and the Tower of Machines is not related to magic, the Tower of Steam and Machines is a place that many magicians who do not like to fight yearn for. Where you can use your magical talents to the fullest, not for combat, but for inquiry.
Unlike the Adventurer's Guild's recruitment, the requirements for entering the Steam and Machine Tower are very strict, and it can even be said that only the best mages can enter the Steam and Machine Tower.
In the past 100 years, the power of the Steam and Machine Tower has also grown. Some people even say that there is a god of steam and machines in the Church of Steam and Machines, and that he is the second true god to appear after the Lord of Light.
Woo woo, the train arrived in the afternoon at City of Wimin, a little earlier than expected.
Walking on the streets with a completely different style from the city he had seen, Bing Mengchen couldn't help but be interested.
The bustling streets are lined with all kinds of vendors, and there are even coolly dressed women dancing on the streets, attracting many men to stop and watch.
"Uncle Guo's people look so strange, and why do they still wear collars around their necks?" Walking on the street, Bing Mengchen suddenly pointed in one direction and asked.
Guo Ran looked in the direction Bing Mengchen was pointing, and it was a few people with animal ears and animal tails that were put on their collars.
"That's a subhuman. "Guo Ran has obviously seen it.
"Subhuman?" Ice Mengchen seemed to be impressed.
"That's right, in the western part of the Kira Empire is the Five Nations Alliance, uh, now it's the Four Kingdoms. The east is bordered by the Dark Mountains, the north by ice fields, and the southern part by savannahs. And the subhumans live in the savannah. Guo Ran explained to Bing Mengchen slenderly, "They are aggressive by nature, they have physical abilities that are several times stronger than ours, and they even have strange witchcraft. ”
"Then how did they end up here?" Bing Mengchen looked at the subhumans.
"Judging by their appearance, it is estimated that they were sold as commodities to slave traders by some of the powerful people of the subhumans. Guo Ran touched the stubble on his face.
"Slave traders. For some reason, Bing Mengchen was a little disgusted with the term.
"That's right, Kira, unlike Yan Xi, still retains the slavery system. Not only subhumans, but even humans could be sold as slaves. Guo Ran continued.
"In Kira, some people who could not afford to pay back were sold as slaves by their creditors. And once you become a slave, you can't get rid of the fate of being enslaved for the rest of your life. Even his children were born slaves and belonged to the slave owner. In the case of a slave, the slave owner could decide whether he lived or died without being punished by others, because the slave was the private property of the slave owner. ”
"How can this be?" Bing Mengchen couldn't help but ask.
Guo Ran shrugged his shoulders and didn't answer, but said, "Slavery is only used by Qiluo and those sub-people in the southern steppe. The Lingxi Empire and the other kingdoms of the Four Kingdoms now are resolutely resistant to slavery. And it was Yan Xi who did the best, but Yan Xi was destroyed by Qiluo. ”
Hearing this, Bing Mengchen was obviously silent for a moment, and then he asked, "Why did Qiluo attack Yan Xi?"
Although Bing Mengchen had lost his memory, he could feel that he still had some sense of belonging to Yan Xi.
"You ask me, who do I ask?" Guo Ran suddenly said this, which made Bing Mengchen stunned for a while.
Just then, a steam bus drove slowly through the crowd and finally stopped under a sign on the side of the street. Guo Ran looked at the content on the billboard, pulled Bing Mengchen and got on the steam bus.
"Uncle Guo, aren't we going to kill the Shura Guild?" Bing Mengchen, who felt the bus heading towards the outside of Weimin City, couldn't help but ask.
"That's right, we're going to kill the Shura Guild. Guo Ran replied.
"But aren't we going out of the city now?" asked Bing Mengchen, puzzled.
Hearing this, Guo Ran was happy, "You kid won't think that the Shura Slashing Guild is in the city, right?"
"Isn't it?"
"It is true that other unions may be in the city, but a third-rate union like the Shura union does not have the money to buy a large house in the city as a base. Guo Ran had a sense of nostalgia in his tone.
"Ugh. Bing Mengchen was dumbfounded for a while.
The steam bus stopped at the west gate of Verminster City, and the steam bus usually does not leave the city.
Bing Mengchen, who got out of the car, walked out of the city under the leadership of Guo Ran.
Then Bing Mengchen, who had been walking for nearly an hour, couldn't help but ask, "How long will Uncle Guo go?"
Guo Ran touched his face in embarrassment, "I forgot that Xialiu Village is a little far away from Weimin City, there is probably an hour!"
Bing Mengchen smiled bitterly, is the two-hour journey a bit far?
"Where are you going?" A donkey cart driving behind him stopped beside Guo Ran and Bing Mengchen.
Driving the donkey cart was an old man with gray hair, and his cloudy eyes swept over Guo Ran and Bing Mengchen, who were sitting up.
"Shimoyanagi Village. Guo Ran replied.
"Come on! It just so happens that I'm also from Shimoyanagi Village. The old man said enthusiastically.
"Thank you. Guo Ran climbed into the donkey cart with Bing Mengchen.
"The two of you went to Xialiu Village to find the Shura Guild!" the old man chatted with Guo Ranpan while driving.
"Uncle, how do you know?" asked Guo Ran.
The old man smiled and said, "There is nothing attractive in the village, and I don't want to come to visit relatives even if you look at your clothes."
So, I'm guessing you're here to find the Shura Guild. Isn't that the guess?"
Hearing this, Guo Ran smiled, then looked at a few scattered vegetable leaves on the donkey cart and said, "Uncle, you just returned to the village after selling vegetables?"
"I planted some vegetables in the field and sold them in the city to subsidize my family. The old man said with a smile.
"How was last year's harvest?" asked Guo Ran habitually.