In the evening, Chu Tianjiang arrived at the first temporary foothold.

It was indeed an underground tavern, or rather inn, built in a hole in the ground under a tree stump, with an area of about fifty square meters. There are twenty beds, all of which are cramped single beds, and they are densely packed. It is also possible to set up a hammock, but there are no other travelers in the hotel today, so there is no need to set up a hammock. The owner was an old man who looked almost a hundred years old. He is only responsible for managing the hotel and does not provide services to travelers.

Here, Chu Tianjiang used "money" for the first time.

A coin made of metal, with a cross of the Church on one side and an angelic head of the Empire on the other. Jack gave Chu Tianjiang a bag of such coins for him to spend on the road. According to Jack, outside of the city, there were very few places to spend money, all farms practiced barter, and coins were used only in the towns, and when staying in lodging, they were paid in coins.

Of course, this is just the most basic coin, the equivalent of the previous coin.

On top of this, there was a "gold coin" made of precious metals, banknotes with guaranteed credit by the Empire, and "gold coupons" issued by the Church.

Chu Tianjiang rented a bed with five coins.

In the hotel, you have to pay for everything except the shared toilet. Since most of the travelers brought food, there was no other cost except renting a bed.

The beds were dirty, and there were even some parasites on them that resembled fleas.

Chu Tianjiang didn't ask for anything, he didn't treat this place as a hotel, and he didn't think about getting five-star enjoyment, he just wanted to sleep well here.

Because it was only spring, Chu Tianjiang was the first traveler to come to this hotel after the harsh winter passed.

The boss stewed a pot of soup and took the initiative to invite Chu Tianjiang. After a hard day, being able to eat hot food is obviously a pleasure in this still cold season. Chu Tianjiang did not decline the invitation, and also took out the food brought from the farm, a few pieces of bacon that would be made before the arrival of winter.

As Jack said, the boss's name is Vance and he is an exile.

As a young man, he lived in a town and was sentenced to exile by the Church for violating religious law and having sex with a married woman. He couldn't remember how long he had lived here, but it must have been more than thirty years, since he had been here before Jack's farm was established. There were several vegetable gardens near the hotel, and some crops were planted, and the harvest was enough for him to eat. The income, that is, the room fee paid by the traveler, is mainly used to buy firewood and other daily necessities, which is also enough for his daily expenses. In addition to the bitter cold, the biggest problem is loneliness, especially in winter. Throughout the winter, not a single person came here.

It was precisely because of this that he invited Chu Tianjiang to have dinner together, and talked about a lot of things.

During the conversation, Chu Tianjiang learned something.

In this world, there are two sets of laws, one is the religious law that is common everywhere, and the other is the national law derived from the religious law. In addition, there are two countries on the Old Continent, the Holy Empire, which is entrenched in the east of the continent and controls two-thirds of the land, and the North Wind Country, which is entrenched in the west of the continent and most of its land is in the extreme cold zone. Both nations owe allegiance to the church.

Chu Tianjiang had heard of the North Wind Country for the first time, so he was particularly interested in this country.

Vance's knowledge of the country of the north wind comes mostly from passing travelers. He hadn't been to the country of the north wind, so he didn't know what the country of the north wind was like.

According to Vance, the country of the north wind is an ancient nation that existed before the Holy Empire came into existence, and has been informing the extremely cold regions of the Old World.

About 500 years ago, the first new people of the Holy Empire came to the Old Continent and conquered the "Bayou Country" overnight, and established Sunrise City at the mouth of the river. In the decades that followed, the Holy Empire conquered the other nations of the Old Continent one by one, and only the Kingdom of the North Wind remained.

Despite three wars in a row, the Holy Empire failed to conquer the North Wind and lost a large number of troops. The country of the north wind held its territory, but also suffered heavy losses. Before the Fourth Invasion of the Holy Empire, the Kingdom of the North Wind submitted to the Church and recognized the Holy Empire's suzerainty status as an independent kingdom under the Holy Empire's jurisdiction. Because it is located in an extremely cold land and the environment is extremely harsh, the Holy Empire has tolerated the existence of the North Wind Country. In the hundreds of years that followed, apart from sending priests and priests to the country of the north wind to promote the existence of the Church, there was little contact between the Holy Empire and the country of the north wind, and the two sides were at peace, and no more wars broke out.

Very few people have been to the Land of the North Wind, and even ascetics are reluctant to go to the Extreme Cold.

Through these things, Chu Tianjiang roughly concluded that after the fall of the Shadow Empire, the invaders were not in a hurry to take control of the Old Continent, so the Old Continent fell into war and was divided into several, or even dozens of countries. The war, which lasted for thousands of years, completely erased the traces of the Shadow Empire, and also led to the historical disconnection of human civilization. It wasn't until the advent of the Holy Empire that there were once again historical records and various stories that were passed down.

In this thousand years, there must have been a lot of things that have happened, but not many people know this period of history.

After dinner, Chu Tianjiang went to bed.

It's not very comfortable, but it's much better than spending the night in the wilderness.

Early the next morning, Chu Tianjiang set out on the road.

Do you want to go to the country of the north wind to the west?

"Want to go to the country of the north wind?"

Chu Tianjiang turned his head sideways and found the figure beside him.

"I advise you not to make a decision for a while, at least not until you reach the municipality."

"For what?"

"That's just a rumor, and going to the North Wind Country is equivalent to crossing most of the Old Continent, the distance is more than 10,000 kilometers, and in your current state, it will take several years. Whether this country exists or not, and what it looks like, we don't know what it is, so it's not worth the risk. ”

"It's an adventure to go anywhere now."

"It's just my suggestion."

Chu Tianjiang nodded, didn't say anything more, and the figure didn't bother him anymore, and disappeared automatically.

The weather was indeed warming up rapidly, and by noon, Chu Tianjiang had taken off his animal skin coat. Because the temperature would not be low in the next ten months, Chu Tianjiang threw the animal skin coat on the side of the road. For long journeys, it is necessary to reduce the weight of a few kilograms.

Along the way, Chu Tianjiang was thinking about this issue.

Although he didn't admit it verbally, he had to admit that the figure suggestion was very reasonable. Until you find out what is going on in the country of the North Wind, it's best not to make a hasty decision. The wisest option is to go to Sunrise City, the capital of the Holy Empire, to get a thorough understanding of the country that has ruled the Old World for more than five hundred years. Once you have learned more about this world, it is not too late to explore other places.

It's just that to understand the world is to explore this world world.

In addition, the Holy Empire had a close relationship with the Church and the mysterious Heavenly Realm in the New World, so Sunrise City might not be a good place for the current Chu Tianjiang.

If he can't get enough and strong enough superpowers, Chu Tianjiang going to Sunrise City is equivalent to sending him to death.

Thinking of this question, Chu Tianjiang suddenly understood a truth, that is, no matter what he did, he had to strengthen his strength first. Only when you have enough strength can you do what you want to do. Without strength, whether it is to move to Sunrise City, or to the west to the North Wind Country, it is all in vain.

The question is, how to increase the strength?

Adventure?

Where to explore?

The more he thought about it, the more Chu Tianjiang became, and in the end, he came to the conclusion that he could only take one step at a time, and it was useless to set a long-term goal.

When Chu Tianjiang made this decision, it was already evening.

According to the map given by Jack, the next temporary foothold is not far away, and it will take another half an hour to arrive.

Chu Tianjiang quickened his pace, and when he was about to reach the hotel, he stopped. The sound of horses' hooves came from the road, and it was very urgent.

When Chu Tianjiang was hiding, the four knights came to the vicinity of the temporary foothold, and it was Schneider who took the lead.

Apparently, they were clearing the way for caravans.

Do you still go to a temporary stop?

Seeing those tall horses, Chu Tianjiang gave up this idea. It is indeed a horse, to be precise, a new breed of horse, taller than the horse that Chu Tianjiang knows, and the running speed is also faster, but the endurance is slightly worse, more like a war horse in the Western Middle Ages.

Chu Tianjiang didn't want to meet with Schneider, or didn't want the guards to know that he had left the farm.

You must know that the main reason why Chu Tianjiang left the farm was that the caravan was about to arrive. Because there were saints in the caravan, and Chu Tianjiang didn't know the church, he had to avoid the people in the church. Even if it is inevitable to deal with the church in the future, Chu Tianjiang doesn't want to involve Jack and them. If the church knew that he had superpowers, they would definitely not let him go, nor would they let anyone who had anything to do with him go.

Chu Tianjiang was not afraid of the church, but he just didn't want Jack and them to be harmed.

You can't go to a temporary stop, so you can only spend the night in the wilderness.

Of course, for Chu Tianjiang, spending the night in the wild was not difficult at all. As long as you summon a colorful armor, wrap yourself tightly, and find a random place to spend the night. The night demon has no eyes, and relies on hearing, smell, and touch to perceive the surrounding environment, and may be able to sense heat, but the colorful armor can isolate sounds, smells, and heat radiation, so it will not be detected by the night demon.

Thinking of this, Chu Tianjiang hid behind a rock less than two hundred meters away from the temporary foothold.

Night is coming, and even though the night demons rarely come to such a barren place, the night is very unsafe, and no one knows what kind of demons and monsters will come to the road at night.

After summoning the colorful battle armor, Chu Tianjiang stepped to the ground.

Because he spent the night in the wilderness, Chu Tianjiang did not fall asleep completely, and still remained vigilant in order to deal with the danger that might come at any time.