Chapter 301: Crossing the River
Can there be refugees in Sibia? Edward was shocked.
In Sibia, where the atmosphere of the church was strong, Edward took it for granted, and he felt that if there was such a presence as refugees in Sibia, the major churches in Sibia would never let go of this excellent opportunity to proselytize.
In the face of great calamity, in need of consolation, the gods should not let it.
However, the facts in his eyes told Edward that he was wrong, that refugees still existed and still existed.
Edward scratched his head in confusion, the atmosphere of the church in Morphisibia was not as good as Edward had imagined?
Edward thought about it, and felt that it was really possible, after all, Edward himself had not been in Sibia for long, and Edward knew about Sibia mostly through books and news in the Shadow Instrument.
To be honest, Edward didn't have a deep understanding of Sibia.
Standing not far from the free clinic tent, Edward looked back at Beatrice beside him, his eyes showed a light of inquiry, as the great doctor who sat in the free clinic some time ago, Edward felt that Beatrice should know something.
"Beatrice, are these 'refugees'?"
Hearing Edward's question, Beatrice remembered for a moment and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, they are from the Kingdom of Emmen, the Land of Rain. ”
"The Kingdom of Emmen?" Edward was slightly stunned, this country Edward knew.
Walking southeast of Nonorila, about three to five days' journey, you will come across a large river with the name of Tangula, which originates from one of the famous peaks of Sibia, Langlanger Mountain.
The Tangula River has given birth to many kingdoms, and the Kingdom of Hario and the Kingdom of Emmen, where Nonorira is located, is one of them, and geographically speaking, the Kingdom of Hario and the Kingdom of Emmen can be said to be across the river - the Kingdom of Emmen is on the opposite bank of the Kingdom of Hario.
Compared to the Kingdom of Hario, where Nonorira is located, the territory of the Kingdom of Emmen is only about half of that of the Kingdom of Hario, and in addition, the Kingdom of Emmen is short of resources due to the perennial rain.
The Kingdom of Emmen is very poor, and in terms of economic level, the annual tax revenue of the entire country of Emmen is estimated to barely reach the annual tax revenue of a moderately rich region on the part of the Kingdom of Hario.
In the "Land of Rain", there are very few sunny days in a year, with an average of less than five sunny days per year for ten years, and it can be said that the entire kingdom of Emmen is a country soaked in water.
What's even worse is that because the land is next to the Tanggula River, the aquatic monsters in the river often attack the Kingdom of Emmen along the waterway.
Edward looked at these puzzles, frowned and asked, "Did they cross the river?" ”
Crossing the river is not an easy task.
The Tanggula River is very wide, and there are dangerous aquatic monsters in the river, it is not easy to cross the Tanggula River safely, as far as Edward knows, the common way to cross the river here in the Kingdom of Hario comes from goblin technology, alchemy airships and alchemy ferries.
The empty boat and the ferry, the tickets for these two means of crossing the river, are not cheap for the ordinary families in the Emmen Kingdom, because the goblin technology ships have unified the price, counting his family of three, three tickets are enough to use up the income of ordinary civilian families in the Emmen Kingdom for more than ten years!
As far as Edward knew, bartering was more popular in the Kingdom of Emmen, where money did not circulate much.
Could it be that this group of people is still the nobles of the Emmen Kingdom?
Edward glanced at the group of refugees again, shook his head and denied his own ideas, not like temperament, these people should be ordinary people.
"Your Majesty, according to them, they came by island turtles."
Edward was stunned for a moment, and looked at Beatrice curiously: "Island turtle? ”
"A well-known 'sage' on the Tanggula River, a wise monster, is said to have a temporary position in the United Church. According to these people who escaped from the Kingdom of Emmen, when they escaped, they were attacked by aquatic monsters, and later they were lucky enough to meet the island turtle and scared off the aquatic monsters, and then the island turtle took them across the river. ”
Adventure? Edward nodded slightly, there are many similar adventures on Sibia's side.
Edward looked up at Beatrice and asked, "Did you say why you escaped?" ”
"In the kingdom of Emmen, there is only a flood. They said that a certain dam might burst, and that it had rained heavily recently, so the villagers discussed it, and most of them escaped. Calculating the time, the group of people who are now receiving medical treatment should be the third group to come to Nonorila. ”
"So, maybe someone else is coming to Nonorira?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Edward glanced at the men and women in the tent who were dressed in the robes of the priests of the Ancient Asian Cult, and after a moment of silence, Edward turned back to Beatrice beside him and instructed, "Let's finish the free clinic later, let Kao and Jenny continue to sit here." Then, Beatrice asks you to go to the city lord later, and ask the city lord to send someone to receive the refugees, and the rules for sheltering the new residents are according to the rules of the city lord. We don't meddle...... Oh, by the way, if there are orphans, take them to the orphanage under the command of our church, we can call the shots. ”
On the Sibian side, the United Church stipulates that, except for orphans, ordinary people who want to join a new town must be inspected, which is the right and responsibility given by the state to the city lord, and the local church cannot overstep its authority at will.
"Okay, Your Majesty."
Beatrice hesitated, thinking of a certain city lord who had become a "vegetative person", secretly glanced at Edward, and after silently reciting two sentences of injustice and debt, Beatrice nodded lightly and responded to the task given to her by Edward.
"Let's go back." Edward took another look at the busy clinic activities, turned his head to Beatrice, and then decided to go back to church.
Because of the refugees, it seems that this free clinic at the city gate cannot be stopped for a while, and since it can't be stopped, Edward naturally does not need to arrange the finishing work of the free clinic.
On the way to the church, Beatrice chatted with Edward again.
Beatrice said with emotion: "Speaking of which, in the circle of the church, the Kingdom of Emmen is quite famous. ”
Edward was intrigued when he heard this, and asked, "Oh? Why is it famous? ”
Speaking of the Kingdom of Emmen, Edward also felt a little strange, in the world of Sibia, which is guarded by the church, the kingdom is often attacked by demonic beasts, which is actually rare.
God loves the world and protects the world, no matter how bad the environment is, as long as there is a true God Church in this town, then it can avoid the trouble of demonic beast attacks.
Ordinary magical beasts with beasts and low intelligence do not dare to attack towns blessed by the gods, this is the "rule".
Edward didn't know when this "rule" was established, but Edward only knew that in the ancient times of Sibia, there were many mad gods who secretly drove monsters to attack towns without the protection of gods in order to expand their faith......
Now, of course, the gods who did such things have fallen - the iron fist of the god of justice and power has sanctioned all these gods, and the fish that escaped quickly have also been judged to be in the camp of the evil gods.
And the evil god ...... The evil gods of Sibia lived a really bitter life, very bitter, and they did not dare to preach in a big way, and there was often news that a certain evil god had fallen because of the exhaustion of faith.
Beatrice looked up at Edward, and said uncertainly, "There is news that the kingdom of Emmen has a lot of people. ”