Chapter Twenty-Three: The Cliff City
When Lu Yu and the three of them rode out of Chuanliu City.
I have to talk about the current situation in the world.
What the world now knows is a huge ocean, and there are two huge continents on top of this ocean. The ocean on the edge of the huge continent is dotted with islands, large and small.
And these two continents, let's start with the western continent.
The name of the western continent is Continental Continent. There is now an enclave on the continent, with five kingdoms and principalities between the five kingdoms.
Let's start with the five kingdoms of continental Europe.
Let's start with the two countries in the extreme north and the extreme south of the continent.
The first kingdom is the Coldwind Kingdom in the north of the continent, but the Coldwind Kingdom never calls itself the Coldwind Kingdom, but instead calls itself the Coldwind Tribe. The Coldwind Kingdom was formed by tribes large and small on the snowy mountains of the Northland. And the dwarven city is also in the territory of the cold wind kingdom.
The second kingdom is the Sunset Kingdom in the south of the continent, and the Sunset Kingdom, like the North Wind Kingdom, dislikes the Sunset Kingdom very much, and likes to call itself the Sunset Khanate. The Sunset Kingdom was formed by tribes of nomadic herders and nomads in the desert.
The remaining three kingdoms are located in the center of the continent, squeezed in the center of the continent by the Kingdom of Cold Wind and the Kingdom of the Sunset.
The three countries are:
The Radiant Kingdom, which is located on the west coast of the European continent, is often called the Radiant Cult because it is a theocracy. The Radiant Kingdom is the birthplace of all the priests in this world, and it is also the seat of the Radiant Temple.
Closer to the center of the continent is the United Kingdom of Commerce, a kingdom of merchants. But due to the profit-seeking nature of the merchants, this kingdom is the most chaotic kingdom on the continent. There are many evil aliens living in this country.
And near the east coast of the continent is the Kingdom of Freedom. However, like the Coldwind Tribe and Sunset Khanate before it, the Free Kingdom is often referred to as the Free Federation. And in the Amethyst Forest in the Free Federation, there are alien elves.
Each of these six kingdoms has a land area of about 20 million square kilometers.
Among the three kingdoms in the center of the continent, there is an enclave in the center of the European continent. And on top of this enclave is the largest city on the European continent.
Mall, mall is the abbreviation of commercial city, as for why the abbreviation of commercial city is used, it is unknown. The mall has the most developed commercial activities in continental Europe. And the owner of this enclave is the Great Qin Empire. As for why there is an enclave, it is entirely because of the compensation for the land reparations made by the fiasco of the Western continent in the last decisive battle between the East and West Continents.
Our protagonist is in the Free Federation near the east coast of the continent.
This country is due to the fact that after the last decisive battle between East and West, the lords of the east of the continent formed a federation to defend against these kingdoms in the face of the cold wind tribes in the north, the sunset khanate in the south, and the glorious cult in the west.
Since they are all kingdoms made up of lords, there are no fixed laws in the Federation, and even if you break the law in this city, no one will come to arrest you in a nearby second city. If there is a conflict between the lords of the two cities, then it is possible that you will still be able to get a good reward from the rival lord.
Riverwater is located east of the Free Federation, near the east coast of continental Europe.
And Lu Yu's target this time is in Cliff City. Cliff City is located in the western part of the Free Federation, near the borders of the Cult of Radiance. And Roger's hometown is there, and Roger's mercenary group also started there.
On his way to Cliff City, Roger had to find the homes of twenty-eight of his companions. And in Cliff City, there are the homes of six other companions.
Time flies.
Three months have passed in a blink of an eye.
On the western border of the Free Federation, there are two huge and towering mountains, behind which a huge city is built in a canyon with steep and wet cliffs up to a kilometer high. The city that sits between two mountain peaks and backs to a cliff is Cliff City.
Since Cliff City is located on the border of the Freedom Alliance and the Radiant Cult, the business of Cliff City is particularly developed, and the special development of commerce means that the floating population in this city is very large.
And just today, there were three dusty strangers in Cliff City, and these three people knew at a glance that they had been on the road for a long time, so that the cloaks on the three were already worn out, and from the three panting horses and the worn horseshoes of the three horses, it was clear that these three men had been on the road for at least two or three months.
For the three strangers, the soldiers at the city gate did not even check it, but just instructed that they could not ride horses in the city. And he let the three of them into the city. For them, hundreds of strangers come to Cliff City every day, if everyone checks it out, then don't rest today, just check it out with peace of mind!
As the three of them led the horses into Cliff City, they quickly found a clean and tidy hotel called Honey and Bread and moved in.
For Ed, the owner of Honey & Bread, today is no different from the days before, his family has been running Honey & Bread for 500 years, and during these 500 years, his ancestors have continued to expand the size of the inn, and some ancestors have caused the inn's business to plummet. And when he was born here, it means that he can only deal with hotels for the rest of his life, and he will live in this hotel for the rest of his life. I can only inherit the will of my ancestors and continue to run this inn.
And when Ed finished telling his men what to do.
A person sat behind the counter and counted the accounts of this month, although this account Ed had calculated dozens of times a day this month, but Ed still counted the familiar accounts as always, to consume time.
With the jingle of wind chimes above the door of the inn. Ed also turned his gaze to the door of the hotel.
After entering the inn with three cloaks. The first one lifted the hat of the tattered cloak.
As the hat was lifted, Ed found that the person who took the lead was a Daqin person, for Ed, because he was a hotel, he often came into contact with all kinds of people, and for the Daqin people, Ed was certainly no stranger.
Due to the slight difference in the aesthetics of the Eastern and Western Continents, Edk knew that the Great Qin people who took the lead were at least ordinary to other Great Qin people, but the extra smile on his face brought a trace of evil to that face, which made it unforgettable after seeing it.
The next two were tall and majestic, at least two meters tall, standing inside the hotel like a wall. The width of the arms was at least the width of Ed's thighs. The whole body exudes this strong masculine atmosphere. But the man had a gloomy expression on his face. Although the man was very tall, he could be seen to be haggard.
The other person, although he lifted the hat of the cloak, there was another close-fitting cloak under the hat. And Ed's eyes are also very good, seeing the face under the cloak and hat that can make all the noblewomen in the continent crazy. But that face was very pale for some reason. And the eyes under the hood also have a chilling look from time to time.
For these three people, Ed saw that the Great Qin man in front of him was the leader of the three people, and the three of them all carried this weapon, and judging from the breath of the three people, they were definitely not adventurers, although the adventurers would also experience a lot of killing, but obviously there was no horror of the murderous aura of the three people in front of them.
"Boss, come to three rooms and have a table of dishes, no matter what it is, as long as it can be eaten, go up and talk about it first! We're starving! ”
The Great Qin people before the three of them spoke and heard the man's words. Ed hurriedly asked people to prepare food, and by the way, he asked someone to go up and clean up the room.
The three of them quickly found a table in the hotel, and when the food was served, the three of them immediately devoured it.
"Lu, you snatched my flesh again."
"Haha, the first strike is stronger, and the second strike suffers. Jackal, you bastard snatched my steak again. ”
"You didn't say that. The first strike is stronger, and the second strike suffers. I'll let you experience it with facts. ”
"Okay, then I'm welcome, give me your chicken leg too!"
These three people are the three of Lu Yu.
Since the three of them galloped out of Chuanliu City, the three of them have experienced a lot.
There are robbers who have been robbed, and the weaker one is to come to Lu Yu and the three to increase their combat experience, and the strong Lu Yu and the three can only run away.
I have encountered a lot of magical beasts, and I have also encountered a lot of alien races. Some helped the caravan out of danger on the way, and some were chased and killed by the lord's army all over the city.
The three-month experience has made Lu Yu's experience increase a lot. I also have a specific understanding of the other world. Although he had lived in Riverflow City for more than a year, Lu Yu had become much more stable when he arrived at the blacksmith shop, except for the hard work of the first few months, so he didn't realize how cruel, bloody, and barbaric this world was.
Although various things happened in the past three months, the settling-in money that Roger wanted to send to the twenty-eight deceased companions was also sent to the families of the deceased companions.
But it was the settling-in allowance sent to the families of the twenty-eight people who died that Lu Yu's heart was greatly stimulated. In these three months, for Lu Yu, the stimulation of the mind is far higher than the fatigue of the body.
Roger took Lu Yu and the two to find the home of the first member of the group. The member's home was in a village outside the city, and when Roger searched for a moment, he found the member's home in a dilapidated house in the corner of the village.
When he saw Roger's arrival, he didn't see his own child. The elderly parents of the group member's family wept. And Roger could only stand in the courtyard with his head bowed with a guilty face. And Lu Yu obviously didn't like the current scene, but Lu Yu still insisted on staying in the courtyard. The jackal, however, walked out of the house early.
For the two old men, they were already ready to take Roger's words. They just cried quietly about this. If he yelled at Roger angrily, or even beat Roger, Roger might feel better, but the two old men just cried quietly.
After Roger gave the ten gold coins of the settling-in fee to the two old men, Roger also walked out of the courtyard. Although Roger wanted to give more, the two old men did not accept it.
And Lu Yu also learned from Roger that these two old men have three children, and Roger's team member is the eldest in the family, and he joined Roger's mercenary group because of the poverty of his family, one is to make money for his younger brothers and sisters and repair the dilapidated house in the family, and the other is to save the family a young man's food.
Lu Yu was deeply shocked by the scene he saw that day, although it was not the first time Lu Yu had heard of this kind of thing. But it was the first time Lu Yu had seen this kind of scene with his own eyes. Human lives in the other world are so worthless, and only ten gold coins are enough to buy a human life. Ten gold coins is only 100,000 yuan in modern society. Just 100,000 yuan can sell a human life. This 100,000 yuan is enough to do something, just TMD 100,000 yuan is enough to buy a fart. But in this cruel other world, 100,000 yuan is enough to buy a human life, and it is enough for a family to lose a loved one forever.
This was the case in the homes of the twenty-seven people who followed, and the families of the twenty-seven were just crying quietly. They did not insult, they did not beat, but after weeping quietly, they accepted the ten gold coins from Roger's hand. For Roger, what they did was sadder than killing him.
Among the twenty-seven men, there were parents in the family, and there were wives and daughters in the family.
Their parents are waiting for their son to return, their wives are waiting for their husband to come home, and their children are waiting for their father to appear.
But they waited only for Roger's desperate words.
They could only cry quietly, then wipe away their tears and get the settling-in money that their relatives had exchanged for their lives. And then live bravely. Because there are already people who have paid with their lives to keep themselves alive.
And what Lu Yu saw and heard in the twenty-eight people's homes made Lu Yu's heart suppress it all the time. Although he encountered many robbers on the road, the depression in Lu Yu's heart was released a little. But Lu Yu's heart is still very heavy.
It was also in these three months that Lu Yu understood how fragile life was.
In the past three months, Lu Yu has lost the joy that he had crossed over at the beginning, and at least some of his anger towards the cruel world.
Lu Yu now wants to say it to the world!
I'll fuck you, you damn world!