Naboland is located in the northeast of the East Continent is a coastal power, bordering the countries from northwest to south are Geeland, Dulong, Herilandi and Sambiland, the capital of the country is called the Holy City, located in the south-central region of Nabolland, located in the largest river in the territory - the Holy River, the state religion of Naboland is the Lizard God Cult.

Although Naboland is nominally the third largest country, its land productivity is quite low, and agriculture lags far behind other countries. However, the country has a very large army, the largest number of soldiers of any country in the Eastern Continent, and due to the high demand for weapons, the territory is full of depleted mines.

Like most countries in the Eastern Continent, almost all of the people engaged in the manufacture of weapons here were slaves, and both slaves and civilians were engaged in agricultural production. But since the army made up seventy percent of the population, and the civilians and slaves together did not make up thirty percent of the population, not only agriculture, but also the handicrafts and manufacturing of Napoleand lagged far behind the rest of the country. They have long been engaged in brutal warfare, and their main income comes from expansion and plunder.

The people of Naborland believed that there was only one god in the world, and that was the god of mercy, the lizard god. All the pagans and atheists who did not recognize the lizard god as the only god were blasphemous sinners who forced the remnants of the defeated country to convert to the lizard god religion or else slaughter the city. In fact, before the founding of Nabolland, there was no historical record of the Lizard God Cult in the Eastern Continent, but since its founder ordered his subjects to believe in the Lizard God Cult in order to unite the people, until today, for 135 years, the people of Naboland have always believed in this merciful god who suddenly broke into the civilization of the Eastern Continent.

The nobles of Naborand claim to be the messengers of the lizard god and rule the world on behalf of the lizard god, and their army is called the "army of the lizard god", which is the representative of the power of the lizard god, and the duty of the army is to purge all sinners who are disrespectful to the lizard god in order to maintain their "noble faith". Therefore, in the territory of Naborand, the soldiers enjoyed a very high status, and even had the right to rape, kill, loot and burn. It is not difficult to understand why the number of soldiers in this country is as high as 70 percent of the population, because they are the most loyal believers in the God of Mercy, enjoying privileges over ordinary civilians, and everyone is eager to go to them.

"Hey, get up, get up......"

The iron rails of the cage were pounded with a loud bang, and the cacophony of metal finally woke up the man who was curled up in the corner and did not sleep well. Karma reluctantly opened her light brown eyes, brushed her messy short reddish-brown hair with her hands, and was stunned for a while, before she finally remembered her situation, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Kama is eighteen years old and lives in a small village in the upper reaches of the Holy River, not too far from the capital of the country, the Holy City. Her family was all ordinary paupers in Naborland, and of course members of the Cult of the Lizard. For the sake of war, the state had to raise a large population in order to expand its military power, so in Naborland, females were considered marriageable from the age of thirteen, and it was their religious duty to have children. Although not mandatory, most poor people let their female children marry and have children as early as possible, which can save a lot of food for the family. After all, the growth rate of the army in this country has long been much higher than the growth rate of food, and the civilian population is gradually crushed by the great cause of "fighting for the Motherland". It is no longer hard work that gives people food and clothing, but a more secure state apparatus. In order to get a better life, the family is looking forward to having a male child, so that they can join the army and seek more survival privileges for the family. Conversely, the female child becomes a worthless burden. As a result, there is a very serious gender disparity in Nabolland.

Kama is eighteen years old and still unmarried and has children, which is very rare in Naborland. In fact, it's not that no one wants to marry her, and it's not because she is disgusted with marriage itself, it's just that she is a little resistant to the traditional values of her hometown.

In Naborland, females have a very low status, almost indistinguishable from livestock, and are only tools for fertility and labor. In poor households, it is usually the males and their children who live in better houses, while the females live in separate rooms with the livestock. Not only do they have no property, but they are also not eligible to inherit it, thus creating a tradition that females have to depend on males for their livelihood. The male commoners of Napoleland were basically worshipping the gods and enslaving their wives, they were poor and lazy, and they did not pay any labor for the family except for the house and the land they inherited from their fathers because of their gender advantage, and not only could not afford to support the family, but would marry many wives and come back to work, so that all the wives would provide for him. Wives give birth to children, do household chores, farm the fields, and tend to livestock...... As in any other impoverished society with disparities in gender status, incompetent males can only increase their sense of superiority by enslaving females. In fact, they are of little use other than to impregnate females, and Karma simply can't like such a Naboland male.

But the most terrible thing about Naborland is that the first night of the female wedding must be presented to the lizard god in the presence of the faithful, that is, in full view of everyone, without any dignity at all. Because, according to the teachings of the Cult of the Lizard, all children born to the marriage of a female in Naboland must follow the Cult of the Lizard. So, in order to show loyalty to the lizard god, the first night of the female wedding can only be dedicated to the great lizard god, after which it is the husband's turn. However, no one knows exactly where the so-called "lizard god" is. Therefore, it was carried out by the nobles of Naborand, the incarnation of the lizard god in the world, or the messenger of the lizard god. Normally, the first wedding night of the noble females in the Holy City is dedicated to the king of Naborland. And in the remote mountains, those female commoners who are far away from the residences of the nobility can only dedicate their first wedding night to the lizard.

No matter how ridiculous it may seem to outsiders, this is their law, it is their tradition, and people have long been accustomed to it. No one dared to disobey this doctrine, for the Overseers were everywhere, perhaps their blood relatives, perhaps their neighbors, or perhaps just passers-by...... After all, this stupid dogma has long been ingrained in the hearts of the people and has always dominated people's morality. In order to show their loyalty to the lizard god, people report each other in order to gain honor and reward—after death, they will be promoted to the lizard's attendants—and receive the heavenly land and a hundred beauties bestowed by the lizard god. Then, the "army of the lizard gods" will descend to punish those who betray on behalf of the lizard gods. In short, the consequences of disobedience are very serious burning at the stake - burning in public.

In the eyes of the villagers, Kama has been a rebellious child since he was a child, and he is not likable. She is not as quiet and obedient as other females, and when others go to worship God, she secretly runs to climb trees to pick fruits, go down to the river to catch fish, and chase rainbows...... For her, the so-called god of mercy was no more attractive than the rugged natural landscape.

That day, Karma just wanted to sneak out through the window, but was caught by her mother.

"Where are you going?" said the mother, angry.

"I just want to breathe......"

"Don't go! Climb trees and fish all day long, what kind of body can become? Females must be gentle and obedient in order to gain the favor of males. Stay at home until the afternoon when the bridegroom comes to get married. ”

"I don't want to marry someone who is ignorant and doesn't want to make progress. Kama flatly refused. In fact, deep down, all she longed for was love and respect, but she also knew that this was not something that any stubborn and ignorant person could give, so she simply refused to marry and made up her mind to run away from here no matter what.

"Your brother has long joined the army to serve the country and win glory for your father and brother, only you are still here to shame your family, and you don't hurry up to marry at such an old age, don't you feel ashamed at all? Now that someone is willing to marry you, you have to thank the lizard god, this is all the blessing brought by the lizard god. ”

"I just want to live my life on my own terms, and I don't kill people and set fires, what's there to be ashamed of?"

"A female of your age in the village has already given birth to several children. Do you know how the people in the village laugh at our family behind our backs? As your mother, I can't even look up when I go out. ”

"Is your face more important than my happiness?"

"How can you be so selfish? As a female, isn't it a matter of course to marry and have children? At least think about it from the perspective of your father and brother, otherwise how can you let them gain a foothold in the village? I really shouldn't have given birth to a child like you!"

"If you think I'm humiliated, why are you stopping me? Wouldn't it be nice to let me get out of here forever?"

"No, you are not allowed to go anywhere, you must get married today, I am here for your good. Seeing Kama's tough attitude, her mother had to hold back her anger and continue to persuade her. "You can do what others do, this is our tradition, you don't do something deviant, let others look down on our family. ”

"Is this your happiness when people do what they do?" asked Kama rhetorically, "Isn't there no other meaning in life than reproduction?"

"If everybody does it, that's the right thing to do, and that's in line with our traditions. Happiness or something, after getting married and having children, there will naturally be ......"

"Hmph, what a tradition, it's just some rotten contagious mental illness. ”

Looking at such a mother, Kama couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness, and wanted to cry without tears. The most complicated and tiring relationship in the world is probably this kind of family relationship based on blood, right? It always has all kinds of "legitimate" reasons to restrict a person's freedom, which makes people upset but cannot get rid of it, and one "tradition" of the elders can often override all the "rebellion" of the younger ones. Females who have grown up in this hopelessly conservative culture have already subconsciously planted the factor of flattery and discrimination against the opposite sex, and they are often willing to fall into the trap and oppress other people of the same sex who are more vulnerable than themselves, sometimes even their own children.

Kama's mother, a female who had been mutilated by bad cultural practices, was incredibly ignorant in persuading her younger generations to follow in her footsteps and pass on this misfortune despite her own misfortune.

Despite Kama's anger, she was unable to escape the fate of her marriage that day, because her mother and father and brother who were blocking her from hearing the news forcibly locked her in her room and nailed the window until the groom came to the door. They ignore her feelings and wishes, let alone her happiness, and are paranoid that she should follow the traditional mode of life pursued by the public, where marrying and having children is an act of allegiance to the lizard god and her only value in life.

In order to rebel against this unanticipated marriage, Karma used a knife to cut off all of her long reddish-brown hair in front of the groom, turning it into a messy short haircut. This made the bridegroom feel humiliated and angry. So, the groom, along with his former wives, tied up Kama and dragged her out for public display, so that the whole village would know that she was disrespectful to the lizard god. After all, in Naborland, females do not have the right to choose their own way of life, they are only the private property of their husbands, and even they must dress to their husband's liking. Rebelling against males and marriages is equivalent to refusing to increase the number of followers for the lizard god, which is a felony. The country's traditional culture gave them the power to oppress females, which they had long taken for granted, so Kama was eventually tied to a dry pyre, and the villagers sentenced her to death on behalf of the lizard god.

"Burn that morally depraved thing!"

"Burn her, burn her......"

The villagers who watched the burning at the stake were indignantly scolded, and the familiar, numb and cowardly faces of the past had become so hideous at this time. Her father and brother also had a righteous look of killing their relatives and showed no mercy. How sick and wretched the wretched creatures longed to see the misfortunes of others, perhaps only in this way could they gain a pitiful sense of superiority in their miserable lives.

Kama didn't defend herself, because she knew in her heart that if there was only one normal person in a group of madmen, then the madmen would inevitably treat the only normal person as an abnormal person, and then reject the blow. If only death can be free, then she would rather die. But if she hadn't died, she would have escaped from this camp for madmen...... Karma swore secretly in her heart.

Outside the village, by the holy river, the villagers built a platform with dry firewood, and Kama was tied to a log and placed on a high pyre. For some reason, she couldn't shed a single tear. Looking up at the sky, suddenly the wind rose, and then the clouds were thick, and it was obviously cloudy, but the sun stubbornly pierced through the thick clouds and shot a bright light. The firewood on the bank of the river had just been lit, and a few of them were blown down by a strong gust of wind, and the turbulent river continued to wash away those firewoods, and then dragged more firewood into the river, and the fire soon lost its balance, and Xingtai collapsed. In that way, Kama, who was tied to a dry pyre, fell into the river along with the fire and was washed downstream by the river.