Chapter 156: The City
Tesser, this ancient and thriving region is located between the two economic centers of Amm and Port Carlin. In terms of land area alone, Tessel has always been one of the largest countries in the continent of Faerun. It has vast expanses of cultivated plains and vast forests.
This ancient and prosperous country has a rich topography and landforms, a subtropical climate, which makes it hot and dry all year round, and the monsoon rains from the ocean, as well as the three great rivers that run through almost the entire Tesser, such as the Is, Aji and Surdasken rivers, make it not lack water.
The Forest of Verdas, the Starswirl Mountains, and the vast plains that stretch from the West Coast to the Steam Lake are the main terrain of the country.
In the great plains of the heart of Tesser, where hard-working farmers and powerful knights are possessed, forests, farms, and pastoral areas are the most common things in the country. The two peninsulas of the Huoyalong Peninsula and the Star Swirl Mountains are embedded in the Sword Sea, turning the surrounding Huoyalong Bay into an inland sea, where warm ocean currents from the tropics form a whirlpool and provide a comfortable home for countless fish and sea creatures, making it both a rich fishing ground and a dangerous place for fish-people.
As such, Tesser is a complex region of many races, inhabited for generations by elven cities and tribes, in addition to the humans and half-elves who inhabit the plains and forest edges, north of the Star Swirl Mountains, from the interior to the Wildas Forest on the Fire Yarm Peninsula.
Because of its superior natural environment, it has been an important area for various races and civilizations to compete for since ancient times. In the era of the Elven Empire tens of thousands of years ago, this place called Tesser was once a large forest ruled by elves. After the Elven Crown War, it has experienced the rule of giants, dragons, and djinns; There was even the rise of the dwarven kingdom in between, but in the end, it was humans who rose up and occupied this rich area.
The original Tesser was a war-torn region where runaway slaves from Kalinshan gathered and eventually established Tesser's original farmstead and town. Before the Red Dragon Tyrant Claudius ruled the area, the situation here was a mysterious one, and the humans and halflings, halflings, and elves joined forces to drive away the monsters that ruled here, but the forest elves were still hostile to the human rulers, because the humans continued to use battle axes, fire, and swords against the forest, and the contradictions between the two sides were almost irreconcilable.
And when the Red Dragon Tyrant ruled here, all the contradictions were suppressed by the Red Dragon Tyrant with absolute violence, the centaur heavy knight wearing heavy armor and holding a longbow, the dragon tooth soldier who was comparable to the dragon and armed to the teeth, and the goblin self-detonating sapper who was proficient in engineering technology, these three powerful family classes of the Red Dragon Tyrant Claudius easily crushed all the rebels and brought lasting peace to this land.
When Dugu Feng and his party crossed the Essavil Strait and the Racing Strait by boat and came to Zazesbo, the capital of Tether, they saw an incomparably prosperous and huge city!
Zazespor is located south of the Star Swirl Mountains, at the mouth of the Surdasken River. Like Baldur's Gate, the city is also a port city built on the mainland's trade routes and river estuary, and has a unique geographical location. However, unlike the relatively short history of Baldur's Gate, the historic Zazespor is the real top city of this era, if nothing else, just to say that the city's permanent population of more than 300,000 is enough to leave Baldur's Gate far behind.
Every first-time traveler arriving in Zazespor will be struck by the sheer size of the city. Standing on the ships entering the port, you can see the silver tide gently lapping against the long coastline, and the gently rising hillsides from the coastline are all densely packed with houses and buildings.
Because the terrain of Zazespor is a gently elevated hillside, it is possible to reach the dense cobweb-like roads of the city through the dense houses and high-rise buildings. Among the countless houses and roads, countless people pass through them, like busy ants or worker bees, which is impressive.
There is no doubt that this is an extremely large city, but also an extremely messy city. In this era of no municipal planning, almost all houses and buildings were built between the sprawling castles, towering temples, towering walls and towers. And this messiness and chaos further deepens the impression of the busy city.
"What a big and busy city!"
Ms. Ville Roland, who came to Zazespor for the first time, couldn't help but sigh, and although Dugufeng was attracted by the different style of this city, she didn't have much surprise because she had seen more huge and magnificent cities.
"Zazespor is the capital of Tesser, and it is also the largest and most populous city here!"
Seeing the surprised look of Lady Villa Roland, the holy maiden Maiden could not help but feel a little proud and happy, although she was a pure and kind girl, but after all, she was still a dragon, and the city belonged to her, at least nominally, all the wealth and population of the city belonged to her. The possession of a great amount of wealth, even if it is only in name, is a great satisfaction and joy for the mind of a dragon.
"Hmph, Zazespor is not bad, but it is still far inferior to the port of Carlin and the city of Rome!"
Looking at this huge city that belonged to her sister, Nilou couldn't help but snort softly, raised her chin, and said with some disdain: "Look at these messy buildings and roads, it's like a child's graffiti, and there is no artistic beauty at all." Even if the city of Rome with my father was as majestic and magnificent? ”
Although Nilou said so arrogantly, everyone didn't pay attention to her criticism.
As soon as Menesarius and Onexia saw the city, their eyes immediately widened, greedily scanning the sailed ships in the harbor and the mountains of goods piled up on the docks, while estimating the wealth of the city with the instinct of the evil dragon, while secretly looking at the ballistas on the city walls and beacon towers and the aura of the mage tower, subconsciously estimating the city's defenses, and how to break through and loot the city faster and better.
"Sister, it's so huge here......"
Onexia muttered while pulling her sister that she had experienced her sister Menesarius's rich basic education in political economy, and she also knew that city + population + trade = huge wealth, so this huge city as a mountain was directly equated with a mountain of gold coins in her eyes.
"Sister, let's sack this place! This vote is worth our ten years of hard work......"
"Stupid Oni, Maiden and Nilou are still around! And, didn't you notice that there were still several dragons in the city? Now there are more legendary powerhouses gathered in this city, but there are more than single digits! ”
"Oh, then let's not grab it for the time being, and then come back when the defense here is relaxed!"
“……”
"Hehe, I'll take Maiden around first, and I'll be sure to find out the bottom here!"
"Well, that's not good, we're sisters! It's not good to take advantage of your sister's feelings like this......"
As evil dragons, we have the courage to draw a line with the hypocritical good dragon, and we must dare to fight against all hypocritical good dragons...... As the saying goes, sisters and sisters are not as amiable as gold coins......"
"Hehe, so to speak, I'm not as amiable to you as gold coins......"
"Ah, it hurts! Pain! Sister, don't hit me, I'm not talking about you......"
While everyone else was admiring the sprawling city with great interest, Menesarius and Onexia had a very secret exchange in a psychic connection.
Dugu Feng glanced at the Black Dragon Sisters who were secretly communicating with interest, and then turned his head to look at Maiden, who was introducing his city with great interest.
"Zazespor is an ancient city, but it's a vibrant city! Ever since my father ruled the city, it has become a city of its own, and both tax and trade restrictions have been kept to a minimum......"
"That's why it's so popular here!"
Ms. Villa Rolland has never been here, but she knows the history of the city. Originally a city built by fugitive slaves, Zazespor has always maintained an atmosphere of freedom, where merchants from the south of Kalinsan and Amm of the north converged and traded freely, bringing great wealth to the city and the mercantile atmosphere of Amm and Karinsan.
When the Red Dragon Tyrant ruled here, he abolished most of the unnecessary taxes and trade restrictions, and completely turned it into a free-trade city, where more than just merchants from all major countries gathered. Thanks to the development of trade, the handicrafts and works of art of the ontology were also highly developed.
The Tasers are known for their ability to make fine furniture, chairs, porcelain and other utensils, and many of the furniture and lacquerware of noble and wealthy families throughout the continent were made by the Tassels. Unions here are more inclined to promote the development of the market than to control it than elsewhere, and are open and tolerant of technological innovation. Therefore, every prosperous merchant here has at least one craft or commendable goods.
However, Zazespor is best known not for the fine vessels produced in the city, but for the mansions of the lords in the heart of the city.
The castle lord's mansion in Maiden was not built on land, but on a huge island in the middle of the Surdasken River.
It was a huge castle made entirely of agate and glass, and the red volcanic agate paved the ground with a thick layer of natural glazed material brought out by the volcanic eruption, with a brilliant halo like agate and flames!