Next, everyone had a nice meal together at a restaurant next to the port. The docks were busy, with merchants large and small keeping an eye on their goods. Workers carry them up and down. There are a lot of goods worth trading. Seal skins, various types of oils, and special crafts made from materials produced here, such as jewelry boxes and chess pieces made from walrus ivory...... A lot of it comes from cetaceans. The Northlanders have a habit of hunting cetaceans. They don't rely on magic or abilities. Just row out in a small boat, and use the whaling javelin to kill a lot of whales, which is very strong.

"What's that?, unicorn horns?" Natasha was curious to see as several "horns" were carefully removed.

"It's not horns, it's teeth. Narwhal's teeth. Martin explained.

"It's not too long, it's only an arm's length. Sage also glanced at it, "If it's long, it's worth a lot." ”

Chewing the vegetables in the soup, although Martin is a carnivore, he also has to sigh that after eating meat for a long time, it will be so refreshing to eat vegetables again.

Sophia ate carefully, taking care to keep what Martin liked to eat for him. Martin soon noticed this, and asked for another vegetable.

"It should be expensive. There's no need to order it. Sophia said. It's been a while since I've been traveling with Martin, but the thrifty habits I've cultivated over the years have not changed. She was also born in a cold place, and knew that it was not easy to grow in that environment, and many things had to be transported from the south. Guess the fruits and vegetables here won't be cheap. In this era, the flow of goods is quite difficult. It's not just because of technical reasons such as poor roads and inefficient vehicles. It's not all because thieves and monsters are rampant, making merchants too dangerous. Also because of the lack of centralization, there are many small countries, and the lords can also open and close cards to collect taxes. If you want commerce and trade to develop, one of the prerequisites is to have centralized power.

"Not really, it's all locally produced. Martin reassured.

Sophia doesn't believe it, thinking that Martin is coaxing her. After all, the place where she was born is also north. And she has been weathered for a long time, and she is not a lady who doesn't know vegetables, rice, oil and salt. But she just said lightly, "Is that so?"

"That's right," said Sage, "there's a warm current coming through the area, bringing heat. Therefore, with accumulated temperature, it is not a problem to grow a lot of fruits and vegetables. Alas, it's a pity that you came at the wrong time, if you came to the right season. Those berries are delicious, and there are plenty of them. Let you eat until you even burp with a fresh fragrance. Why did you come here at the bitterest of the cold?"

Next, Martin explained to him what he was here for. Of course, he was hiding some truths. At the same time, Martin tactfully asked Sage to act with them. Although it seems to be a harmless little fat man. But Martin knew what Sage was capable of. The Starch Spencer sent the druids and there was nothing that could not be fought.

However, Sage resolutely refused.

"That's not going to work, I've lost time. I have to rush back right now. My mentor is working on a common topic with your mentor about this behavior of humpback whales. Also, I'm going to bring back more than just humpback whale information, but other important things. There's already a rush over there. ”

In desperation, Martin could only let go of Sage first. Still, Sage recounted his experiences on the ground, scribbling on Martin's map to make it more detailed and valuable. It kind of helped Martin.

Don't underestimate these, the Starch Spencer sent the druids to pay the most attention to knowledge and information. They are a group of people who are really willing to exchange gold for knowledge. What's more, these experiences are valuable knowledge that Sage gained after eating and sleeping here for a long time, and it is very useful for Martin's party now.

After the group went to the port to bid farewell to Sage, they hurriedly embarked on the journey. Martin, following Sage's experience, bought dogs and dog sleds. After much hesitation, Martin decided to take the horse with him. According to Sage's report. Because of the warm current, horses can still be used here. But be careful not to let the horse carry heavy things, and the horse feed is not easy to find.

Horses are herbivores, and forage, even fine forage, does not provide as much energy as meat, and needs to be compensated for by quantity. That is to say, if you also bring feed, you have to save more places than horse feed to bring dog food.

Space bags are indeed a good thing, but space is limited in the end, and the space bags that Martin carries are not luxurious enough to save space for these bulky goods. And using magic compression, maybe the magic of some worlds can be so convenient, but the magic of this world is not so easy to use, and compression is also possible, but the effect is not very good. Speaking of which, if the portal is convenient, flying magic can be seen everywhere, and the space bag is a lot of goods. I'm afraid the whole world is very different. Society is not what it is now. For example, if communication had been developed and transportation had been easier enough to use portals at will, then the king would have been better able to centralize his royal power rather than decentralize it to the lords as it is now.

Martin eventually decided to take only two horses for Natasha and Sophia. But usually they have to come down and walk to save energy. Natasha is a good rider, and if she is allowed to fight only on foot, it will not work well. The supplies were mainly carried by dog sleds. The dog food that dogs eat is made up of a combination of fish and other frozen meats. Martin had read that salmon roe was carried on a sleigh instead of fish for people who were in a hurry, because dogs would travel much longer to eat such things. They provide more nutrients and calories.

On the way, Martin saw Sophia looking slightly thoughtful, and looked at Martin with a puzzled look from time to time. So I found an opportunity to let the others play forward first, and got together with Sophia to whisper.

"Is there anything going on?" asked Martin.

"I'm just thinking about something, your thing. Ah, no, it's the Starch Spencer who sent the druids. ”

"Oh?" Martin also intrigued. He knew Sophia and believed her, so Sophia knew that Martin was a Starch Spencer druid.

"You are the first Starch Spencer Druid I have come into contact with. And Sage is the second. Neither of you can see how evil you are. But when I used to hear about the Starch Spencer Druids, it was always notorious. I wonder if there was any misunderstanding during this period, why did your reputation become like that? It seems to me that you are a very knowledge-seeking people, a bit like some mages. ”

"Hehe, a long time ago, we had a name for it, called Nature Mage. Then our reputation became stinky, and the mages were very unhappy about it, and over time everyone forgot about it," Martin lamented, "as for why it was ruined. This is a complicated reason. But one of the main reasons is because of the events of the Demon War. ”

"Well, I've heard that Starch Spencer sent the druids to the demons. ”

Martin let out a long sigh. "That's true. But do you want to hear why?"

Sophia nodded.

"You know what? We live in a world where many years ago, the land was infested with creatures as tall as hills to as small as geese, commonly known as terrifying lizards. They rule the world, you and me, and the jackals, tigers, and leopards that grow up sucking," Martin didn't notice Sophia's face flushed as he said this. The ancestors of the creatures were still very small and inconspicuous. Hide in the shadows that those terrifying lizards overlook. ”

"Now, things are very different. Do you know why?"

Sophia thought for a moment, then shook her head vigorously. She had no way of knowing what it was all about. Did some hero change all that? And then she thought it was funny. Listening to what Martin said, then, they didn't even turn on their minds, how could they do that kind of thing?

"This is not taken by power, but by the destiny of heaven! The number of days has changed, the artifact is easier, and the survival of the fittest is a natural principle. Martin replied. "Remember, it's the survival of the fittest, not the survival of the strong. Dominant species are extremely adapted, but also extremely dependent on their current environment. Once the environment changes dramatically, the advantage becomes a disadvantage. And survival is the most suitable for the environment. ”

"Oh, I see, it's like a very successful pedantic tutor in a university who would have behaved badly if he was thrown into a primitive tribe. ”

"Exactly. At that time, during the demon war, the demon disaster came, and the demon clan appeared. Demons change the environment. At that time, the Starch Spencer Druids still admired strongman politics and obeyed the big chief. The big boss at that time thought that the demons would win. In order to adapt to the new environment in the future. So he began to transform his body. But the mind will be affected by the buttocks.,As a result, after the physical transformation, the mind is also close to the side of the demons.,Finally, I decided to defect to the demons.。 As a result, most of the Starch Spencers became the devil's lackeys. ”

The next thing, Martin doesn't say Sophia knows. Just when the demons were at war, they were confronted by a nomadic tide. At that time, there was a great British lord among the nomads, who unified the tribes, recuperated, and then burst out with great power and began to open up a new living space.

The demons and the nomadic tide collide head-on. The power of the nomadic tide is not insignificant, but it is impossible to destroy the demons easily. So the two sides fought and lost both.

The nomadic tide was originally going south to the world of flowers. However, it ran into the demons. However, before that, the Norma Empire had been vigilant. At that time, the Norma Empire was also at its peak. In response to the nomadic tide, an ultra-luxurious army was formed, an unprecedented army of true millions. It seems not uncommon for an army of millions to appear in all kinds of small talk books. But it's very, very rare. There was only one time in the entire continent when the Norma Empire exploded into a million-strong army. And that was supported by the 70 million people of the entire empire, and it relied on the strength of a large number of allies. Previously, when the Norma Empire was strong, it had an army of 300,000, which was already a very powerful army. Of course, the million army is not all elite Norma Legion, but includes a large number of barbarian auxiliary armies, allied forces sent by allied countries, and even dwarves, elves, orcs, etc., have sent many people to participate in it, and it took the final million army to come together.

Originally, this army was going to start a war with the nomadic tide just head-on. As a result, the demons appeared in between...... The nomadic tide was repelled by the demons, and the demons also suffered heavy damage, and the next 700,000 troops - the Norma Empire can burst out of a million troops, and they are not able to let them appear on the same battlefield, many armies maintain law and order throughout the empire, deter other countries that want to take advantage of the fire, and also engage in paving bridges, building roads, escorting, transporting grain, grass, weapons, auxiliary work, etc. It is already an incredible miracle that an army of 700,000 troops has been sent. In short, the army defeated the demons and put an end to the demonic plague.

And the Norma Empire was also greatly damaged by this - so many people ate horses and chewed horses, which the imperial treasury could not bear, plus pensions, economic losses caused by war damage, and so on. The Norma Empire collapsed as a result. Not defeated, but dragged down by financial problems. In short, there was a chain reaction, and finally all places became independent, and the world entered a new chapter. And that's just the impact of a million-strong army for a short period of time.

The current Norma Empire still exists, but its territory has shrunk considerably. As for the army, which now claims to have 100,000 people (because of the lack of salaries and other problems, it is actually not enough personnel), it is already the first power.

And the Starch Bingsey Druids also stinked on the streets.

The team stopped and began a short break, and Martin continued to talk to Sophia.

"On top of that, there's another reason why we're getting notoriety. Martin sighed, "That is, we are too focused on the study of the natural sciences. and ignoring the social sciences. ”

"So, we at Starch Spencer Druid have taken the wrong path of over-using the laws of nature to explain human society. A lot of extreme ideas were generated. Created some guys who are considered crazy by the public. ”

The Starch Spencer was a druid, believing that knowledge is power. They do have a lot of knowledge as well. Then this creates a situation where no one can stop a madman who knows martial arts. Some of the Starch Spencer druids caused a lot of damage.

However, with the development of the level of understanding, we have gradually abandoned the erroneous idea that human society in the past also needed the law of the jungle. On the one hand, the development of social sciences has recognized the differences between human society and nature. On the other hand, with the development of the natural sciences, we are also aware of the errors of the past. ”

"You've been in contact with other druids in the past. Martin asked.

Sophia nodded.

"And have you noticed that they are very worshipful of nature?" asked Martin.

Sophia thought for a moment. Definitely. Naturally, this is the belief of the druids.

But nature is not perfect. Martin said solemnly, saying that some of the things he said were contrary to the other druids. The same is true for the Sdach Spencer druids of the past. But now they have a new understanding.

"For example, there's a black and white bear. They eat bamboo, but their intestines are not long enough to digest it well. They don't have thumbs, but they need to hold bamboo, so they have evolved a wrist bone that resembles a thumb, but that one doesn't work as well as a real thumb. None of us, including humans, are perfect, and many places are used for improvisation. So, if natural selection is not perfect, and we humans can build society and take another path, why go back to the first way?"

"That's one of them. Second, we recognize that when we are intolerant of certain seemingly flawed traits, we lose our last chance to survive when we are in crisis. Populations with genetic diversity are more likely to survive when the environment changes dramatically, and what may seem inconspicuous today may be the hope of tomorrow. Nature is unpredictable. People who think that they should do the right thing for heaven and engage in eugenics and other behaviors in human society. We're laughing at them now: How old are you? Why do you decide what to do right? Try 100 percent of the forecast, what will the weather be like for the next month?"

From the perspective of natural science, we should abandon the erroneous thinking caused by insufficient understanding of natural science in the past...... Hey, you can't fall asleep!" Martin said, shaking Sophia awake. "It's dangerous to fall asleep in the snow!"

"I'm sorry. Sophia apologized. Martin still didn't notice that Sophia's face was flushed like a ripe apple. Because that's hiding behind a mask!

"Because I don't understand the rest of the story, I ......" Sophia felt ashamed, wondering, why did I do this? The last time I felt this way, I was probably forced to strip naked and dance in front of many nobles.

"It's okay, I know it's boring. Martin said as he crushed the ice from his mask. It's cold, and the breath you exhale when you speak will freeze on your mask.

"Speaking of which, I'm curious what happened to those horrible lizards. Sophia awkwardly changed the subject. When Martin said that, she wasn't asleep.

"Actually, they still live in this world, but their appearance is very different. Martin said. "You ate one before. ”

"What?!What are you talking about...... Goose!" Sophia was surprised. She had no idea what it had to do with a terrifying lizard.

"That's right, goose, they're the ones that evolved from the terrifying lizards. So sometimes we use the word goose to describe combat effectiveness. For example: so-and-so warrior combat effectiveness is less than a goose. ”

"Also, though it's called a terrifying lizard. But we've now come to realize that many of them are feathered warm-blooded animals that look like big cooing chickens. Martin continued.

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— huhu, the new year has arrived! Work hard and work hard. I'm still struggling with going to bed sooner or later. And a lot of things don't come down to sleeping late. But I was wrong.

The path of the bow and arrow continues, and nowadays more traditional bows and arrows are played. At first, I just wanted to have fun, and I also wanted to use the thumb to play the traditional bow and arrow. So I bought a wrench, very cheap bamboo arrow, and started with an idle bow. Later, I bought carbon arrows for traditional bows, and now I have upgraded to laminated bows. I even competed in the traditional category.

A while ago, I happened to watch the American animation "Bojack Horseman", and I felt bored at first, but then I couldn't stop and quickly watched three seasons. Pretty good. But this season's "South Park" is really bad.

The comic recently finished chasing "From the Abyss", which has already come out.,That's going to be animated.。 On the surface, the characters are very soft and cute, but they are actually very hard adventure works. The contrast is huge and stimulating. The comic "Targeted Love" with the theme of bows and arrows that I read earlier made me passionate about archery at first. Later, it was purely all kinds of love, all kinds of white learning.

I saw a good web novel "Dungeon Growth Log" before. The three views are correct, and it is a clear stream today - by the way, many people who like to emphasize the three views in a certain forum are very incorrect in their own three views, adhering to the Nazi Three Virtues-style thinking, social Darwinism. And in my novels, you should probably be able to guess that the previous Starch Spencer Druids had such thoughts. Here Martin is not finished, and he has not talked about the social science perspective. But it also marked a change in my attitude towards social Darwinism as my knowledge grew. In fact, the previous setting of the Starch Spencer School Druid also borrowed some elements from Wang Jinkang's science fiction novels. Although I actually think there is something wrong with this person. However, from "Tricolor World" to "Ultimate Explosion", this person's thinking has obviously changed a lot.

Whew. Subject 3 is also progressing smoothly, but I haven't gotten my driver's license yet...... Because I was too lazy to study, it led to this. In fact, it is also a fear of difficulty, but after the actual operation, you will find that it is nothing more than that. It seems that we should learn from this and be more proactive in other things.

In other words, can some people see something from the content of this chapter? Croatian rhapsody is really good, addicted. I also listened to more music, watched more videos, and improved my artistic accomplishment.

On the outfield, it was sealed again...... Decay. Who knows the Administrator? I learned that he liked Zhiqiu's novels.