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Chanda is a wealthy large-scale river port city, which is a transportation hub connecting Middle-earth and Beihai, and has unique geographical advantages.

It is located in the northern part of the continent of Calradia, north of the 'Balt Sacred Mountain', between the 'Polac' and 'Yu' rivers, and on the edge of the Virgian Snow Field.

Chanda is hailed by the traders and civilians as the 'Free Trade City' on the continent of Calradia - because it does not belong to any country, it is a neutral in this war-ridden land like the mercenaries.

Historically, Chanda was originally an ordinary small village, but the founding emperor of the Karad Empire valued the transportation here during the Eastern Expedition, so he built it into an important transportation hub during the five-year Eastern Crusade.

At that time, there were three important large port cities in the Beihai region, namely the imperial cities of the ancient Karad Empire, such as Sagos, Tiha, and Wochand, but the land in Beihai was barren and there was little arable land, most of which were saline-alkali land and dense primeval forests.

Coupled with the influence of the cold and humid monsoon climate of the ocean, the yield of crops is very low, and the annual grain harvest of a farmer is only enough for one person to eat for ten months, so most of the aborigines of the North Sea and the Nords who came from the sea live by fishing, and life is very difficult.

In 1012 Carradia, the reign of Philip I, the 24th Emperor of the Karad Empire, became more powerful and his rule over the North Sea was further strengthened.

The emperor hoped to promote the economic development of the poor and backward coastal areas by vigorously developing the resource-rich Beihai. This would not only alleviate the huge social contradictions caused by the slave revolt at the end of the Kallad Empire, but also further win the support of the lords and nobles.

The mighty King Philip promulgated a number of regulations to encourage the economic development of the North Sea, including the famous "Preferential Terms for the Development of the North Sea", according to which people of any descent could go to the North Sea to reclaim an undeveloped piece of land, and the state provided agricultural tools free of charge.

In the first five years, 40 percent of the tax is collected from peasant households, and after the expiration of the five years, the land is owned by individuals, and 20 percent of the tax is paid to the state, and 10 percent of the value-added taxes and fees are paid year after year according to the extent of land appreciation.

At the same time, merchants who traded in the North Sea region for the first five years only had to pay a sack of wheat or the equivalent of a symbolic tariff, and only collected a 10% tax on profits. In addition, industries with large trade quotas or large population inflows, such as private buildings and mines, can obtain more welfare policies.

The Empire's generous policies attracted a large number of peasants, unemployed vagrants, speculators, and brokers who had lost their land in the war to Beihai to make a living, forming a gold rush to develop Beihai.

At that time, Chanda was only a transportation hub near the wharf, providing basic accommodation and entertainment for passing merchants and travelers. There was only a dilapidated street next to the inn, with a few crumbling stacks of goods and seven or eight nondescript run-down taverns.

However, the influx of a large number of backpackers has brought infinite vitality to [Chanda]. Merchants in the old street of [Chanda] entertainment consumption, free trading, purchase of fresh agricultural products, three to five years later, [Chanda] from an old street into a bustling market town.

The market town was not subordinate to any feudal lord, the inhabitants did not pay taxes and were not subject to jurisdiction, and the merchants traded on an equal footing and got along very happily. The spirit of freedom can be traced back to here.

But in the era of the rise of Dhyana, the gifts belong to those who work hard. Later, I don't know what year it was, a farmer came to Chanda, known as the fine ghost - Arassis.

He is the founder of the Aracis family, Lord of Chanda. The 'fine ghost' Arassis bought a piece of land in the hills east of [Chanda] to grow rapeseed. He plans to squeeze the harvest into oil and sell it at the market for a good price.

It is said that one day, the 'fine ghost' Alassis dug up hard metal while digging an irrigation canal, and when he dug down further, he unearthed a medium-sized gold mine!

Aracis did not dare to make his own decisions, so he dedicated the gold mine to Philip Augustus II, and once again set off a gold mining frenzy, making the humble town of [Chanda] rich overnight.

Philip II was deeply moved, and canonized the 'fine ghost' Aracis as a hereditary count, and established [Chanda] as a neutral city on the map of the empire. The lords had independent dominion and armies in recognition of Arassis' loyalty to the royal family.

The family of Arassis became the lords of Chanda, the family crest was a sixteen-pronged stag, and the family motto was "Generosity creates wealth." ”

As the proverb of the family of Arassis. Aracis and his sons and grandchildren treated their lords like their own children, the lords helped the settlers settle down, the inhabitants of Chanda were inclusive, and many of the unemployed people of Middle-earth rushed to the Zenda Paradise.

The people in the tavern even rumored that anyone who tried their luck at [Zenda] could make a fortune. There is still a proverb that says, 'A beggar from Suno can become a lord when he arrives at Zenda'.

Chanda is the 'dazzling pearl' of the bard's pen, the most beautiful and rich city in the continent of Calradia, who doesn't want to go to Chanda to make a living?

In the years that followed, convenient transportation and gold mines in the mountains brought a steady flow of wealth into Chanda. The city of Chanda is constantly accumulating wealth, post stations, taverns, lords' halls, theaters, and river ports.

【Chanda】A towering city wall was built, the streets became wide and tidy, and a huge inland port was excavated. No one would have imagined that the originally humble post station would become the pearl of the north two hundred years later.

Chanda's dazzling wealth also attracted the attention of outlaws, and on both sides of the 'You River' there were often bold thugs robbing boats bound for Chanda, and these thugs were called water thieves by the people of the time.

The water thieves killed people and oversold the goods, haunted and unstable, and gradually organized a group of water thieves, which was very rampant. The security forces of [Chanda] tried hard, but they also had little effect. So much so that later the water thieves became as famous as the rangers.

In order to ensure the security of the [Chanda] area and maintain normal inland trade, the sheriff of [Chanda] recruited a large number of bounty hunters to come and exterminate the water thieves, and each water thief killed could obtain 10 dinars.

Many impoverished rangers, wandering samurai, and unemployed mercenaries have come to [Chanda] to serve as bounty hunters. They gathered in the tavern to secretly plan operations, and over time, the Tavern became a club for rangers and mercenaries, and the free spirit and sense of faith of [Chanda] were also integrated into the brains of rangers and mercenaries.

The lord even raised funds to establish a bounty hunter school, hired professional combat instructors, and trained a large number of warriors with high martial arts, who became the main armament of [Chanda] and had a common name - 'Free Knights'.

The noble character and demeanor of the 'Freelancers' have earned Chanda the reputation of 'Ranger City'. This makes [Chanda] have two valuable things, comfort and wealth.

And it is these two things that the mercenaries need most, and a variety of mercenaries began to live in the taverns of [Chanda], and the taverns in the city of [Chanda] filled half of the rooms almost every day, because the uniqueness of [Chanda] Da made it the largest mercenary hall on the mainland.

The dazzling light of [Chanda] also attracts everyone on the mainland. Bounty hunters and mercenary leaders have set up their headquarters here, and over time, [Chanda] has become a base for bounty hunters and mercenaries across the continent.

Since then, [Chanda] has become synonymous with mercenaries. Mercenary employers from all over the country sent mercenaries to Chanda, and the mercenary organizations in the city took the order, but they didn't know if Lu Dao would be able to return safely.

To this day, in the entire Karadia continent, there is no war and gunsmoke, and the only place where you can live a peaceful life is the free city [Chanda]. The strength of the mercenaries and the good reputation of the bounty hunters have earned Chanda a position that other towns do not have.

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Historically, Zenda has been able to maintain its neutrality at a price. This starts with the Nords from the Far North Ice and Snow Continent conquering [Sagoth].

On May 2, 1232, Count Araciss, lord of the city of Chanda, made his rounds of his castle after having a fine breakfast as usual.

Under his careful calculations, the wealth of [Chanda] continued to grow, and the idiots who came out of the mercenary guild were still conducting routine training, and all of them were resting and playing so comfortably.

The bounty hunter sat lazily at the corner of the street, waking up from last night's drink, scanning the crowd. The soldiers were napping on the city walls, no different. However, they did not know that a special group of guests had arrived on the northern coast. Their arrival will change the lives of Zen people forever.

At this time, the Chanda people did not know that May 2, 1232 was the day when the Nords in the north officially invaded the continent of Calradia.

The Nords drove keelboats from the beaches on the north shore of the "Ice and Snow Continent" in the north, and jumped over the vast and dangerous "North Sea" to land on the northern coastal continent.

The peaceful life was disrupted all at once. Not only the Zen people, but the entire Karad Empire did not expect that they would be attacked. The city, which was quiet and peaceful yesterday, is today the front line against the Nord invasion. The results are constantly brought by the carrier pigeons.

[Wocheze] fell, the Imperial army lost thousands of soldiers in the Battle of Red Beach, [Cherbek Castle] and [Herusburg] were lost successively, [Tiha] was in a hurry, and finally the Nord army came to the outside of [Sagoth].

Due to the siege of Tiha and Sagoth, the detailed battle situation is not clear to the Earl of Aracis, only that Sir Haraus, whom he had seen before, seems to have led the knights to several victories.

Perhaps this was the end of the barbarian offensive, Count Arassis thought at the time. However, the news that the Imperial Army had been defeated in the Northern Campaign and forced to move the capital almost made him faint.

In this chaotic world, the castle of loose armament but full of wealth is more dangerous than anywhere without the help of others.

After the fall of the original capital of the Karad Empire, the Nords took control of the west bank of the Yu River, including the port town of Tiha, and the plan was to further occupy the east bank of the Yu River. Its first stop is [Chanda], which is built not far from the east coast of the river.

On June 9, 1232, the rumbling drums of war woke the inhabitants of the city of Chanda from their slumber, and on the city walls, panicked soldiers kept running, burning oil and carrying arrows.

The drums stopped, and the Nords slammed their shields rhythmically with their swords and tomahawks, boom, boom, and the entire battlefield was barely silent, except for a few royal guards and veteran warriors delivering orders. At this time, the Nords had already built 6 siege trucks, and the attack could begin at any time.

The arrival of such a large army, but the outposts did not emit beacon fire, all thanks to the highly skilled Nord royal guards. At this time, Count Arassis made a decision that was rare in his life.

Because [Chanda] was plagued by pirates and water thieves all the year round, and there were many war refugees in the city, they did not want to confront the brave Nords, so the ancestors of Count Arassis negotiated peace with the Nords and promised to pay a certain amount of taxes to the Nord King every year to avoid being involved in the war.

A white flag was raised over the walls of Chanda, and Count Arassis brought out of the city with ten carts full of treasures to be paid tribute to the Empire, along with a finely sharp battle axe and a well-crafted suit of armor.

Led by six royal guards, Count Arassis came to the Nord's tent, where several other lord-like men sat beside him, and a man sat in the middle.

His long golden hair was braided over his shoulders, and his sky-blue eyes told him of the majesty of the man. This man is the god of war and leader of the Nords, Gunding Harebrec, son of Odin.

Gonding Harebrix didn't seem to be too interested in the gifts brought by Count Arassis, but the tomahawks and armor he brought seemed to have an appetite for the hero. Although I don't like cowardly opponents, it's a good thing to take a city without blood.

So at the grand and lavish labor banquet held in [Chanda] that night, Gunding Harebrex and Count Arassis signed the "Chanda Contract", so that [Chanda], who maintained a neutral attitude, was spared the baptism of war when the Nords invaded.

According to the contents of the Zenda Contract. The Nords do not attack Chanda and take Chanda under their protection. At the same time, [Chanda] needs to pay 100,000 dinars to the Nord royal family every month as a tribute, which is known as the Chanda tribute gold in history.

The Nords were happy to accept this contract of surrender without a fight, so they bypassed [Chanda] and attacked the nearby [Ismolola Fort] to the north. When they continued to advance eastward, they encountered the obstruction of the Virgians, so there was the famous Battle of the Živa Cheze.

Both the Nords and the Virgians on both sides of the war summoned hundreds of thousands of people from their own homelands overseas, only to fail when the Nord front was stretched too long and domestic supplies could not keep up.

The Vigians also took this opportunity to counterattack in a big way, and because the [Wocheze] near the mouth of the You River was heavily guarded by Nord troops, they finally only captured the [Ismolola Fort] in the north of the middle reaches of the You River, not far from the south of [Chanda].

Since Fort Ismolola is the closest to Chanda, and in order not to make the Vigians feel that they are Nord's lackeys, the Chanda side also pays some protection money to the King of Vigia every year in exchange for its own peace, so as to continue to maintain neutrality.

Although this practice seems to be cowardly, it is a down-to-earth exchange for the freedom and peace of [Chanda]. In addition, due to the contract, [Chanda] can always be helped by both countries in dealing with pirates and pirates.

When Nord and Virgia signed an armistice agreement to demarcate the border along the east bank of the Yu River, they also used [Chanda] as the demarcation point.

As the only neutral town on the entire continent, Chanda also attracts a lot of people from overseas. Since Calradia has been at war for hundreds of years, many people with dreams come here.

If they don't want to join any country on the continent or serve a country for the rest of their lives, they will use Zendha as their base. Some people who wanted to escape the war also moved here.

Many human traffickers also use Chanda as a place to trade. They usually buy prisoners of war from those armies and mercenary groups at a low price, and then sell them to their families at more than three times the price, and they are a bunch of people who make a fortune from war.

For those prisoners of war that no one wanted, they were sold cheaply to the arena as fighters, or they were given jobs to redeem themselves with their own wages. So in any case, as long as the trafficker has someone on hand, he can make money, which is considered a high-paying profession.

Of course, human trafficking is not legal, but if those traffickers are willing to pay high taxes, the government is still happy to accept it, after all, [Chanda] still has to pay "protection money" to two countries every year.

Since the division of the Karad Empire, Count Arasisis, the lord of the Free City of Chanda, in order to protect his territory from war, has paid a tax to the Nord Kingdom and the Virginia Kingdom on time every year, and promised not to participate in the war between the two countries.

Due to the fact that Chanda is located on the main transportation route between the two countries, there are many merchants passing by, and even if he pays two taxes, the Count of Arassis is more than rich. In the business that generations of lords of [Chanda] have been concentrating on, [Chanda] is still the dazzling pearl of the Calradia continent.

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