At the edge of a forest, many travelers stopped. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The old man looked at the puzzled young man in front of him and smiled slightly: "I have been here more often, so I am naturally familiar with this area." ”

"Uncle Jetton is the old man in this area. A leader-like man beside him said, with a sigh in his eyes.

"More than 20 years ago, when I was younger, I was going back and forth on this road. The old man, Jetton, shook his head and laughed.

"At that time, the great god of nature had not yet awakened from his slumber, and the trade routes here were not as prosperous as they are now. ”

Hearing this, the surrounding crowd was a little silent, and some people faintly resonated.

"Yes, there wasn't even such a road there, and it was only later that people like us walked a lot and forced a road to open up. Someone said with some memories in his eyes.

"It was a painful memory, and I still remember that my family was so poor that I couldn't even get enough food to feed my parents. One of them sighed.

Hearing these words, the young man was a little puzzled: "Twenty years ago, was there any difference between this place and now?"

Several people around looked at each other and laughed tacitly.

"Twenty years ago, it wasn't like it is now. Someone shook his head and sighed.

The warrior also stood up, looked to the north, and then pointed to the carriages behind him, and said, "In the north, because of the protection of the god of nature, each tribe has a large number of sacrifices to the gods. ”

"The god of nature holds the natural realm of the world, and his sacrifices bear his divine light and the power to communicate with nature. ”

"In the southern city-states, even the best and most fertile land in the lord's manor can produce more than a hundred dou per acre, but here, because of the careful cultivation of priests, even the worst land can produce five hundred dou per mu, which is more than five times that of the south, and this is the difference. ”

"In addition to grain, there is also linen produced from flax grown in the north, all kinds of precious fruits and seeds, as well as the best potions for rituals and a large number of herbs planted. These are things that are precious and scarce in the south, but they are abundant and cheap here. ”

"We ran here once, and we made enough money to squander it for years. At this, the warrior paused.

He stepped aside and pointed to the many pedestrians behind him, who were either alone or dragging their families with their mouths, but most of them were in rags: "The people here are people who can't live in the south, most of them are free people in the territory, because life is difficult, so they take their families north to find tribal acceptance. Along the way, they can also get some food by helping the caravans transport goods. ”

"In the past, when the gods of nature had not yet awakened, there were no such things here, and life was naturally very sad. ”

"And what was there here?" the young man asked again, looking at the ragged men with vegetable faces and some pity in their eyes.

"In the past?" the warrior sneered, and then said, "Some animal skins and local specialties, as well as countless strange ghosts and magical beasts. ”

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, the faces of the surrounding crowd suddenly turned pale.

"Speaking of demonic beasts, a few days ago, in the south, another village was slaughtered by a group of demonized beasts. ”

Jeton sighed and said.

"I don't know if you have noticed, but in recent years, there have been more and more demonic beasts. A few decades ago, news was heard only occasionally, but in recent years, news of a massacre of a village has been heard almost every few months. ”

Everyone was silent for a while, and they didn't speak, just quietly looking at the surrounding scenery.

After some time, some of the people went to another place, where some people were praying.

"What is this doing?" asked some first-time visitors.

The old man looked over there and smiled, "Those are the travelers and merchants who believe in the gods of nature, and every time they come here, they will spontaneously gather by the stream to pray. ”

He paused, then took out a leaf-shaped badge from his bosom and said, "Is there anyone who has come with me to pray?" ”

Seeing this, the people around laughed, and many people got up and went up.

For a long time, countless times in the Northland, these people have more or less come into contact with the god of nature, after realizing the great power of the god of nature, most of them will choose to believe, and those who do not believe in it will also spend a lot of money, begging the sacrifices in the tribe to pray for their blessings.

The people who were originally sitting kept getting up, and looking at the number of people, there were nearly half.

After a while, the people took out their stored rations, ate them with water, and continued on their way.

Towards evening, under the leadership of Old Jetton, the group saw a small town in the distance.

There were several watchtowers outside the town, on which several warriors in rattan armor were guarding, and two of them walked down when they saw the caravans coming one after another.

"Jayton, you're here again this time?" a soldier asked in some surprise when he saw Old Jetton.

On the other side, Old Jetton nodded, a little helpless: "My three children, the eldest son went to the south, I don't know how it is now." The other children also had their own things, but they didn't have time to come. ”

"However, I also brought some of my people over this time and watched the carriage from behind. He paused, then said.

Hearing this, another warrior on the other side smiled and said, "Could it be that your grandson is an adult and plans to bring it over to meet the clansmen?"

Behind him, the young man looked at Old Jetton talking to him in front of him, with some doubt in his eyes.

Seeing this, someone behind him laughed: "Don't be surprised, Old Jeton was originally from the tribe in the north, so he is naturally familiar with them." ”

In other words, in a long period of time, naturally many people from the northern tribe came to settle in the south, after all, before Chen Ming woke up, life in the north was too hard. And after Chen Ming woke up, these people were able to become the first batch of merchants by virtue of their previous relationships.

When some people entered, they found that the scene was suddenly very different from the outside world.

There are many things in the town, every house, every building, all of which are sturdy and beautiful, with a faint light on the outside, and a pale green tree-like badge carved on the top of the house.

This is a building processed by divine arts, from the foundation to the materials, all have the shadow of divine magic, and even after the construction is completed, people will be asked to ask special sacrifices to come forward to bless.

In the town, there are flowers and plants everywhere, as well as large trees, compared with the outside world, the plants here appear very crisp, and at the same time, the arrangement is very neat, there is a sense of planning beauty.

Some of the people in the group who came here for the first time couldn't move their eyes and looked around in a daze.

"Dad, it's so beautiful here. A little boy dressed in shabby clothes looked at his father and said.

Hearing the child say this, his father smiled at him, equally shocked by his surroundings: "This is a place blessed by the gods, of course it will be beautiful." ”

At this time, several warriors also stepped forward, faintly led by a priest in a white robe, and came to these people.

The white-robed priest explained the precautions to them on the spot, and then touched a divine emblem that emitted a faint brilliance, and the magic in his hand moved lightly, and a healing light radiated towards the ragged people, restoring some strength to their tired bodies.

Then, several warriors stepped forward and led them away.

Looking at these people, Old Jeton couldn't help but sigh: "Recently, the number of refugees who have been exiled here has increased a lot." ”

Beside him, the white-robed priest heard this and nodded: "The number of refugees in exile here this year is three times more than in previous years. ”

"So many?" said Old Jetton, startled.

"Yes!" beside him, a warrior sighed, "Now that the town is full, I heard that the Lord Priest intends to expand the town again this year." ”

Hearing what he said, Old Jetton was also a little helpless: "On the way here, I heard that there are several more city-states in the south that are going to war. When the time comes, maybe more people will have to go north. ”

But after waiting for a while, he looked at the number of guards in the town that were several times more numerous than before, and asked with some curiosity: "What's going on here, why is the vigilance suddenly increased so much?"