Chapter 18: The First Night
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The neutral land of Rhea is a narrow corridor on the edge of the southeastern coast of the continent, the coastline of the Sea of Mists to the south, the towering Pandora Mountains to the north, and the endless desert on the other, which is the domain of Bartom, the land of sand. The east-west border of Rhea connects the Farrar Empire and the Neville Federation, and the longest length of the entire Rhea's territory is 780 kilometers, and the widest position is 140 kilometers, with a territorial area of about 60,000 square kilometers.
Of these 60,000 square kilometres, only about four million people live. A small half of these people, about 1.7 million people, are concentrated in the three supercities, of which the capital of knowledge has the largest population, reaching 870,000 permanent residents, the free city is in the middle, with more than 600,000 citizens, and the city of innocence is a paradise for criminals, with an unbelievable population of nearly 300,000.
Among them, the two cities, the free city and the knowledge capital, both take themselves as the core and radiate their own spheres of influence, that is, the development and establishment of subsidiary small and medium-sized cities, which are densely scattered around the metropolis like cobwebs to provide necessary nutrients for the development of the city. The remaining 2.3 million people in the Neutral Lands live in these affiliated cities and their affiliated towns.
For 60,000 square kilometers of land, 4 million inhabitants is a small number, but it is also affected by the situation of the whole Yarra world. For the entire Yala world, on the whole, the territory area is far greater than the population demand, and some scholars have even studied that even if the number of human beings increases tenfold to 1.8 billion people, the maps and resources controlled by the four major forces with human beings as the main body are barely enough, so it is not an exaggeration to describe the Yala world as a vast and sparsely populated world.
While such a low population density has a number of benefits, it also has some drawbacks. The biggest drawback, first of all, of course, is the traffic, due to the sparse population. Often the empty space between the city or the countryside is a large area of wilderness, and people travel between the two cities, and the wilderness is not only inconvenient for supplies. And it takes a lot of time and effort. The second disadvantage is security, there are a large number of beasts and low-level magical beasts inhabited in the wilderness, which bring endless trouble to ordinary people and even low-level professionals, and there are even some thieves who have escaped the two major cities to clean up and hide in the cracks of the city to survive. The security here is not as good as it seems, and valuables often need to be escorted by large troops, but this also brings unlimited business opportunities for mercenaries and adventurers.
The wedding procession departed from the capital of knowledge in the northwest of Rhea to the coastal city of Liberty City in the middle of Rhea, which was about 600 kilometers away, which was a long way. Fortunately, the two metropolises are connected by well-paved roads, which can be easily reached in three or four days if only a few people are on horseback, but for a convoy of horse-drawn carriages. I'm afraid this time will have to be extended to more than ten days.
The convoy left the east gate of the capital of knowledge in the morning, and walked within the shroud of the holy capital all the time, and the road was calm and there were no accidents. When it was dark, the captain of the escort, Erlan, who was in charge of arranging the trip, was very experienced, and just arrived at the outskirts of a small village called Jerboa Village, where a convoy of eighty people spent the night tonight. Of course, the only small hotel in the village was certainly not enough, but after negotiations, the team successfully obtained the right to use a large vacant lot outside the mill on the edge of the village as a temporary campsite.
"It's nice not to have to set up camp yourself. "I saw the members of the escort who were scursing and scolding the members of the convoy who were scurrying and camping not far away. Vivien sat comfortably on the hay on the ground, leaned on Catherine's arms and said in a gloating tone, "It's really the right choice to come out with them, at least we don't have to do all the work." ”
"It's as if we went out together and you helped us when we set up camp. Catherine was carefully helping Vivien tie her short blue hair back into two ponytails. Hearing Vivian's words, she couldn't help but tug at the braid that had been tied to the side: "You lazy person is the most incapable of laughing at them." ”
"Hehe, I'm not well. Vivian did not shy away from talking about her illness at all, and then shook her head with a playful expression and said, "Sister, you will not be cruel enough to let a seriously ill patient work." ”
"Don't move, or don't look for me if you disperse again. Catherine patted Vivien's little head: "You guy, why didn't I see you shouting that you are not in good health and need to eat less when you grabbed food last night." ”
"Patients need nutrition. Vivien raised her arms in a gesture to show off her muscles, "Look, it's because I ate that extra snack last night." I only had the strength to finish the journey today. ”
"It's your horse that makes the whole journey, stupid. Catherine rolled her eyes: "Okay, tie up, I'll beat you up in a mess." ”
"Thank you, big sister. Vivien jumped up and shook her head, and leaned over to Catherine with a heavy kiss on the face: "I like the eldest sister the most." ”
"Well, did I see something I shouldn't have seen?" it happened that Pannis passed by carrying a sheep that had been handled, and immediately covered his eyes with his hands and said, "I don't see anything, don't kill me." ”
"There's no time to hunt you down right now. Catherine glared, stood up and patted the dirt, and pulled Vivien towards the camping site, "Why did you come back with such a thing?"
"Help, Erlan said he couldn't be busy, let me help with the purchase. Pannisa poked Vivian with his horns, but Vivien ran away with a staff: "I think this sheep has the cutest appearance and the most melodious cry, so in order to reward it, I will use him to make dinner." ”
"Why do you say anything that makes people want to kick you so much?" Catherine asked puzzled, "And the most valuable thing is that you haven't been kicked to death until now." ”
"Because I'm a fast runner. Pannis replied as a matter of course: "Otherwise, how do you think my ability to escape came from? It was exercised in the flying kicks of countless people, and this is also a true portrayal of hard work, En, it must be so." ”
"Catherine. Lina came over with a mace: "Here you come." ”
"Wait, what are you doing with the hammer?" Catherine looked at Lina with a headache, "And what kind of image are you?"
Lina didn't know why at this time, she tied her long silver hair into a single ponytail at the back of her head, and the posture of holding the hammer in her hand was very strange, completely like holding a sword, and said indifferently on her face: "I am me, come on." ”
"Really, if you don't stare for a while, you don't know who it will become. Catherine smiled helplessly: "But where to tell me to go, you should always tell me this." ”
"Freya. Lina gestured to the carriage with her eyes, "The illness is improving." ”
"That's really good news. Catherine breathed a sigh of relief: "It's arguably the best news I've heard today, let's go over and talk to her." ”
"Catherine, you don't come to talk to me all day. Freya's voice was still intoxicating: "All day, loneliness and loneliness surrounded me, I raised my head and looked up at the sky through the fifty-centimeter window......"
"What's the matter, didn't you say she's cured?" Catherine whispered to Lina, "Why is this still the case?" ”
"It's just getting better. Lina said lightly: "I didn't say it's all good. ”
The sound of "bang" startled everyone around, and after a closer look, they found that it was Vivian who smashed a cane on the car door: "Give me a good talk." ”
"Ah, it hurts, don't knock me on the head. In the carriage, Freya exclaimed, perhaps with her hands covering her head, but then a confused voice sounded: "No, you can't knock me now." Well, though your shadow has always hung over me, I am still fearless, like a cedar, even in the bleak autumn wind......"
"Bang" was another cane, and Vivien gritted her teeth and said, "Guess I dare to break in and knock you." ”
"Ahhh Freya muttered aggrievedly, "Don't knock me." ”
"Alright, the course is over. Vivien exhaled and stood aside with her staff: "Freya, what the hell are you doing, why haven't you heard from you for two years?" ”
"I'm going to study. Freya's speech finally returned to normal for the time being: "I'm very busy, and I've been out of the Holy Capital, so I can't contact you." ”
"Or do you want to learn spearmanship and mechanics?" asked Catherine, "with the previous master?"
"Yes, that master is very powerful. Freya exclaimed, "The marksmanship is beyond imagination, and the level of mechanics is also exaggerated." ”
"There are still such powerful people in the Holy Capital?" Catherine said in surprise, "And the elder of your family is actually relieved to entrust you to that master?" I can't imagine that the elder would be willing to let you go for so long. ”
"Because that master is very powerful, and my father also respects the master. Freya explained, "So of course I'm relieved. ”
"Well, it doesn't matter. Catherine waved her hand: "I was really shocked to hear your news, tell me about you, when did you actually find a boyfriend? and you actually want to get married?
"Hee-hee. Freya's laughter was full of sweetness: "Actually, we have been engaged since we were very young, but I have never felt love for him. You know what? Love is a fairy who has fallen into the mortal world, and no one knows when it will come, but the moment Wescotto's father came to my father and told me about getting us engaged, I knew that love had come without warning. At that moment, although it was night, I felt a warm and bright ray of sunshine......"
"Bang", another cane.
"Oh, that is, at that moment I suddenly fell in love with him, and so I have today. Freya quickly finished speaking under Vivien's threat. (To be continued.) )