The southwestern border is the abandoned land of the empire. It borders the Majin Empire to the south, and further west is the vast Sunset Mountains, inhabited by countless indigenous and brutal monsters. And closer to the northwest, is the most ferocious werewolf tribe in the Orc Empire.

On the side of the empire, there are three provinces, but they are the land of bondage. Although the human empire is dominated by humans, human beings are divided into many tribes, and the source of these tribes is the inheritance of the totems of the oldest tribes.

In ancient times, each tribe had its different totems, which also caused differences in customs. The current human race, mainly the Yu tribe, and more than a dozen tribes also occupy some provinces and have strong autonomy.

In the three southwestern provinces, there are mainly Nanhu people, Nanrong people and Nanmiao people. Among them, the strongest are the Nanhu people, who occupy the most prolific Nanzhao Province. The king of the Nanhu people is the hereditary king of Nanzhao in the empire, who can build his own army, appoint himself as an administrator, and collect his own taxes. But all this had to be reported and approved by the Empire, which had to collect six percent of the tax from them.

The Nanrong people occupy most of Cangwu Province, and the king of the Nanrong people is also the emperor of Cangwu, who can build his own army, but cannot appoint himself as an administrator, and half of the tax can be withdrawn. This treatment is much worse than that of King Nanzhao, which is caused by strength.

The Nan Miao people occupy three counties in Cangwu Province and Yunnan Province. The king of Nanmiao, who was only named the Marquis of Southern Xinjiang by the empire, allowed an escort army of 30,000 people. The other counties of Yunyun Province are mostly Yu people.

Most of the three provinces are mixed with various ethnic groups, and there are also many Yu people living in Cangwu Province and Nanzhao Province, and a group army has been formed in these three provinces, which is directly under the Imperial Army Department and named the Southwest Field Group Army, which is responsible for opening up and guarding the three southwestern provinces to the Sunset Mountains, and there is also an unspeakable task, that is, to supervise the three tribes of Hu Rong and Miao in the three provinces.

However, since its formation, the Southwest Field Army has only marched twice to the Sunset Mountains, and both have suffered heavy casualties. Since then, the Southwest Field Army has become a sand mixed with these three provinces, responsible for supervising, guarding and even suppressing the three powerful foreign tribes.

This, combined with rampant Manichaean activity and an even more evil and mysterious cult of the dark gods, resulted in these three provinces being the most chaotic and impoverished places in the empire, but a paradise for criminals.

Criminals who could not get along in other provinces of the empire came here one after another. The wanted warrants issued by the Imperial Ministry of Public Security are just a piece of waste paper here. And to survive here, the most important thing is to be ruthless and valuable.

Nanxiongguan is actually a military town, a small city with a population of 100,000. It is located in the southwesternmost part of Cangwu Province, like a horn stretching out in the depths of the mountains where the sun never sets.

The city had no tall walls, its walls were in tatters, and there were traces of battle everywhere, and in many places, not even blood stains had dried.

A reinforced division was stationed in Nanxiong Pass, which was subordinate to the Southwest Field Army and was the strongest armed within five hundred miles of the vicinity. The division commander is Major General Zheng Jingyun, a master at the peak of the Star Palace.

In front of Nanxiong Pass, there is a wilderness with bushes and thatch more than one person high. About twenty miles further there was a huge swamp, full of mud and poisonous insects.

It's a paradise for hunters and mercenaries. This wilderness and the jungle where the sun never sets ahead are their most tempting battlefields. There is an infinite amount of gold, unexpected and precious medicinal herbs, and magical plants that magicians dream of. Of course, there are also murderous natives and monsters, as well as cunning and ferocious orcs.

Blood is shed every day, but new blood is added every day, and as long as the blood doesn't run out, it's still a paradise for criminals. Outside Nanxiong Pass, there are three gathering places for adventurers, known as the town.

One of the towns is called Laohuai Town, because there is a towering old locust tree around the town. This old locust tree is three trees in a row, two of which are locust trees and one is a camphor tree.

There was a row of crooked houses of various shapes, made of stone, of adobe, and of wood. A street in a town made of small gravel grew several half-dead and half-alive trees, on which hung a string of lanterns, originally red, but turned grayish and white by the wind and rain. On the outskirts of the town, there is a one-meter-high earthen wall made of earth, surrounded by a wooden fence. The wall opened two gaps in the crooked street, and it was considered a city gate.

Laohuai Town is about thirty miles away from Nanxiong Pass, and there is a vast wasteland between the two. This is the closest human settlement to the mountains where the sun never sets. The permanent population is only about 130 households, and most of each household is a single person. But the town is very lively, people come and go, and the dirt that can't be disposed of in many places can be disposed of without hindrance here, and no one will ask for directions.

Moreover, Lao Huai has all five organs. The only two-storey house in the town that is neatly built with stones, looks simple and solemn, and there is a yard of about half an acre paved with bluestone at the door, planted with some flowers and plants, clean and tidy. There is also a bell tower on the roof of the house, on which hangs a pure bronze bell, only a foot in diameter. Every day, the bell is rung three times a day.

This is the church of the Creation Church, and the priest in the church is a little old man with only one eye. He is very serious, always walking back and forth on the only street in Laohuai with a copy of the "Creation Sacred Book", and when he meets people, he will persuade people to come and serve the God of Creation. Everyone called him Father Vienna.

On the opposite side of the church, there is the only house in the town built of wood, which is very elaborate everywhere. The gate of the house is very tall, and there are two stone squats in front of it, which have been carved with a chisel a few times, and it is still impossible to see what kind of magical beast it is. On the top of the gate, the emblem of the empire is hung, and a red flag embroidered with the sun, moon and seven stars flutters in the wind, which is the flag of the empire.

This is the only institution of the imperial state stationed in the town, and there is only one official, who is the mayor of the town, the director of the town security department, and the head of the town tax department. The big man was more than two meters tall, his arms thicker than a human leg, and he squatted down the street, a blind bear. Yes, he called the bear blind.

In addition, there is a butcher shop in the town that only sells pork and beef, not Warcraft meat. The stall owner is also very vicious, with two large scars on his face, and he forcibly split one face into four pieces. He can still see people if he doesn't smile, as long as he smiles, it's even more hideous than a ghost. The people in the town called him Scarlet.

The most imposing buildings in the town are made of mud and stone, and there are many people coming and going. A white-looking guy who always holds two iron eggs in his hand is always wandering outside this yard. He is the owner of this courtyard, surnamed Long, everyone calls him White-faced Dragon, as for what his real name is, no one cares.

It's the only entertainment venue in town. There is a casino inside, and there are a few bewitching women doing the most primitive business. The white-faced dragon also hired two thugs, both of whom were big guys.

The only inn is called "You're Coming", and the shopkeeper is a bald old man, who has a cigarette holder in his mouth day and night, and can smell the smoke on him from a foot away. But the business of his inn is quite good, even if the guests have to get up in the middle of the night to fight mice and cockroaches.

The most surprising thing is that there is also a grocery store in the town, which is not large, but has a complete range of products, from food and clothing to armor and swords for battle. The most satisfying thing is that the armor and swords from the grocery store are all high-quality products. In the words of the boss: this shop only produces high-quality products.

This small shop hung a signboard, but under the invasion of wind and rain, only the plaque remained, and the words on it could no longer be seen clearly. The big guys call this shop a camel shop, because the boss is a camel.

In addition to these well-known shops, there are several steamed bun shops, noodle shops, chariot and horse shops, and even a medical hall and a book shop. The medical hall also took a loud name: Miaoshou Hall, but the business of this medical center was very bleak, and the owner had to set up a shoe and clothing repair stall outside the medical center, and the business was even more popular. was originally the king's husband, but now he has become the king's broken shoes.

On the contrary, the business of the bookstore is very good, and there is a constant stream of people coming in and out, and they are all smiling. The façade of the shop is not large, and there is a bookshelf inside, and there is not a serious book. The owner of the shop is a guy who is so fat that he can barely walk, and when he smiles, he shows two dimples, which makes everyone feel festive when he sees it, but he has an unfestive name, called Li Shiren.