On the Four Holy Continents, the largest empire is the Zhongtian Empire located in the center of the continent, with a distance of more than 330,000 miles from north to south and more than 50,000 miles from east to west. It is arguably the largest empire in terms of area, but its actual land area is only two-tenths of that number. Because in the territory of Zhongtian, there is the most extensive Mengbei grassland and the Takri desert on the Four Holy Continents, although it belongs to the territory of Zhongtian, but the components in it are noisy and not conducive to rule, it is not an exaggeration to call these two places the country within a country.

Therefore, in a practical sense, the empire with the largest land area is the Qinglong Empire located in the east of the continent, and the second is the Xuanwu Empire, which is located due north and near the Imperial Demon Pass. Coupled with the White Tiger Empire due west and the Vermilion Bird Empire due south, these five empires are the five most powerful empires on the continent.

Among them, the strongest comprehensive strength is the Qinglong Empire, and then the Xuanwu Empire, the Vermilion Bird and the White Tiger can be said to be tied for third, while the Zhongtian Empire, which has the most extensive area, is the weakest among the five empires.

Secondly, there are two independent empires that are Beichen, Shangwu, and Huasheng, of which Beichen and Shangwu have good national strength, but there is still a big distance from Zhongtian, the weakest of the five empires. And the most subordinate Huasheng Empire, its power can be said to be quite low, it can be said that even Mingxi, a subordinate country under Qinglong, is stronger than Huasheng.

In addition to Mingxi, there is also a subject country named Chongwen, which is part of the White Tiger Empire.

Ming Xi and Chongwen are empires that still exist after the first year of the Holy Calendar, but the so-called peace agreement of mankind naturally has various limitations. For a long time after the completion of the Demon Pass, there was still a lot of harmony between the various empires. However, there are some people who are destined to be restless, so because of these restless people doing some restless things, it also leads to the outbreak of civil war among mankind. In the war, Mingxi became the first victim, but although the country was broken and the emperor was captured, in the end, for some reason, Qinglong gave Mingxi a chance to become his own subject country and have a large degree of autonomy.

Subsequently, the White Tiger Empire followed the example of the cat and the tiger, pacified the Chongwen Empire located in its south, and made it a subject country like Mingxi.

The Xuanwu Empire didn't want to have a subject country of its own, but it didn't stand on their side at the right time. There are also his two neighbors, Shangwu and Beichen, the former has a strong folk style and a deep-rooted martial spirit that is not easy to conquer, while the latter has a small land area and often has natural disasters, for such a place, it may lose more after occupying it, which is also the reason why Beichen can stand alone on such a turbulent continent.

As for the reason why the Huasheng Empire was able to exist independently, it was because the Vermilion Bird Empire did not have that mind at all, so the neighboring Huasheng Empire also escaped in that war.

To this day, there is constant friction and wars between these empires on the continent, either you fight me or I fight you, and some wars will occur from time to time. However, no matter how hot the internal fight is, everyone is still on a united front for the problem of the demon race. So this leads to some interesting phenomena: two human forces that have fought each other are likely to meet outside the Demon Pass one day and meet the enemy together, or two human armies that have experienced life and death outside the Demon Pass a few days ago will fight for some interests of the Empire.

Of course, the first scenario is common, and this is due to the operation above, after all, it is possible to increase the combat capability of the troops. In the second case, it is a last resort, and the leaders are not inhumane, they will also think about their subordinates.

Let's introduce the Shangwu Empire, because the training location chosen by the three of Beichenwei is there.

The martial empire, its martial culture has continued since the first lord Feng Zhiwu, they have always believed that force is the master key to solve all problems, they advocate military strength, actively use war to resolve disputes, and believe that killing people is a manifestation of bravery. In the country, there was neither farming, nor work, nor business, but the whole country was subject to a military system in which all the people were soldiers, and sick and deformed babies were thrown into ravines, and the able-bodied began military training at the age of five, and children who could become warriors could choose to enter the academy, while those who could not become warriors were to continue their military training, and they could not be discharged until the age of sixty, except in the case of death or disability. But how many soldiers can really live to be 60 years old and retire? The entire martial empire is like a huge military camp, and the whole people are required to have the spirit of bravery, tenacity, and strict discipline.

And the reason why they chose the Shangwu Empire was precisely because of their martial arts, where strength can prove everything, which is exactly what Lu Jun yearns for. Another very important reason is that the Shangwu Empire is close to the Demon Pass, and they can take their own people to the Demon Pass at any time to practice, because war is always the most training experience, and only by experiencing life and death countless times can they continue to improve their strength.

Of course, there are other reasons that will not be mentioned for the time being.

The night before Beichenwei and the three left, Lu Jun called Wang Zhen to his room, and the two talked all night, chatting a lot.

Although the two of them had many topics, they both tacitly did not talk about parting. Because they know that this topic is undoubtedly very heavy when they talk about it, Lu Jun is fine, but Wang Zhen is still a child after all, if he can't control his emotions, it will be out of control.

Wang Zhen asked Lu Jun a lot of questions, including those he had thought hard about.

Lu Jun only answered selectively, as for those Wang Zhen had thought about, he did not answer, but clearly told Wang Zhen that only he would find the answers to those questions, maybe the process was very long, or maybe the process was very short. But whether it is long or not, only he can comprehend it.

For these, Wang Zhen just nodded stunned, he really wanted to know these answers earlier, only knowing these answers can he be sure how his road should go, but hey, it seems that he can only explore slowly.

This whole night, Lu Jun only asked Wang Zhen two questions, the first one: What is responsibility in your opinion? It is the same question he asked Lu Ce at the beginning, but he got a different answer, Lu Ce bowed his head and was silent, and did not give a definite answer, but he was recognized by Lu Jun. But Wang Zhen gave the answer, and it was also recognized by Lu Jun.

Because his answer is so ingenious: responsibility is a kind of spirit, but also a kind of character.

It can be said that such an answer is tantamount to not answering if it comes from the mouth of an adult, but it is a different story when it comes from the mouth of an eight-year-old child. So in this regard, Lu Jun nodded with satisfaction.

In the end, it's the same question: Can you afford it?

Subsequently, Wang Zhen's answer made Lu Jun appreciate it even more, because in his opinion, there was only one answer, that is, the one that Lu Ce answered at the beginning, and Wang Zhen answered the same one, and even the expressions and reactions of the two answering this question were exactly the same.

Wang Zhen lowered his head, first said three words lightly, "I can't afford it!" Then he exhaled with some relief and continued: "What if I can't afford it?" At this time, Wang Zhen raised his head, stared at Lu Jun's eyes, and said categorically: "What if you can't afford it? If it weren't for believing Wang Zhenhe, Lu Jun would be able to doubt if Lu Ce had said this.

At this time, Wang Zhen and Lu Jun were completely relieved, and finally Lu Jun told Wang Zhen a word, which was what Wang Zhen wanted to know the most, because it was about Lu Ce.

"Xiao Ce is now practicing with his uncle in another place, and with his talent, he will definitely be a powerful martial artist in time, so you must also step up your cultivation in the days to come. The words fell, and Lu Jun walked out of the room, leaving Wang Zhen excited.