Chapter 32: The Devil and the Land, the Fog and the Mountain
Everyone heard a slow voice behind them, and they all followed the reputation, but they saw Niu Er slowly standing up from the table and walking straight to the leading sergeant.
The sergeant stared at Niu Er vigilantly, and was about to ask questions, but saw Niu Er picking up the hem of his clothes, the sergeant was stunned, as if he was stunned, Niu Er grabbed him, and said a few words in the local language, but the sergeant even forgot to collect the blade, so he obediently followed Niu Er to the door of the inn.
In the inn, a group of sergeants and everyone faced each other, but they all hesitated. In a few moments, the sergeant pushed the door open and said a few words to the sergeants, and all the sergeants, along with the two locals, quickly withdrew, much to the confusion of the crowd. When the sergeants had dispersed, Niu Er came in slowly, and when he entered the door, he didn't forget to bow in the direction where the sergeants had withdrawn and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, let's go." ”
Guo Xinzhu stepped forward and asked, "What the hell is going on, how did you get them to evacuate?"
Niu Er smiled and said: "The gentleman convinces people with virtue, and he is moved by affection, knows reason, and admires and walks on his own." Guo Xinzhu shuddered at him and shouted: "You kid don't drag the text, when we are three-year-olds, hurry up and tell the truth." ”
Niu Er covered his head, "Oops" and called: "The gentleman doesn't move his mouth, and he hurts me!" Guo Xinzhu clenched his fist and said: "If you don't say it, it will be doubly painful." Niu Er hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, I will come here." ”
As he spoke, Niu Er took out a golden brand from his waist, which was somewhat similar to the famous brand that Xue Xing had just taken, but it was a little different. Niu Er explained that his lifelong goal was to preach on the scriptures, so he continued to travel all over the world. This sign was obtained when he traveled to the mainland of Kanchanaburi. Soon after he came to the Nambi continent, he met a prince and nobleman in the Belen Kingdom in the north of Nwaraburi, and this nobleman worshiped Niu Er's economy, so he gave Niu Er this gold medal, saying that if he encountered any difficulties in the Nchanaburi continent, this gold medal could help him. Niu Er was just talking big at first, but today when the matter was urgent, he was lucky enough to give it a try, but he didn't expect it to really work. And he took the sergeant outside, and did not say anything, but took off the gold medal to show the sergeant, and the sergeant looked at it carefully, and quickly returned the gold medal to himself. The sergeant didn't say much, but went away with his men.
Guo Xinzhu looked at Niu Er left and right, Niu Er looked like he didn't care, and Guo Xinzhu said: "Whether what you say is true or not, sooner or later you will always know." But why did those people find us?" Xue Xing next to him hurriedly came up and said, "King Bamboo, I didn't handle this matter well. Saying that, Xue Xing told the reason.
It turned out that this matter had to start from the creation day of the Shuangbizhou Continent. Legend has it that the Shuangbizhou Continent was originally a piece, during the ancient war between gods and demons, the sword of the gods angrily slashed the demons, leaving three vertical and horizontal sword marks in this world, one is the Tianshan Xingyue Valley of the Shenzhou Continent, the second is the Heavenly Trench Canyon of the Golden Fire Continent, and the third sword mark is the deepest, which is the Devil's Strait that almost divides the Shuangbizhou Continent into two. However, the Shuangbizhou continent was born from the same root, and they were unwilling to separate, so they stubbornly pulled each other apart, leaving a passage on the west side of the two continents.
After the separation of the Shuangbizhou continent, the environment of the two continents is not the same. The mainland of Kanchanaburi is rich in mountains and minerals, but lacks other resources, especially arable land, while the mainland of Kanchanaburi is vast and flat, the land is fertile, and it is the largest arable land area of all continents, and because of the favorable climatic conditions and abundant production, it is known as the granary of the world. The two continents complement each other and have a lot of economic and trade exchanges.
The passage connecting the two continents is nearly 800 miles wide from east to west, and its southernmost tip is reduced to less than 20 miles at the narrowest point, and the length from north to south is more than 1,000 miles. Because this passage is full of yellow sand, and because this passage is the main passage for trade between the mainland of Shuangbizhou, it is also known as the Golden Corridor.
The Golden Corridor can become the main trade route of the Shuangbizhou continent because it is a narrow strait to the east, the strait is only a hundred miles away recently, but it is full of reefs, whirlpools, and there are unknown ancient beasts living in it, and ships cannot get close, so people call this strait the Devil's Strait. To the west of the Golden Corridor is the vast Angry Sea, the Angry Sea is windy and turbulent, but the journey is more than ten times farther than the east, more than twice as far as the land route, coupled with the pirate harassment in the southwest, the navigation in this sea area is also unsafe, so most of the economic and trade exchanges between the two continents are carried out through the Golden Corridor, and the Belen Kingdom in the north of Nampchanaburi is also prosperous.
The situation is also not the same for countries on both continents. Starting from the Great War of the Ancient Gods and Demons, after the Great War of Demons and the Civil War of the Human Race, the various continents were once in chaos. During this period, the continent of Nanchanaburi was divided into twenty countries of various sizes after thousands of years of chaos. There were constant disputes between the countries, but because of mutual constraints, there were no major wars.
The mainland of Kanchanaburi has also experienced thousands of years of chaos, and after the chaos subsided three hundred years ago, only three countries remained. Two of them are very weak, while the other is very strong. If it weren't for the terrible environment of the two weak countries, I am afraid that they would have been annexed by the other country long ago. One of the two weak countries is the country of Nara, which is located in the northernmost part of the cold Kanchanaburi continent, and the other is the Kingdom of Konida, which is located at the northern end of the Golden Corridor, and the territory of the country is almost covered with yellow sand. But the kingdom of Cornida, because of its location in the Golden Corridor, was more prosperous than the kingdom of Nara. And the strongest country is the only powerful country in the world that can be compared to Xia Yan, Mitarion. Almost all of the fertile land on the mainland of Kanchanaburi is in the country of Mitarion.
Just about three months ago, a major event occurred on the mainland of Kanchanaburi, when Mitarion suddenly sent troops to take control of the Kingdom of Cornida at the northern end of the Golden Corridor. After that, there was a faint rumor that Mitarion was having an affair with the Tatar Kingdom and other countries on the Shenzhou continent, and the two countries intended to annex Nanchanaburi, which made the countries of the Nanchanaburi continent uneasy. Then, the countries of Namchanaburi got the news that as early as half a year ago, Silev was the first to discover that there were many cultivators from the Shenzhou Continent who had entered the Nanchanaburi Continent.
Sure enough, less than a month after Mitarion took control of the Kingdom of Cornida, a royal family in the Flacey Kingdom of the Continent of Namchanaburi was assassinated, and according to the guards, the assassin used the spells of the Divine Continent. As a result, the entire continent of Mindaburi was in a state of panic, and the countries urgently convened an all-national meeting, in which the name card was one of several measures to prevent Mitarion.
Everyone in the Narchanaburi continent will have such a name card, and the magicians of the Nampaburi continent will perform special magic to connect this name card to everyone's mind, as long as the name card holder dies, the name card will also destroy itself. The form of the name plate of different ranks is also different, the common people are wooden, the landlords and nobles are silver, the soldiers of the army are stone, the senior officers are iron, and the princes and royal families of various countries are gold. In fact, several large countries in Lampaburi have been using this system for a long time, and this time, due to the seriousness of the situation, this system of famous brands has been able to be implemented throughout the mainland of Mindaburi.
Everyone was relieved when they heard this, but Chenguang was very curious about the magician's affairs. Xue Xing explained by the way, magician is the name given to cultivators in the Nanchanaburi continent. Unlike the situation where the cultivators in the Shenzhou Continent are divided into sects, there are no sects in the Nanchanaburi Continent, but there are many magic academies, and the cultivators go to the magic academy to study, and after completing the study, they are awarded the title of magician of different levels according to their own cultivation. Magicians are recognized by all the countries of the Buckababuri continent and are considered by each country to be an important part of their national power. Therefore, as long as a magician obtains the title of the Academy of Magic, he can get a high salary.
Magicians are roughly divided into two categories: warlocks and prophets according to the different types of magicians they practice. Warlocks can unleash soaring flames, or storm storms, or even move mountains and seas with a single gesture. There are some special warlocks, who can use special methods to refine all kinds of elixirs, utensils, etc., and are also called alchemists. The most powerful warlocks can drive the power of the elements, fly to the sky, and can also summon elemental spirits to help them fight, and these high-level warlocks are called magicians, and the magicians will be named after their titles, which shows the great influence of magicians on the continent of Nanchanaburi. At present, there are only a few dozen recognized magicians in the entire Tamababuri continent.
Prophets are different from warlocks, they can divinate good fortune, observe distant places through various props, and can listen to the sounds of nature to communicate with heaven and earth, and the gifted prophets can also drive all kinds of creatures, strange beasts, and legend has it that even ancient trolls can drive them, such prophets are also called oracles. There will be no more than ten recognized divine envoys in the entire Tamaburi continent.
Hearing this, Chenguang looked sideways at Amytis, and when the two exchanged glances, they already understood each other's intentions, it seemed that when they were in the Southern Continent, they were able to drive the ancient trolls to attack them.
Xue Xing went on to explain that many things on the continent of Nanchanaburi were not decided by the state, but confirmed by some strange organizations, such as the level confirmation of magicians, which was confirmed by the Magician Guild. In addition to the Wizard Guild, there are many other similar organizations in the Continent of Nanchanaburi, such as the Knight Guild, the Mercenary Guild, the Merchant Guild and the like. These organizations cross borders, have strongholds in cities of all sizes, and many of the unions are even stronger than some of the larger countries, and are the hidden forces that truly dominate the continent of Nanchanaburi.
Xue Xing finally said: "Because the famous card needs to be made by myself in person to the Demon Guide Guild, I was supposed to wait for the Bamboo King and you to rest for one night first, and then go to the production tomorrow, but I don't want to be mistaken for a spy sent by the Beibi Prefecture Continent, which will frighten the king." The subordinates did not handle the matter well, and asked the king to forgive them. ”
Guo Xinzhu said: "I can't blame you for this matter, who knew that these people in Nanchanaburi are so sensitive." But since Niu Er has already relieved us of the siege, we don't have to worry about this, and we don't need to do it anymore, anyway, if we encounter this kind of thing next time, it's up to Niu Er to block it. With that, he turned around and went back to his room. Everyone was a little displeased with her, and they had to disperse.
Everyone was a little tired physically and mentally after sailing on the sea for more than a month, and they fell asleep by the sound of the tide that night, and they all slept very sweetly. The next morning, I woke up in the morning light and walked out of the room briskly, but I saw the pretty figure of Amytis on the beach outside the inn, in the sunshine, and I couldn't help but think of that strange dream again.
Amytis looked back and saw Chenguang standing at the door, and said with a smile: "The sunrise in this small seaside town is so beautiful, but it's a pity you didn't see it." ”
Chenguang also smiled: "The coming day is long, maybe I can see it tomorrow." ”
Amytis looked at the gentle waves and said quietly, "It would be nice to see such a beautiful scenery every day." ”
Chenguang came to her and said, "No matter how beautiful the scenery is, if you look at it for a long time, you will get tired of it, and you must see something new." ”
Amytis shook her head and said no more. At this time, Xue Xing ran over from a distance, saw the two of them standing outside the inn, nodded and said, "The two of you got up really early." ”
Amytis said, "Steward Xue is running in such a hurry, is there anything important?"
Xue Xing nodded and said, "Yes, let's go in and talk." With that, he took the lead and entered the inn.
Chenguang and Amytis also hurriedly followed, Xue Xing knocked on the door of Guan Xinzhu's room, and waited for a while before Guo Xinzhu opened the door, and asked a little unpleasantly: "Xue Xing, what are you doing here early in the morning?"
Xue Xing hurriedly said: "King, I went to the Demon Guide Guild early this morning to inquire about the name card, but I overheard a message that it should be needed by the king, so I hurried over." ”