Chapter 31: The Legend of the City
The morning sun shines across the southern wilderness, and the growing crops and the weeds that are also thriving shake together in the light, exuding a fresh smell of grass and trees.
The sound of the caravan's hooves echoed through the wilderness, and after about a week's journey, the caravan returning from the north had approached their destination, the trading city of Zelda on the edge of the southern tribal region.
The name of the city is said to honor an adventurer who excelled at holding a sword in his left hand and a shield in his right. This legendary adventurer, who always wears a green hat, is said to have the blood of the fairy clan, and has many professions such as a part-time swordsman, knight, archer, wanderer, and the ability to transform into a moonlit night.
This great adventurer left many legends and relics in this area, and his footprints are recorded in the records of various tribes. What's even stranger is that the time he was active also took the form of irregular jumps, from thousands of years of ancient legends to adventure stories hundreds of years ago.
Recently, there has been gossip that on a small island not long ago, someone has once again seen the figure of this legendary adventurer who looks like he is forever young......
The city of Zelda, which is said to be the starting point of the legendary adventurer's original adventures, has evolved over countless generations into a commercial city where many tribes in the south and many countries in the north trade, and it is also a place of vitality and business opportunities.
Here, you can see a wide variety of tribal goods, as well as the latest goods from the north and west.
Due to the complexity of the terrain and the cultural diversity of the tribes, this tribal region has never produced a true unified king. Even the powerful dynasty established by the legendary Hero King after unifying the entire continent has only limited control over the region.
The true owners of this land are the many tribes that have lived here for generations, worshipping their ancestors, preserving their ancient culture, and choosing their leaders in their own way.
The city of Zelda is a trading city where these tribes trade with many countries on the continent with their own specialties. It does not belong to any country and is not controlled by any single power.
Now, the city is governed by three major forces, which are:
Tribal union - a special body composed of people directly sent by the chiefs of many tribes in the south, using the method commonly used in the tribal union, is the undisputed first force here, responsible for the overall planning and maintenance of order in the city.
The Southern Church of the Supreme God Cult - The largest branch of the Supreme God Church in the South, a branch church formed by the doctrine of the Supreme God itself and the beliefs of the Southern Tribal Region, with a unique career system of the "Battle Shrine Maiden". Since most of the battle shrine maidens are from the large tribes of the tribal area, they have a natural union with the tribal union, and they are the most powerful force in battle, and they are responsible for the faith and protection of the city.
Southern Chamber of Commerce Union - A giant chamber of commerce organization composed mainly of several major chambers of commerce in Sofia, the largest country in the South. Not only the chambers of commerce in the South, but also those from the West and the North generally seek refuge in them, and are a huge commercial organization with a regional caste, mainly engaged in trade.
Due to the unique traditions of the southern tribal regions, this special method of governance has been applied to almost every large city in the tribal fringe area. And in the deeper areas, the Southern Chamber of Commerce Union will no longer be able to intervene.
It's not really a megacity on the continent, but for Ulysses and Laxia, who have only been to a small town not far from the village of Mira, such a city with hundreds of thousands of people is thrilled to see the outline just a few dozen kilometers away.
"Yes, that's big!" Raksha jumped onto the top of the carriage, trying to open her eyes to see the extent of the city. Unfortunately, it wasn't the town outside Mira's village, and no matter how good her eyesight was, she couldn't see through the sheer number of buildings to see the other side of the city.
"That's a lot of people!" Ulysses looked at the caravans that came and went, and even though it was the height of summer, the number of caravans that could be seen in this field was more than ten times that of the entire village of Mira. In front of them, there were at least ten or so teams of various sizes heading towards the city in the distance, the largest of which was probably more than five hundred people.
In contrast, the size of the caravan they were in was obviously only at the middle and lower level.
"Such a beautiful sister. Yulia looked excitedly at several female warriors running by the side of the caravan on a beautiful four-legged horse.
They wore tight-fitting leather armor with beautiful carvings, long javelins on their backs, and a string of sharp bone knives hanging from their waists.
In the middle of them was an older woman in a cross robe with red thread rusted on her cuffs. In the middle of what should have been a solemn white robe, a hole was deliberately cut to reveal the deep cleavage and an ancient mark tattooed above the chest, a sign of flames crossed by the cross.
"Really, so pretty, is that the witch of the Southern Church?" Ulysses looked with envy at the figure that was rapidly disappearing in the midst of the warriors.
"Witch" is a profession unique to the Southern Church, which is a profession created by the fusion of the tribal region's own beliefs and the supreme religion. They were also responsible for battles, sacrifices, prayers, and many other matters related to religion.
Although there are many traditional divine arts that they cannot use due to the mixed beliefs, on the other hand, they can use the power inherited from ancient generations to fight, which is a very special profession in the Cult of the High God.
The many beliefs of the unifying and chaotic southern tribal regions eventually formed the current Southern Church, and legend has it that it was because of two special shrine maidens, who were the strongest combination of the "Twins of Destiny" that is unique in the history of the entire continent.
In the history of the Church, the two of them were ranked even higher in combat power than the Bright Brave who had the feat of defeating the vampire demon King Delka.
Because they are a pair of twins, and they are twin ninth-level powerhouses with special combined treasures and talents. The combination of the two of them is far more than the concept of one plus one, and some people even compare them to the Necromantic Monarch of three hundred years ago.
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