Chapter 117: Three Forks in the Road

The convoy has left Guangping County, and everyone has reorganized their mood, after all, after the New Year, they have to return to the imperial capital to start their lives.

"Which way are we going?" Before a fork in the road, Dowling asked as he straightened the carriage.

Taishi Xingwei opened the carriage door and looked at it, pointed to the road on the right and said, "How did you come from this side, go ahead and you will be in the valley of the Three Dragons." ”

"Shall we go over there?" Dowling asked.

"Actually, you can return to the imperial capital on three paths, but the places on the routes are different, you can choose for yourself." Taishi Xingwei thought for a moment and said.

"Then let's take the road on the left, and we can see different scenery on the way back." Dowling made an opinion.

Seeing that there was no objection, Dowling directly pulled the reins and controlled the horses to move towards the left road, and the carriage behind naturally followed.

"There is a big city in front of it, called Emerald City, and it is said that there is a piece of emerald mineral in the north of the city, which is one of the larger economic sources of the Shenwu Empire." Sitting beside Dowling, he spread out the map and said.

"Doesn't that mean that the Emerald City will be prosperous?" Dowling scratched his head and said.

Because of the middle road he took when he first went to the imperial capital, he didn't know anything about the Emerald City.

"Of course, there is a very large trading market here, which is a famous trading city in the northwest of the Shenwu Empire." Quit nodded and replied.

"Then let's go there and walk around." Dowling happily raised his horse's whip, and the carriage increased its speed a lot, heading towards the Emerald City.

In the evening, there were still three hundred miles away from the Emerald City, and at this time they were on the official road, and there was no shop in front of the village or behind the village.

Dowling led the convoy down the official road and found a leeward place to stop.

Mo Dye and Bai Luo in the second car were urged by three girls to come over and ask about the situation.

After learning that they could only sleep out tonight, everyone's expressions were convulsive.

It's winter, and it's snowing for several days, and it's snowy all around, so camping can only be a sin.

Four carriages surrounded the city in a circle and sealed the middle.

Dowling began to light the fire, and then prepared to roast the food.

"Why don't we go any further, in case there is a village ahead?" Mo Shishi pouted and leaned over and asked.

Dowling reluctantly tinkered with the bonfire and replied: "Quit alcohol and read the map, the nearest town or village is dozens of miles away, and when we wander over, the sky is almost dawn, it is better to take advantage of the fact that it is not dark now, quickly arrange it, and rest early after dinner." ”

"Okay, then can you cook some porridge, it's a little hot to eat barbecue." Mo Shishi begged.

Dowling smiled and nodded, and stuffed the pot and rice bag to Mo Shishi, asking her to find water to wash rice.

Mo Shishi reluctantly pulled up Bai Sakura to find water, in fact, it was very simple to find some clean snow, and turn the snow into water to wash rice, but Mo Shishi didn't understand, she pulled Bai Sakura around and didn't find a water source, so she had no choice but to come back with a pot and a rice bag down.

Dowling looked at the rice bag untouched, and couldn't cry or laugh, so he had no choice but to entrust it to Qu Jiu and ask Qu Jiu to help.

It doesn't matter if you quit drinking, you can directly pick up the snow with your hands and put it in the pot, and then turn the snow into water with internal force, and then grab it with your hands, wash the rice, and then pick up the snow and put it in the pot to turn it into water with internal force.

"I see, I thought I was going to use the river water to wash rice." Mo Shishi was stunned by the operation of quitting alcohol.

Taishi Xingwei walked over at this time, he sighed and sat on the small bench and said: "When you have time, I will find a no-man's area and throw you into it, I felt unbearable before, but now I think about it, it is really necessary to exercise you." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked bitter and hateful.

"We're not cooks, just have Dowling here." The three girls were the most excited, and they retorted righteously.

"What if Dowling isn't there? Or if you are caught, and you need to survive on your own after successfully escaping, how can you live without Dowling at this time? Taishi Xingwei said righteously.

Everyone lowered their heads and looked at the crackling firewood in a daze.

"You must know that what the old man said is definitely not alarmist, although we live very comfortably now, but on the border of the empire, it is in dire straits, and the surrounding empires are constantly harassing the border, and I don't know when, all the warriors will go to the border to help." Taishi Xingwei sighed and said.

Everyone raised their heads and looked at Taishi Xingwei when they heard this, and even Daolin, who was concentrating on marinating steaks, looked at Taishi Xingwei with a curious expression.

"Master, tell us more about it." Dowling said as he brushed the barbecue sauce.

"Master traveled to the entire continent in the early years, our continent is divided by five empires, the shape of this continent is almost circular, and the Shenwu Empire occupies the central and northern parts of this circle, ranking third in terms of area.

And the other four empires on this continent are: the Wind and Thunder Empire, the Burning Sun Empire, the Linyuan Empire, and the Red Moon Empire.

The largest area is the Wind and Thunder Empire, followed by the Burning Sun Empire, the Shenwu Empire is third, the Red Moon Empire is fourth, and the smallest is the Linyuan Empire.

The Wind and Thunder Empire is in the southernmost part of the continent, spanning the entire southern part of the continent.

The Sun Empire occupies the area west of the center of the continent and north of the Shenwu Empire.

The Shenwu Empire occupies the northeastern part of the continent.

The Red Moon Empire is on the east side of the continent, bordered by the Wind and Thunder Empire to the south and the Sun Empire to the west.

As for the Linyuan Empire, he is the southern neighbor of the Shenwu Empire and the northern neighbor of the Red Moon Empire, the area is very small, and it is just a gap in the continental territory, but he successfully separated the Shenwu Empire and the Red Moon Empire. ”

Hearing this, Dao Lin was a little puzzled, he interrupted Taishi Xingwei's words and asked, "Master, why is the Linyuan Empire so small that the Empire has not annexed him?" ”

Taishi Xingwei smiled slightly and said: "Because the Linyuan Empire has three emperor powerhouses and dozens of god realm powerhouses, this kind of strength makes him obviously occupy a small area, but he can achieve the empire alone." ”

"Three Emperor powerhouses, and dozens of Divine Merge Realm powerhouses, this kind of strength is indeed luxurious enough, no wonder." Dowling said in surprise.

Not only him, but everyone else, including those who quit drinking, were also shocked.

"Then was the war on the imperial border you mentioned earlier caused by the Linyuan Empire or the Burning Sun Empire?" Dowling continued.

"The Linyuan Empire never expands externally, and it is the Red Moon Empire and the Burning Sun Empire that have disturbed the borders of the Shenwu Empire many times." Taishi Xingwei said.

"Isn't there the Linyuan Empire between the Red Moon Empire and the Shenwu Empire? Why was he able to cross the Linyuan Empire to attack Shenwu? Dao Lin was stunned for a moment, carefully recalling the territory of the continent that Taishi Xingwei had just instilled.