After trying out the guide's explanation, Rand decisively hired him, after all, if there is a local snake willing to lead the way in this place, it can save a lot of effort.

Of course, the cost of hiring this self-recommended tour guide is also quite high, charged on an hourly basis, and the food and accommodation along the way are also provided by Rand.

Accompanied by this tour guide, Rand and his entourage, together with the three of them and Mr. Jackson, arrived at the Regent Hotel in the city.

Jackson did not come out again after entering his room, and Mrs. Lizzie said that she was tired, but she made an appointment with Rand and expressed the hope that the journey that would begin tomorrow would be accompanied by everyone.

Rand and Hocho, on the other hand, are curious about the former High Elf city, eager to understand what it has become.

After having dinner in the hotel, Mr. Tour Guide charged such a high fee, of course, he had to make the best use of it, so he accompanied the three of Rand to have a look.

"The entire city that never sleeps, known as Mochizuki Castle during the reign of the High Elves, was later leased to the kingdoms. It is divided into two major parts, one is the military-controlled area with the Super Fortress as the core, and that's over there. He pointed to the distance, "This is where the garrisons of the nations are located, and the portal between the two continents is completely under the protection of the garrison, but as far as I know, it is divided into two parts, the military teleportation channel is under the fortress, and the teleportation channel used for commercial trade and passenger transportation is built on the ground because it is convenient for unloading." Therefore, this place is the largest in the military, and if you want to come from the Azure Continent as soon as possible, you can only use the teleportation channel, and other than that, you can only come by ship like you. ”

Under Modi's introduction, the three of them slowly learned about the current situation of this former elven city.

Except in areas controlled by the military. Rand: They are now in the living business district. This area was really built on the ruins of Mochizuki Castle.

It is not possible for any one country to fully control the commercial area. It was impossible for any country to send a governor over it, and it was impossible for the other countries to agree to it, so it could only be administered by the Concession Council, which was appointed by the countries and composed of prominent merchants.

Municipal councils are generally composed of eight members, and each country theoretically has two seats, one of which is generally appointed domestically, while the other is selected from local merchants, although there are also those that are entirely domestic, such as Titania. There are also those who choose local merchants entirely, such as Aurora, and the more special ones are the Saxons, where only one of the two commissioners is actually in the hands of the Saxons, and the other is always a fixed number of clergy from the Church of Light on the Emerald Continent.

One of the eight members is to be chaired every three years, and the countries rotate between them, and during the term of the chairmanship, the chairman has two votes on any matter which is to be decided by a vote in the municipality of the concession, in order to balance the balance so that no conclusion can be reached in the event of a balance of power.

In reality, however, the powers of the eight members are quite limited, as they all have to carry out political and diplomatic strategies from their own country.

And the military aspect. In the superfortress that once repelled the High Elf army, there were also the heads of the garrisons of the respective countries. Although they do not directly intervene in municipal affairs, in fact, they are not only the guarantee of safety and order in the entire area of the city that never sleeps, but also how to pass through the teleportation channel is a big problem if many transactions are not supported by the military, so the influence of the four garrison generals on the city that never sleeps is actually above the city council, and the city council often invites them to participate in the discussion of some major affairs in the concession.

The general order of the living and commercial districts is not directly maintained by the army, unless it is in an extraordinary period of riot or facing riot, the municipal committee is usually not willing to garrison the troops, which is tantamount to compressing their already small power, and the power of the committee members is limited by the double squeeze of domestic politics and the military, and if even the usual law and order are completely handed over to the army, then the municipal committee will really become a decoration.

So there were police and riot squad under the city council, all of whom were originally from the Azure Continent, but soon found that they had to be supported by native creatures, who were more or less like the current tour guide Modi, who was always easier to use.

As a result, the high elves and centaurs slowly appeared in the police and riot squads, and the status of the terrans in the Emerald Continent who were brought by the previous elves was almost the lowest, and even the chances of entering the riot squad and the police were not great, because their strength was much worse than that of elves and centaurs.

Regarding the current relationship between the High Elves and the Centaurs, Rand and Hocho also read about it in textbooks when they were studying, but it was relatively far away, and now they have the opportunity to experience it firsthand.

Massage Di's introduction slowly fleshed out the impressions they got from the textbooks.

After the First Ambergris War, the nations of the Azure Continent can be said to have tendentiously cultivated the Centaurs against the High Elves, using them as a sword.

Not only did the Orc Court of the Heavenly Fire Plateau be allowed to borrow the teleportation channels of various countries, so that the tribal armies under the command of the Orc Court could directly support the Centaurs, but also sold a large amount of arms to the Orcs.

Both the Eastern Beast Alliance and the Western Beast Alliance have made a fortune from it, the Eastern Beast Alliance is more direct, and has even formed orc mercenary groups to directly participate in the war in some areas;

Therefore, the thirty years after the First Ambergris War were not easy for the High Elves, and the worst time for this situation was about the outbreak of the Second Ambergris War, because even with such support, the Centaur and Orc royal court still did not have a significant upper hand.

As a result, the orc mercenary group of the Eastern Beast Alliance was sent off to participate in the local war, and finally led to the intervention of the countries again, and the second ambergris war broke out.

However, after the war, although the countries were granted the right to trade freely in the whole territory, a huge problem was discovered, that is, after the two wars, there was an imbalance between the High Elves and the orcs, and the strength of the orcs began to slowly gain the upper hand.

The reason for this is that in the two wars, the high elves suffered a lot of casualties in both high-level combat power and ordinary elves. And their reproduction rate has always been a problem; In particular, the reproduction rate of centaurs is very high.

Actually, after the First Ambergris War. The number of Centaurs has slightly surpassed that of the Elves, but if you count the children of the High Elves, there are still more than the Centaurs.

However, after the Second Ambergris War, the Terrans were actually semi-independent, albeit of a low status, and could no longer be counted as a subordinate of the High Elves, and the Centaurs should count the support from the Skyfire Plateau in addition to themselves.

When this happened, the support of the nations for the centaurs and orcs quietly changed over the next thirty years. No longer supporting the orcs, but easing relations with the High Elves, showing neutrality, and even adopting a supportive attitude to act as a counterbalance.

As a result, in the vast area outside the treaty city, the Centaurs, orcs and high elves can be said to be a pot of porridge.

In this regard, the presence of Moddy speaks for itself.

He is a Silva centaur, the so-called Silva centaur is a descendant of the High Elves and the Centaurs.

In terms of bloodline and actual ability, the Silva Centaurs can be said to be quite good, because they inherit almost all the advantages of both races. The upper body has the beauty and handsomeness of the High Elves, and the lower body has the strong lower limbs of the Centaurs. In addition to the brute strength of the Centaurs. They can often master the archery skills of the high elves, maybe not as good as the real high elves, but they are not too much, and even the magic talent can awaken a part, but they can often only learn and master a certain department, and they are not as comprehensive as the high elves.

If you want to talk about the shortcomings, there are only two, one is that there are too many male Silva centaurs, almost all the Silva centaurs born are male, and female Silvas are very rare;

To be precise, every Silva Centaur is born from the maternal line after their paternal and maternal lines, and although there are differences between men and women, and often inherit the strong ability of the Centaur clan, there is no way to directly give birth to a new Silva Centaur no matter how many times.

It might be said that the High Elves' racial vendetta with the Centaurs gave birth to a freak, the Silva Centaur.

There are also orcs who have a similar experience, but the orcs are able to reproduce themselves, and Silva centaurs have not been able to do this so far.

Rand and Hocho didn't know how to express their attitude towards the tragedy of Silva's centaur, because they keenly felt that most of Silva's birth could only have one way, that is, the Centaur snapped the High Elves, and with the cleanliness of the High Elves and the betrayal of the Centaurs in the war, it was very similar to imagine that there would be High Elves who would take the initiative to snap the Centaurs, whether it was the style of painting or the logic was wrong.

Usually if the High Elves who conceived Silva were free or rescued, they would often kill the unborn offspring, and even if they couldn't bear to give birth, Silva was unlikely to survive on the side of the High Elves, and they were a disgrace to the Elves.

But don't think they're going to be fine with their father, because if they do, they're absolutely wrong. They can be easily born to their fathers, but when they are born, they are born with the eyes of 'mongrels', and soon the Centaurs realize the value of Silva, and they have the beauty of the High Elves, which is the best target for some Centaurs with unusual orientations.

The Centaur tribe was originally one of the tribes with the most popping ** among the orc tribes, and they started to fall in love, even if they were of the same sex.

Most of the gains from the mother clan are hatred, and the paternal clan is not safe and to rely on, so usually the Silvas will flee when they are a little older and have the ability to gain from the blood of both clans.

On the Emerald Continent, if you want to avoid too much influence from the hatred between the Centaurs and the High Elves, the most suitable places are only a few trade cities controlled by the countries on the Azure Continent.

Therefore, in these cities, Silva centaurs have the largest number of people, and because of their peculiar shapes and backgrounds, they are very popular with the general public.

That's why when at the docks, the centaur coachmen are all stopped by the dock guards, while Moddy can walk past and recommend his own guide.

Moddy was calm when he talked about the Silva Centaur, as if none of this had anything to do with him.

But Hocho and Rand are shocked by what happened to Silva, a situation that Asturias never described in textbooks or books. (To be continued.) )