The primary purpose is to merge with Kaleva and the others, and if you only think about this, going to a restaurant for a meal first sounds like a heartless act that can't distinguish between priorities and priorities. But there are some things that really can't be rushed.

They were now largely out of the danger zone, and even if the distance was about three to four days of hiking, or even shorter on horseback, there was no doubt that it had nothing to do with the massacre in Swamp Village.

It was a somewhat absurd but somewhat understandable experience for the Rigalese-born Loan Maiden and even for our Sage Mister.

After officially entering Qingzhi Town, and even coming down from the mountains to that nameless village, everything that happened in the swamp village seemed to disappear.

Although Henry, Mira, and Sakura all knew that it had happened, no one cared about the village or here, and no one worried that they would be next.

From the perspective of the people of Rigal, this is a bit of a crisis that lacks a sense of crisis. But if you think about it in the context of the history of the Moon Country, there are actually their own reasons why these Japanese people, who grew up in a very different cultural background, as the people of the Moon Country with huge national power and a strong central power, think that "everything is not a big deal".

The continent of Rigal is relatively chaotic, so most civilians are at risk and have little trust in the social structure and others. With this in mind, the vast majority of Rigalese are sensitive to the crisis. Even ordinary Rigal peasants would flee to castles or other countries in fear when they heard that a nearby city had been burned down, especially in the blood-licking mercenary industry.

Although some people choose to stay in their hometown, it is a kind of death and helplessness that perceives the crisis but is forced to flee because of the difficulties of life. Although the people of the Moon Country are consistent in terms of results, their starting points are completely different. In the case of the people of Aochi Town and Koyama Village, even if these civilians of the Tsuki Country learned the news of the destruction of the swamp village a few days away, they thought that the people of the swamp village were to blame.

They are accustomed to naturally beginning to defend the institutions of their country, and tend to classify this as a "single accident" and firmly believe that it will not happen to them as long as they are in peace.

Covering up the truth can exist in any country, especially in the continent of Rigal, especially in large empires such as Padrosi, but it is basically the upper echelons of society who fool the common people below to protect their own interests: the aristocracy, the big merchants, and the high-ranking people of the church deliberately cover up part of the facts in order to avoid harming their own interests, and the people are extremely angry at this behavior although it is difficult to speak.

This is very different from the idea of a civilian.

People here don't have to wait for the official rhetoric to come out and speak on their own. Big things are small, and small things are small.

Regard the collective as higher than the individual, regard the class represented by oneself as higher than oneself, and regard the concept of a large national "family" as greater than a small "family".

Everything is safe, everything is peaceful, and even if something happens, it is only an accident, and if a samurai kills a civilian, then it must be the commoner himself who has committed some unforgivable heinous sin. We should not speak out against the samurai, but reflect on what the civilians have done and make sure that we do not anger the samurai ourselves.

Civilians who rushed up to stop the two from rescuing the samurai while they were in the swamp village, the sneers of Aochi and the people of the small village under the mountain for the dead in the swamp village, and the fact that a prosperous village just a few days away was destroyed overnight, and thousands of people died without a place to bury.

Although there were not many newcomers and people who had communicated with each other, the fact that they and the people of Rigal were not only different in language, dress, and face, but also in their thoughts, was already known to the two of them.

In a way, this makes the Luoan girl from a country like Avenella a little uncomfortable. However, considering that the rebel samurai will most likely not give up on intercepting and killing their group, this kind of avoidance of the unified voice, which is buried deep in the culture of Japanese people, is a good thing.

At least based on this, a large-scale troop pursuit on the surface must not be possible in a large town like Qingzhi Town, with a population of tens of thousands. Although the local garrison joined the rebel side or not, Henry and Mira did not know if the list was carried by Aya. But the eldest prince of the Kaga family made too much trouble, and in order to prevent Shinkyo from becoming more suspicious, even if they still planned to continue to track it, they would definitely change it to a secret attack.

The direct pursuit of thousands of troops was wiped out, and the mess of corpses in the swamp village was a mess of corpses that needed to be dealt with by manpower. When those people recover and send their troops in pursuit again, it will take some more time. Instead of doing things overtly, they can only send small forces to carry out covert operations, and this alone has greatly reduced the threat.

The advantage of leading time allowed them to go south, and the closer they got to Honshu and the sphere of influence ruled by Xinjing, their situation would be relatively better.

The rebels definitely don't have the strength to go head-to-head with Xinjing directly, otherwise they wouldn't need to be like this with their tails between their legs.

So all in all, although there is a lot to do, for now, they really need to take some time to slow down and think about it in the long run.

Merge with Kaleva and others to help the Yi people such as Lulu and Temulun find a place to settle. There was also the original mission of escorting Alfonso and the others to join the monks in the area. In addition, there are all kinds of miscellaneous problems, and what to do with the rebellion list, all of which are crowded together, and if you want to figure out and solve them all, you can only take it step by step, and if you are in a hurry, there will be chaos.

In addition to this, the previous rift and the strange world sage blurted out that it was related to the rebels, but did not explain much later.

Mira understands the reason for her teacher's actions, and sometimes it's not a good thing to know too much, especially when you can't make any changes to what's happening at the moment, and the more you know, the more you worry.

When he was there, he had intended to explain that it was actually to survive in it, but now that he was out of it, the necessity became less high.

Although she still wanted to know what was going on, Henry always had her own judgment, and he thought that the time was ripe to say it, and that other things would take precedence until then.

Thinking about it wildly, the white-haired girl finally chose to give up the tip of the horns and began to enjoy the scenery of Qingzhi Town.

The merchants who had been traveling with them said goodbye to them after walking together to the residential area near the back mountain. Before saying goodbye, the merchant uncle invited the four of them to his house for a homely meal, but Sojiro refused, and then led the three of Henry all the way to the river.

Similar to the continent of Rigal, even if it has been unified for thousands of years, there are actually only a few capitals with stone slabs on the ground. Despite the prosperity of Aochi Town, it is still dominated by compacted dirt roads, which are just ordinary dirt roads, except for some large families whose yards are paved with stone slabs.

The closer you get to the river, where the tributaries of the Yongcheon River are located, the taller and more splendid the buildings become. From the way they landed into the bamboo-covered back hill of Qingzhi Town towards the river, and the courtyard of a large workshop to the residence of a small self-employed craftsman and a commoner's mansion evolved into a restaurant and inn, it is clear that this town has been planned.

And this is one of the great characteristics of the Moon Country: a place like the Swamp Village, even if the number and size are not small, they meet the entry standard of the town level. With no official name and no government personnel stationed, it was unplanned, prosperous and chaotic. On the other hand, towns that are officially named and recorded on a map issued by the Land of the Moon will be arranged according to their function and priority after they reach a certain size, and a special land doctor will come and plan according to the terrain.

The closest to the tributaries of the Yongchuan River are the sales points of the Chamber of Commerce and various inns and restaurants, and it is natural that travelers who have just stepped off the boat will be attracted by the dazzling array of local bamboo ware. It is also very convenient to stay in a hotel or taste the local food, everything is placed closest to them.

The side of the mountain behind Henry's walk is where the workshop produces bamboo utensils that ordinary people would not be interested in at all. The workshop was moved to a place where ordinary people would not go, and the noise and accumulated debris from the production did not affect the perception and hinder traffic. This seemingly simple plan makes it clear what to prioritize, so that many buildings can get the most out of themselves.

The closer they got to the river, the more expensive things became, and knowing this, Zong Erlang still led them to the river, clearly wanting to invite the three of them to have a good meal so as to curry favor with Henry.

The wrestler, who has been a long-time champion in the nearby area, has a lot of savings, and although he is short-handed, he doesn't just go to the hotel for food.

There are a lot of large and small hotels along the coast of Qingzhi Town, and there are always a lot of ferries coming and going, and Henry and Mira don't know what kind of boat Galeva and the others are on. But they have funds, so many mouths also need to eat and drink, and it is relatively simple to inquire about the news that a group of Yi people or a team composed of Nanban people have patronized.

No matter where you are, connections are important. Sakura has the ability to communicate, but Sojiro is obviously more familiar with the locals, and with his introduction, Oiran will step forward to take charge of the relationship, and everything will go much smoother.

Being in a foreign country, the sage and the girl Luo'an, who had always had to solve these things on their own, became the shopkeeper for one reason or another.

The two sat in the corner waiting for the food to be served, and the first floor of the tavern with mahogany and paper windows as the main structure was fully lit, and the two sitting in the corner without taking off their hats did not seem to be particularly maverick at a closer look.

There are many people dressed like them, and it is obvious that for this kind of hotel in a crowded area, there are many people who don't want to reveal their identity.

The shopkeeper, who understood this, quietly came up and brought two cups of tea, but Henry and Mira did not drink it. When Sakura and Sojiro returned, they exchanged information while waiting for the food to be delivered.

"No one has heard of it, it seems that there are some people who have fled from the swamp village, but there is no news of the person who is looking for it. The communication between the three of them did not avoid the middle-aged man, they were going to come to Qingzhi to find someone, and they had already said on the way here. Although Henry was not interested in Sojiro's suggestion that he would make a fortune from working together, this person was no threat to them. Not everyone here will be friendly to the Nanban, but not everyone is plotting to harm them.

"The little brother wanted to ask about the store, and the old man inquired. If there are more, the old man won't ask, since it is related to the swamp village, then it must be a better thing not to ask. The Swamp Tiger glanced at the wrapped weapons that the two had placed under the table, which they had arranged before entering the tavern to make them less conspicuous, while Sojiro, who was well-connected, inquired about where to find a shop to sell the stolen goods.

The swords they had received from the samurai were at best a talisman that they had worn for the time being. And the few taels of money earned from activities in small mountain villages are not enough to support the next trip. Nowadays, in larger cities, it is better to sell them for money in order to prevent anyone from identifying who got it from the inscription on the weapon.

After all, those knives are all custom-made products used by elites, and you can buy them with little less inscriptions later.

In addition, Henry plans to sell some of the things he carries for passable money, and then see if he can get some armor in those shops that are not so formal. This is to deal with the pursuit force that the rebels may have in the future, and if it is an assassination force similar to the Kiyoshi in Swamp Village, armor is more useful than weapons.

This and the search for the traces of Galeva and others could go hand in hand, but until then, a local lunch was served.

"This is the famous Qingzhi rice, the old man has to come here every time he comes to eat, this is the most authentic here! Bamboo shoots, river shrimp, rice, rice is transported from the river in the south! There is no way to grow rice in such a northern place, but with the big river shrimp here and the bamboo shoots dug in the back mountain, it is very suitable!" Sojiro laughed and said.