The Central Plains of the Raven Continent can be said to be like spring all year round. It is different from the west where Su Xiao was before. There is a rainy season all year round, and the climate is humid and cold.
According to what Su Xiao has seen and heard along the way, more than 60% of the land in the Raven Continent is an undeveloped area, where weeds are overgrown, but the land is fertile.
This continent is not short of resources, what is lacking is civilization. As long as more than 10% of the land is planted, the food and clothing problems of most civilians can be solved. Unfortunately, the war has reduced the land planting area of ??this world to less than 4%, which is such an exaggeration.
Witches, lords entrenched in various places, slave manors, and indigenous tribes, if these problems are not solved, the civilians in the Raven Continent can only starve and suffer from cold, and the popularization of information is too backward, so that the civilians do not realize this at all. In their view , Most of the causes of starvation are caused by climate.
Don¡¯t think this is stupid. Most areas are blocked by information. Even if the leading organization of the Holy Healing Church is destroyed one day, it will take at least a month or even half a year for civilians in other areas to receive news except for the Central Plains area. As for those The indigenous tribes who are still drinking blood don't care about it at all.
On the way, Su Xiao has finished reading the books he got from the palace. Among them, "A Brief History of the Dark Crow Continent" and "The Age of Witches" are the most valuable. It was written 7 years ago. With the development speed of this world, this thing is similar to the newspaper a few months ago. The news is not new, but it can be used.
According to the description of this witch named Selia, the Raven Continent can actually be divided into three major areas. The two large areas of the Central Plains and the West are under the control of the Holy Healing Church, and the laws are relatively perfect. The east is dominated by indigenous forces. Most of them, when you travel there, you will become a local skewer if you are not careful, which is very exciting, but the number of witches here is the largest, which belongs to the lawless place.
The northern part is covered with ice fields and frozen soil. The civilians here are mainly hunting, and the folk customs are extremely tough. It¡¯s okay not to be tough. There is no food in the north with four seasons and long winters. All women are also shrews. One moment they may be breastfeeding their children, and the next moment they will take up arms and fight against wolves with their husbands.
The king of the northern border in Winter City is very good at fighting, but unfortunately he is not good at strategy. In addition, the resources in the territory are poor, so he can only occupy the northern border. There are very few witches here. It is not because the witches are afraid of the sturdy folk customs here, but because it is too cold here. Well, if you don't understand the environment, witches may freeze to death. In other words, there are not a few witches who freeze to death here. The blizzard is no joke.
? To put it simply, the central and western regions are stable, the eastern region is wild, and there are basically no laws. The northern region is cold. As for the south, this is the territory of witches and a forbidden area for humans.
Su Xiao has a preliminary understanding of the Raven Continent, and he has gradually passed the exploration stage. Now he is located in the Central Plains area, only about five kilometers away from Shenghe City.
After arriving under the direct jurisdiction of Shenghe City, Su Xiao rarely saw thieves and primitive natives running around. He killed at least dozens of thieves along the way, and every few kilometers he traveled, he would encounter one or two groups Thieves, these thieves don't have the style of buying roads and money. They don't negotiate with travelers at all. They kill them directly and search for property from the corpses.
Arriving at the edge of Shenghe City, Su Xiao saw many villages. These villages are mainly engaged in animal husbandry, and they are not enthusiastic about travelers, but if travelers are willing to pay money, they don't mind travelers staying overnight.
After the team of one person, one dog and one cow continued to move forward for 20 minutes, a majestic city wall appeared in the field of vision. This city wall was about 100 meters high, and traces of filling could be seen on it. Judging by the degree of damage, it was probably caused by a witch. for.
Before entering the city, Su Xiao saw groups of patrolling soldiers. They were not wearing heavy armor, but more advanced and lighter scale armor.
Looking at the city wall of Shenghe City from a distance, it feels like looking at a big mountain, but looking up at a close distance, it looks like a sky wall.
It is unimaginable, with the level of technology in this world, how they built the city walls that are 100 meters high and over 20 meters thick, or in other words, this is not done by humans at all.
As soon as Su Xiao approached the city gate, he heard the bustling voices of people. After observing it, he found that entering Shenghe City was much easier than he imagined. There was no need to pay fees, and there was no need to accept interrogation. Those people with an old-fashioned shotgun Soldiers stood on both sides of the city gate. Their eyes were like eagles, and they scanned every civilian entering the city. Once suspicious targets were found, these people would conduct further inspections.
"Stop."
As soon as Su Xiao and his party arrived in front of the city gate, five soldiers with shotguns stepped forward. It was Eminem who aroused their suspicion.
A soldier took out a yellow crystal the size of an egg from his arms. Inside the crystal was a mercury-like fluid. The soldier brought the yellow crystal close to Eminem, but the crystal did not change.
the"Excuse me, come to town, have a nice day."
The soldier was unexpectedly polite. He smiled politely at Eminem, and then resumed his original serious expression.
Just as Su Xiao was about to enter the city, there was a commotion behind him.
"Slowly raise your hands above your head, and don't think we're unaware of your avatar."
The soldier stopped drinking which attracted Su Xiao's attention.
"Little brother, don't be so scary."
A lazy female voice came, and Su Xiao looked intently. It was a plump woman in a long off-shoulder dress and black gloves. She held a thin pipe in her hand and had long wavy purple hair.
"5, 4, 3"
Dozens of soldiers in front of the city gate counted down in unison. When the countdown reached 3 o'clock, they buckled the firing pins of the shotguns in their hands at the same time. After a neat crisp sound, dozens of guns pointed at the purple-haired woman.
"Ah, ah, surrender."
The purple-haired woman breathed out green smoke, she slowly raised her hands, and let out a soft breath.
A soldier raised his right arm, signaling not to shoot yet, and after throwing a yellow crystal into his mouth, he slowly approached the purple-haired woman.
"I will give you a minute to describe the origin, life, age, and whether you are wanted."
Obviously, this woman is a witch.
"Ani Claudia, White Witch, as for age, this is of course a secret. If you are wanted, I seem to be wanted because of tax issues. This time I came to Shenghe City for this matter, but the scenery here Youyou, suddenly want to settle here."
"Wanted for tax issues?"
The soldier captain was obviously a little confused. It was the first time he heard that witches would pay taxes.
"Of course, the armor you wear is all invented by me, and the tax issues in it give me a headache."
"Are you Ms. Anne Claudia Frederica Saxton?"
This time the soldier captain was even more shocked.
"It's amazing that you can remember my full name, sometimes I forget it~"
"Ms. Aini, please show your identification."
The attitude of the soldier captain took a 180¡ã turn.
"I almost forgot, I have the ID card presented by your Anglican Church, and I brought it with me when I came."
While speaking, the purple-haired woman inserted her hands into her chest, and her black silk gloves contrasted sharply with her fair skin, which made all the men who stood on the sidelines swallow their saliva.
Su Xiao was also looking at the purple-haired woman. His thought was that he seemed to have encountered a big fish by chance