Fang Yue asked in confusion: "What's the reason?"

Captain Shan showed a reminiscing expression.

"A long time ago, Chaoyue Village was also a big village. Regardless of the area or other aspects, it was comparable to our Manshui Village. It even surpassed it in terms of the number of people because the food here was particularly famous and attracted outsiders.

"

"At its peak, the prosperous Beyond Village had as many as five captains and was very powerful! At that time, the safety of Beyond Village was far beyond that of other villages."

"But later, I don't know whether it was because of the large flow of people or because of something else, but the Beyond Village was targeted by a powerful weirdo."

"The strangeness destroyed Beyond Village, and the remaining people in Beyond Village fled to Manshui Village."

"Originally, Manshui Village didn't mind accepting this group of people from Beyond Village, but the two sides always had disagreements and friction. In the end, Manshui Village stepped in and took the people from Beyond Village back to their original address - which is where they were rebuilt.

Beyond the Village.”

"Because there are a lot fewer people, the village has been built very small. Of course, it is larger than the current Chaoyue Village - which has been rebuilt countless times."

"When Chaoyue Village was rebuilt for the first time, everyone in Chaoyue Village was full of confidence, farming and reproducing life. Most of the stone houses you see now were built at that time."

"But the good times were good. Chaoyue Village once again encountered a strange attack. Their captain fought to the death and blocked the first attack. They were defeated when the second attack came and fled to Manshui Village again."

"This time, some people from Beyond Village have completely settled in Manshui Village, while others returned to Beyond Village to rebuild their homes after confirming that they left."

"We have a home, but people are gone. The captain is not a big cabbage. Without a strong man as the captain, we can only be short and tall."

"But it doesn't stop the deterioration. Whenever something strange happens, people in their village will die. They flee to Manshui Village, and then go back and rebuild the village when it's safe."

"With this cycle, there are fewer and fewer people. The village is also being rebuilt again and again, reducing the scope of the territory and shrinking the walls several times. It has become the size it is today, and it has almost become a subsidiary village of Manshui Village."

Captain Shan felt a little sad when he said this.

"There are actually many villages like Beyond Village that are no longer villages. Most of them, like Manshui Village, no longer have the ability to protect the village. Once they encounter a powerful and strange attack, they must abandon the village and escape to a nearby village.

Take refuge in big villages.”

"Escape from a village is never that easy. If something strange happens on the road, most of the last villagers in such a small village will die on the road, and the name of the village will be completely lost in the long river of history. No one will be seen again.

Remember."

"A situation like this in Beyond Village is considered good. As long as resources are handed over to Manshui Village steadily every year, Manshui Village will take care of it."

"This is also because Chaoyue Village took great care of Manshui Village in the past, so it was so kind. In addition, Chaoyue Village is also very close to Manshui Village. There is a relatively safe village road, and it can be reached in half a day's journey. This is why Chaoyue Village can

One of the reasons for surviving."

"As for the housing problems you are seeing in Beyond Village, as well as other problems, it is all because the villagers here are ready to abandon the village at any time and flee to Manshui Village."

Listening to Captain Shan's words, Fang Yue's face was filled with astonishment. It took her a while to absorb the knowledge.

He looked at the villagers in Beyond Village, and sure enough, they all looked sallow and thin, as if they hadn't eaten a meal and were often hungry.

In addition, if you look into the holes in some houses, you can see that the daily necessities in the houses are very simple and can be discarded at any time.

This hard life is incomparable to that of Guyue Village, Manshui Village or something like that.

Fang Yue frowned, could it be...that this is the norm in other villages?

Fang Yue has only seen a few villages in total. She doesn't know what the general environment is like for ordinary people under the background of weird things.

But he had a vague feeling that phenomena like Transcendence Village were the most common, and villages like Manshui Village in Guyue Village that were guarded by experts were the rarest ones!

After thinking about it, Fang Yue suddenly thought of something.

"Captain Shan, I remember that changing captains in the village needs to be reported to the superior Qingsi, right?"

Fang Yue was stuck because of this kind of official procedure, and now he is still treated as deputy captain.

"In large villages like our Manshui Village and your Guyue Village, the change of captain naturally needs to be reported. But in the case of Chaoyue Village, there is no need to report it, because on the official map of the government, small villages like Chaoyue Village

, are not included in the statistics - that is, they are deprived of the qualification to be called villages!"

"Ah? If it's not a village, what is it called?"

"I don't know, a colony? A tribe? A gang? No matter what it is, as long as it is not recognized by the superiors. In the eyes of the government, the Beyond Village will always be in a state of being expelled before a captain with enough ability is born."

"...Isn't this too cruel? Doesn't delisting mean that we don't care about their life or death at all? But they have a guard team beyond the village. Doesn't that mean they hold a bronze longevity order? They are representatives of the government!"

The mountain captain heard this and shook his head.

"No. As early as the first time the village was wiped out, all the bronze longevity orders in Chaoyue Village were recovered. In the current Chaoyue Village, those people are called the Guards. In fact, they are just a group of self-proclaimed villagers who are not recognized by the government.

of.

So they don't need to go through any procedures to change the position of captain. They even have as many captains as they want. Of course, in order to continue the tradition, they only set up one captain, usually the strongest one in their village.

one person."

Fang Yue understood.

To put it bluntly, in a situation like Beyond Village, the government directly treats them as bandits and Japanese pirates.

Of course, it's not that serious, after all, the government won't send anyone to deal with them.

But the attitude of not asking is equivalent to letting them fend for themselves. Unless a strong martial artist is born and takes up the position of captain again, they can be recognized again and the name of Beyond Village be reprinted on the map of Qing Country.

Now, Fang Yue probably understood why the people in Chaoyue Village were so flattering to Captain Shan.

After all, they rely on Manshui Village to survive beyond the village. Once they encounter danger, they will definitely flee to Manshui Village. Naturally, they will recognize Captain Shan. It is impossible to say that Captain Shan has saved their people before.

This kind of auxiliary village, forming a supply and protection relationship with the larger village, is probably the normal situation between villages.
Chapter completed!