The experience of sailing on the sea is definitely not comfortable. There are no big waves or heavy rain. If there is a little wind and waves, someone will not know how they will faint. Speaking of being brought on board,
The four horses are all more adaptable than someone else.
Fortunately, the journey on the sea was not long. In just over a day, the ship saw the outlet of the Po River and sailed in smoothly. According to the captain, in the early days of his voyage, there were many rivers in the Po River.
The water pirates are mainly made by the army of the fishman kingdom.
Since a king-level sea monster came nearby, it is not a white whale. It can go to the sky and can use magic. When it bites the murlocs, it is crunchy and fragrant, which makes the murlocs stop. Without the murlocs as the main force,
, it was difficult for human water pirates to fish in troubled waters, and they soon declined, and a new golden age ushered in here.
On the other hand, the people of the Weida Military State wanted to extend their territory here and built a city. Unfortunately, before the city was built, it was destroyed by the white whale king. This happened several times, and the people of the Military State gave up.
The idea of building a city here to secure the outlet to the sea is here. You can build a strong military force of an empire on land, but there is no way to meet the overlord in the sea.
The reason why someone chooses the waterway instead of continuing to take the land route is because although the concept of territory is very outdated in the military state, outsiders without household registration can be directly equated with criminals. However, the Po River is one of the most important economic lifelines of the military state.
, the cities along the river are all prosperous due to trade, and their attitude towards outsiders is relatively tolerant.
On the one hand, it is also because cities along the river rarely have a single person in charge. Most of the noble lords in neighboring territories jointly funded the establishment of river port cities for the convenience of trade. Under this collegial system, the nobles did not dare to take matters into their own hands.
If you go too far, you will naturally have to use gentle means to win more supporters for yourself.
However, the reason why they dare not go too far when encountering things is that for a nation that claims to be a military nation, it is impossible not to consider using the simplest violent means to deal with it. The reason is that the control of the central government over various places has become very important.
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To put it simply, if there is no reason that can convince the Central Committee of the Empire, even if the neighbors are beaten until they don’t even recognize their mother, the territory and various interests will be invaded ten-tenths. The Central Committee’s words: Give it back, and everything you eat will be lost.
You have to spit it out, otherwise it will be your mother's turn to not recognize you this time. The obligation to protect the fiefdoms of your subjects is the most basic duty of the military nobles.
It is this attitude that keeps the appearance of peace within the Vader Military State, and the nobles are harmonious. As for privately, of course, they use various means to beat people's brains into dog brains. Even if they suffer a big loss,
I can only grit my teeth and stand at attention.
This is especially true in the river port cities along the Po River. The aristocratic lords who manage it jointly hold the most primitive share to discuss matters. This is registered with the center of the empire, and cannot be bought or sold if you want. If you want to expand your influence,
If so, it can only be possible by winning the support of more people.
It is this rule established a hundred years ago that has led some conservative traditional forces within the military state to ridicule that this country should be called a "military state" instead of a "merchant state". When things happen, it is no longer necessary to rely on fists to decide the outcome.
Just relying on words, this is not a martial nation.
In fact, for someone who has read the history of his hometown and the discussions of a bunch of bricks, he can probably understand the helplessness of the Emperor of the Vader Empire. From a hundred or two hundred years ago, large-scale wars throughout the land gradually subsided, except for
Outside of the northeastern continent, there are only small-scale conflicts at the borders in other places.
Without external pressure, if the internal use of force is allowed to resolve disputes, sooner or later it will evolve into a large-scale civil war. The casualties in the civil war are secondary to the helmsman of the empire. The most important thing is that if the weakening of national power leads to external covetousness, it may turn into a large-scale civil war.
It will turn into a protracted, time-consuming, life-and-death battle.
The conflicts between the lords near the golden waterway and inland can be felt even by myself, a foreigner who only got the news from the forum. From someone's point of view, the Vader Military Kingdom is like a pressure cooker with the lid covered, and it is going away.
At the critical point of change, it will either explode and blow everyone to the sky, or it will change smoothly and everyone will be happy.
This situation also affected the evaluation of this military emperor: 'the most incompetent emperor in history', 'a coward who doesn't know how to fight', and 'a coward wearing an imperial crown'. All kinds of unabashedly vicious criticisms,
Spray it on the face of an emperor, and you will know how tough the nobles of this country are, and how soft this old emperor's figure is.
Those who can cover the lid, dare to cover the lid, and are not afraid that the moment the lid pops open, they will be shattered into pieces; instead of choosing to stand on a certain side and have a heart-warming fight. Such people are not considered smart.
, Lin doesn’t know what kind of person can be considered smart.
However, after being sprayed with blood, he still had to grit his teeth and sit down as emperor. With such helplessness, it is no wonder that someone keeps a distance from power.
In the first river port city on the golden waterway of the Po River, everyone is preparing to change a boat here. For everyone, the sailing boat is not very comfortable to sit on. On the other hand, in the inland river, the sailing boat is not comfortable.
Not very popular.
Shallow draft, small cargo capacity, and the need for more manpower are commercial disadvantages. Although the sailing paddle boat is flexible, it will occupy a relatively large area on the river, which is a practical disadvantage. And because the sailing paddle boat
The boats are flexible and have sufficient manpower, so most of the people who use these boats have some ulterior motives, such as water piracy, smuggling, etc., so they are not popular.
After all the talk, no matter how stupid a person is, he should understand something. So Lin generously paid the ship fare and stayed in this river port city to wait.
Also left behind were Uzov and his companions. It seems that this group of people are here to stay. But they are not like the four dwarves who eat for free; they just happened to be on the same road.
It just happened that we lived together, and that we happened to be at the same table. For so many 'coincidences', someone was speechless.
However, it is much easier to travel with such a group of people. Almost all of them are citizens of the Vader Military Kingdom, and several of them are even nobles. Such status is still more or less rare in the cities along the golden waterway.
It's courtesy. They also have access to who to contact and what to do in each city.
At least they know that there are special passenger ships running back and forth on the golden waterway, with different levels of comfort. If you want to buy a first-class cabin ticket on a big ship, and also have a lot of belongings with you, it doesn't matter. Find the right way.
I had nowhere to spend my money, so I had to squeeze into a big cabin with other people. Fortunately, there were people to help deal with these troubles.
Because there are not many luxury ships and the sailing schedule is limited, you have to wait for several days for the nearest ship. But I am not in a hurry, so I stay in the first river port city I encountered on this golden waterway and take a look.
What is the real prosperous area in the Lost World?
The Po River is the closest river port city to the sea. It is the most special one among all the cities on the Golden Waterway. Unlike other cities founded by nobles from the Vader Military Kingdom, this is a river port city built around a magic tower.
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This was once the front line of mankind's fight against the Murloc Kingdom. The three-story tower is not the highest level in the sequence of magic towers, but this tower seems to focus all its skill points on water-related magic, with various controls.
, attacks, temperature changes. For hundreds of years, the murlocs have been unable to take a step beyond the limits.
The timid fishmen call this place 'Jasfan', which means 'Lord of Water' in the language of the fishmen. This name also replaced the original name of the magic tower and became known to everyone. When gathering here, receive protection
People built towns and ports, and 'Jasfan' became the name of the town, which is still in use today.
Because the magic tower cannot become private property and be inherited, Jasfan Tower has become the most important magic tower in the Portolan District of the Magician Association, second only to the district branch headquarters. Because it manages a river port city, the tower owner does not have to do anything.
, just collecting taxes can prevent your own magic research from being lacking.
However, because this place is quite special, although the successor to the Magic Tower is appointed by the association, the city council of Jasfan has the right to veto. If a magician is vetoed by the city council, the association can only choose another one.
Send qualified people. However, the city council only has such power over the successor after the death of the original tower owner. They do not have the power to expel the tower owner.
... From a practical point of view, I dare not. Within the attack range of the magic tower, provoking the tower owner is definitely a sign of boredom. When the magician is crazy, he will not worry about how many people he kills, let alone the magic tower itself.
It is a fortress weapon specially designed to carry out mass killings.
Jasfan is not the only one who agrees with the power of the successor of the tower owner in the region. Any magic tower built in the capital, whether it is a king or an emperor, will certainly not allow magicians from hostile or unfriendly forces to enter.
It's no different than exposing one's weaknesses to the enemy.
So generally speaking, if you can inherit a magic tower in a city, the successor will have some relationship with the local area, or even a direct magician trained by some countries. The advantage of this is that the city can continue its original vitality, and it will not be affected by
A magician came who didn't understand anything. As soon as he became the master of the tower, he messed around and ruined the good situation.
It is also because of this succession requirement that a large number of magicians who want to kill the current tower owner and then settle in Jasfan Tower gather here. Whether they are living or employed by powerful local organizations, they have established a
Its own reputation and credibility. Such a special atmosphere has become a unique landscape of this type of city.