Close your eyes slightly and digest the knowledge you have gained.
He has been staying at the mayor's house for two full days.
During the past two days, Annan has been reading. He gave full play to his learning ability that he used to start emergency preparation when the final exam was one week away from the university...
He also learned an important piece of information——
Extraordinary people cannot sneak into other countries.
This world is much smaller than he imagined... In other words, the land area "in this era" is only slightly larger than Europe.
It's not that there is only one continent on this planet. It's because this world is full of "fog".
In appearance, it is a ubiquitous gray-white thick fog.
Its essence is a materialized curse, so it will not be blown away by the wind. If mortals live in a dense fog, they will soon become sick and die in four or five years; and animals and plants will also die on a large scale.
die, and those few who do not die will become twisted monsters.
But after all, ordinary people can live in the gray fog, and there will also be cross-border trade with caravans.
But the extraordinary cannot.
High-ranking extraordinary beings are quite powerful.
But once they come into contact with the gray mist, the curse in their bodies will be rapidly activated, and the degree of erosion by the curse will increase rapidly. They will fall into a forced nightmare every night. And as long as they die in the nightmare of the mist, their bodies in reality will also die.
die.
Basically, extraordinary beings cannot leave the country. Once they enter the fog, they usually lose control within three days, or die before the sun rises.
Because the capitals and major cities of each country have a special barrier, the range covered by the barrier is basically the scope of the country.
All the Orthodox Churches have mastered this barrier technology, which can effectively exclude the gray fog beyond national borders.
If an extraordinary person wants to leave the country and enter other countries, he can only move through underground passages.
Unless you upgrade your rank to gold or above and obtain the Fragment of Truth, and transfer all the curses in your body to the Fragment of Truth, you can barely move across the fog.
"So, even if I am indeed being hunted by an assassin, the assassin cannot leave the Principality of Winter."
Annan said to himself: "And the reason why I can cross the inner sea and drift here is because I am not an extraordinary person."
Is this why there are no pirates on the sea and there are so few ships...
——There are only five countries in this world.
At least within the current isolated range, shrouded in gray fog, there are only the last five civilized countries left...
The book mentions that the world five hundred years ago was much larger than it is now.
At that time, several countries now were under the rule of a large empire, and there were other races and countries in the southeast and northwest... But three hundred years ago, the empire suddenly sank.
The entire island sank into the sea, and the glorious civilization came to an abrupt end.
After that, the countries quickly became independent, and the churches of the Twelve True Gods also fell apart. The Great Barrier also moved with the church and fragmented into five barriers of different sizes. Except for one country that accommodated two churches at the same time, one country was composed of seven
God and the church rule together, and each country is protected by one righteous god.
But small enchantments are obviously not as useful as large enchantments.
Since then, the gray fog has been getting closer every year... Every few decades, the outermost cities will be engulfed by the gray fog. There are also large gaps between the barriers that were originally close together - also
That is "neutral space".
When the crisis came, some countries began to gradually move their civilization underground, while others tried to lift their country into the sky. The contemporary king of the Kingdom of Noah made a heroic move when he succeeded twenty-seven years ago.
Decide:
He decided to unify the five countries by force... and rebuild the Great Barrier.
If he succeeds, then this can be called a "glorious and immortal" human epic. His ambition and great achievements are enough to leave a name in history——
The author of that book predicted so.
...But obviously, he failed.
Although extraordinary beings cannot leave their country, they can at least defend their country. It is a stupid decision to let ordinary soldiers use their flesh and blood to fight against extraordinary power. No one knows that he decided to do this
What is the source of confidence.
Now nearly thirty years have passed, and the king has become old.
But his old goal was still not achieved.
His children have lost patience.
They were no longer interested in the old king's life-long mission, and each had their own strategies to save the country. The king is still in power, but his children have begun to fight for the inheritance unscrupulously.
Annan could predict that the Kingdom of Noah would soon be in chaos.
But he can't leave the Kingdom of Noah yet. At least he can't go to the Principality of Winter.
There is the territory of the righteous god "The God of Frost and Tradition". She is respectfully called "Old Grandmother" by the people of the principality, and the "cold-blooded lady" by people of other faiths.
Under the influence of her priests, the Principality of Winter is autistic and conservative. People in the country respect tradition and reject change. Even foreigners who want to enter will be strongly repelled... Therefore, it is difficult to get into other countries.
State spies.
Every time there is a big change in the Principality of Winter, it is only slowly known to foreigners long after the incident is over. This time is no exception.
Annan could only learn from Salvatore that something big had happened in the Principality of Winter.
Because not long ago, the Principality of Winter announced an emergency closure of the port, prohibiting all ships from entering and exiting. Orders from several wizarding academies in the Kingdom of Noah were even stuck on the other side.
...To be on the safe side, Annan decided to wait until the dust settled before going back to take a look.
Judging from this posture, someone may have killed the king and usurped the throne. If he goes back at this time, he will definitely be a sheep in a tiger's mouth.
It’s better to have a variety of Aida.
After accumulating a wave of players, we will consider it again.
"You have to prepare to advance."
Annan murmured in a low voice: "But which copy should I play..."
To be conservative, why not make another copy of Don Juan?
Or should we wait for Salvatore's information to come and try the difficult book?
The rewards for clearing the difficult version are definitely better. But he is currently in a farming rhythm, and his need for his own strength should not be considered urgent...
As if sensing his hesitation, a line of characters burning with bright red flames suddenly appeared in front of Annan's eyes.
[06:00:00 before the start of the closed beta]
This line of text hovered for about three seconds and then disappeared.
Looking at this line of writing, Annan was silent for a while, turned to look at his watch, and checked the time again.
The time now is exactly six o'clock in the evening.
...Early morning closed beta test?
So cool?
At this moment, Annan suddenly heard the sound of the key turning.
Salvatore is back——
Yesterday, he had made an agreement with Pastor Lewis to pick up the "dungeon guide" today. But he left early in the morning and didn't come back until the sun went down in the evening...
He quietly raised his head and cast doubtful eyes on the former mayor.
Salvatore's eyes were still very sleepy, but his steps were fast and urgent.
"Why did it take you so long to go?" Annan asked.
"Stop talking," Salvatore frowned, "Let me ask you, Don Juan. Is the ship you came over on is the one parked in the fjord? The one about sixty meters long with three masts.
?”
"……What's wrong?"
Annan hesitated for a moment and answered ambiguously.
He felt a little uneasy.
I always thought this would be bad news...
Are there new risks of identity exposure?
Or should I say...
"Your ship is on fire."
Salvatore glanced at Annan with pity and replied slowly: "Just last night, the ship suddenly caught fire at night and was directly burned to ashes. The fire was very fierce, at least this morning I went to see
When I arrived, there was only a shelf left. There was nothing in it... I think you won't be able to leave for the time being.
"If it weren't for the civil unrest among the guards you left on the ship, then I think..."
The young mayor paused, stared at Annan's face and replied softly: "This may be a provocation - or, in other words, revenge."