Tanzanite Town

After Heidi's voice fell, almost everyone on the scene gulped subconsciously, except for Betty. The little girl didn't understand at all.

　　Rebecca couldn't help but think of the monsters that destroyed the family territory, and those monsters were the products of the magic wave. She once thought that the monsters had wandered from the Gondor Wasteland, passed through the magnificent wall, and invaded the territory of Cecil. It is very close. If something went wrong with a certain sentinel tower that caused a loophole in the magnificent wall, it would be likely that some monsters came out.

　　But now, Rebecca couldn't help but think of the worse possibility-what if the monsters grew not from the Gondor Wasteland, but naturally, spawned in Cecil?

　　What if those monsters... mean a fresh wave of magic tide?

　　"This... Aren't we a little too nervous?" Amber broke the silence first, and the half-elf lady tried to squeeze a smiley face, pointing to the note in Heidi's hand. "It's just a diary left by a wild mage. If the content of the record is not clear yet, should we directly associate it with the magic wave?"

　　Gao Wen didn't refute her, but nodded: "Well, it's also possible that I'm too nervous."

　　After all, it was just a random analysis based on the inherited memories in his mind. Although it was really cool to recite historical events 700 years ago in the first person in one breath, he himself felt that this was a bit sensational after the performance.

　　"That's right," Amber saw Gawain nodding, and immediately followed with a sigh of relief, "Your old man has been dead for 700 years, and brain hasn't changed around in the past-I know you experienced the magic wave back then, most of it was the psychological shadow was too... Oh!"

　　Rebecca tapped a staff on the half-elf's head, glaring: "Don't be rude to the ancestors!"

　　Gawain looked at Rebecca's staff with eerie eyes and thought, this little girl didn't feel rude when she beat her ancestor with the "stick method" recently...

　　"Regardless of the credibility of these things, when we reach Saint Sunil, they must be reported to His Majesty the King," Heidi said while returning the notebook to Gawain, "As for how much the King would believe... that It's not something we can influence."

　　Gawain collected the book silently and pressed all his complicated thoughts to the bottom of his heart.

　　Then he raised his head and looked up at the huge "sun" in the sky.

　　There is no tree canopy over the head in the forest. The sky is wide open. A giant sun is now rising to the highest point of the day. The oppressive crown of light is bringing light and heat to the world, as well as magical power.

　　Perhaps it is this unique element that brings to this world as natural law that differs completely from that on the earth.

　　Gawain's gaze wandered on the surface of the giant sun. Those faint lines should be storms on the surface of gas giant planets. He tried to find those unknown dark red patterns from them, but in the end, he found nothing: those lines are probably really just a flash in the pan, at this moment. All just disappeared.

　　However, the sense of urgency in Gawain's heart has not disappeared. He just temporarily suppressed it in his heart, and silently planned the road to the future.

　　First, I just need to get a foothold in this world, even though it's just a decaying old family... but it's better to have a starting point than to travel to a deserted grave.

　　After passing through the dense forest, the road seemed to be much smoother. Probably the "law of conservation of character" really existed. The group of people never encountered monsters or strange "natural phenomena" attacks again. They set foot on the official road smoothly. also easily encountered a small caravan halfway. After paying enough price, Gawain and his party finally got rid of the embarrassment of climbing over the mountains with their tired bodies and could ride in the caravan's carriage to Tanzan Town.

　　The owner of the caravan is a fat northerner who came from the rich land of the kingdom to sell souvenirs and herbs on the southern border. It is said that he originally planned to go to Cecil to get the last sale, but halfway through. Hearing of the terrible disaster that happened to Cecil, he had to turn back halfway. For Gawain and others with a murderous spirit, the fat merchant had some vigilance and resistance at first, but Heidi finally convinced the cautious caravan owner with two pieces of gold and even let the caravan The boss gave up all his carriages.

　　Heidi really is the best persuasive expert.

　　On the seventh day after leaving Cecil, the gate of Tanzan Town finally appeared in front of everyone.

This was Gawain's first close encounter with human towns in this world. Of course, when he left Cecil's leader, he climbed up the mountain and looked at his nominal estate, but the entire Cecil area had been turned into ruins, and a blue dragon, did not know where it came from spattered fire with a sip into an abstract painting. It was really hard to see any customs and the town of Tanzanite in front of him... He didn't feel very good.

　　To be honest, he even can be said to be a little disappointed.

　　The town of Tanzanite is very large—this is what Rebecca said. Probably because it is on plain, fertile land, and close to a river, this place is one of the most populous towns in the southern region, with nearly 10,000 people living on this triangular flat land. The Baishui River comes from the west and is divided into two in front of Tanzan Town. It rushes from the north and south sides of the town. It irrigates large tracts of farmland near the town and is also the lifeblood of traffic here. There lies a mine in the town's east. That mine is also the most important source of income for the entire town.

It is such a place that has both fertile fields and mines and a river that can be used as a shipping route. It is a place with potential no matter how you look at it. After entering the town, Gawain saw most people were yellow-faced and thin. And countless low and dilapidated wooden houses, and dirty streets exuding all kinds of peculiar smells.

　　Since the civilization of this world is far from reaching the point where humans can crush nature, and all kinds of monsters and beasts roam around here, there are often conflicts in the border area, and the entire town is protected by a low wall outside. The dilapidated civilian areas are piled up inside the city wall, squeezed into a pile of rocks and rotten wood. Those dilapidated houses have no aesthetic feeling at all, and they can only serve as a shelter from the wind and rain. There is a wide avenue from the city gate to the center of the town, but the scenery of the avenue is not much better.

　　Gawain sat on the caravan's carriage and looked at the scenery on the street outside. He saw the poor people in short shirts walking on both sides of the street. Only a few people were wearing shoes on their feet, and most of the rest were wearing rags, there are even poor people who can't even tie rags among them, while those walking in the middle of the street are obviously much cleaner and have shoes to wear on their feet.

　　They did not communicate with each other, nor even a look. They just walked their own way quietly, like separated by a world.

　　Obviously living in the same town and walking on the same road, they are as separated as two groups from two worlds.

　　Gawain searched Cecil's memory, but found that there was not much reference in this part: Gawain Cecil was born in the glorious Gondor empire, and he grew up in a wealthy land. There was no such scenery. Later, when the Demon Tide broke out, Cecil led the people to blaze a trail to the north. Along the way, everyone shared joys and sorrows, and there was no distinction between high and low. Then Anzu was established, and the pioneers were to establish a kingdom in the wasteland, started everything from scratch. Even the founding princes and the king himself had the experience of putting down their swords and going down to cultivate the land. How did they grasp this scene?

　　And then... and then Gawain Cecil died on the southern border. This hero, who died young at thirty-five, did not live to witness the emergence of poverty in the country he created. The day of wealth inequality.

　　So he could only ask "his offspring" for information and ask what are the rules of the kingdom on the road.

　　"The serfs walking on both sides of the road, and the slave laborers in the mines," Heidi explained, "there are also poor and free people in the outlying areas. They are not allowed to walk on the road because they can't donate money for maintaining the road. Those who walk in the middle of the road are decent citizens," as well as merchants or mercenaries from outside. These people can afford to pay all kinds of taxes, so they can walk in the center of the street. "

　　Gawain remembered the few coins that the fat merchant had stuffed the guards when the caravan entered the door-that must be the tax for entering the city.

　　Then he thought of the soldier who had been buried in the forest-the son of the serf.

　　He could pick up the sword and die for the lord, results from Rebecca's enlightenment, but even if he died for the lord, he may not be buried as a way of a warrior: because he has not yet redeemed himself, even his own sword has not been redeemed.

　　"My ancestor, is there any problem?" Heidi asked with some doubts when she noticed the uncertain expression on Gawain's face.

　　Gawain retracted his gaze to starting of the carriage and shook his head slightly: "No, there is nothing wrong."

　　He just instinctively resisted these things with the mentality of a traverser, but it is not yet time for him to criticize and "correct" them.

　　Because he still doesn't know enough about the world.

　　After a brief thought, he looked at Heidi: "What are you going to do next?"

　　Heidi obviously had planned: "Go to the lord here first. Viscount Andrew is still a better talker. Through him, we should be able to contact Knight Philip more easily. If everything goes well with Knight Philip, we can find the crowd broke out that day. Then it depends on the situation, whether is to set up a leader on the spot to settle or go directly to the capital. What happened to Cecil is not a mere messenger can explain. Rebecca must meet the king in person. Explain the situation."

　　Gawain thinks that there is no problem: "Then do it first."