Since the end of winter, Rock City has become more prosperous day by day.
This new city located to the north of Cecil was once just a part of the fortress and plain south of the Rock Fortress. The Cecil people destroyed the walls of the old fortress and razed the former towers. After the war, A new fortress city was built in the ruins. They built a new "Magic Energy Barrier" on the outer layer of the fortress city, and built a dock square on the bank of the "Dorgon-Whitewater River" to make this land that has experienced war "Alive" again.
At first, the people living in the inner city of the fortress were uneasy - they were residents of the old fortress and once served the king stationed in the Rock Fortress. This embarrassing identity made them worried all the time. The Cecil people were liquidated after the war, but as the new fort commander took office and the government office began to operate, the Cecil people fulfilled their promises when they took over the fort one by one: no liquidation, no forced expropriation, and no demolition. After these promises were fulfilled one by one, the order of the Rock Fortress gradually stabilized, and the increasingly stable order also successfully allowed the newly built Rock City to start operating.
As a city that functions as a "communication window" from the beginning of its planning, once Panshi City begins to operate, it quickly becomes prosperous.
This is the choke point for communication between the Holy Spirit Plains and the Southern Territory. It is the only way for merchants to conduct north-south trade. For merchants, the Southern Territory seems to always have an insatiable supply of ores and magic materials. Gap, and people everywhere in Ansu welcome the alchemy potions and magic network units from Cecil - the Dorgon-Whitewater River is almost full of gold coins, so much so that the merchants who come to Rock City to do business A new saying has become popular: As long as you can carry your pocket around Panshi City, even a donkey can make a lot of money.
Recently, the royal family has reached a new agreement with Cecil. The slow nobles of Saint-Sunil City finally recognized the authority of the Southern Principality, and Cecil also opened the Holy Spirit Plain. With more trade orders, Rock City suddenly became more lively, new merchants were attracted here, and new products began to appear on those cargo ships and trucks-cheap textiles, paper, and alcohol from the south were They were included in Cecil’s list of commodities, and their low prices stunned the merchants from the Holy Spirit Plains. In a short period of time, the products flowing from Cecil to the Holy Spirit Plains were no longer just alchemical potions and magic components— —And the products Cecil purchased are still endless ores and magic materials...
The prosperity of commerce has allowed Rock City to develop at an extremely fast speed, and more and more outsiders have People who were attracted to settle here—including not only residents from the southern border, but also people from the Holy Spirit Plain who had left their homes for various reasons.
In front of the entry-exit registration checkpoint at Panshi City Pier Plaza, a group of new immigrants who had just gotten off the boat were lining up to walk through the narrow passage. This narrow passage and the "queuing" rules are very important for first-time immigrants. Crossing the Rock Fortress is a very novel thing, and they are not very accustomed to it, butThe heavily armed dock soldiers can ensure that they adapt in a short time.
A red-haired young man with his head lowered slowly walked forward with the team. He looked inconspicuous. The tall and thin man in front of him stumbled to complete the registration, and then it was his turn. He stood before the "Registrar."
"Name?" the registrar asked.
The red-haired young man shrank his neck, glanced around in a calm manner, and whispered: "Sarah, no surname, sir."
"Age ? Occupation or expertise?"
"Nineteen...eighteen years old, worked as a carpenter, sir."
The registrar raised his eyelids and looked at the red-haired young man's hands. , and looked at the other party's stance.
The cocoon is very thick at the tiger's mouth, and the posture habitually leans forward slightly with the feet spread apart.
The registrar glanced at the young man's clothing and then at the thick leather boots on his feet.
"Where do you come from?"
"The middle part of the Holy Spirit Plains, the village next to the Stone City..."
"Do you know how to read?"
p>"I don't recognize you, sir."
"For your registration card, go through the passage on the left. Someone will take you to resettlement at the end." The registrar took out a card and handed it to The red-haired young man looked at the other person deeply when he reached out to take it, "Young man, remember to abide by Cecil's laws - under this premise, the principality will protect you. Also, don't call me your lord. , I'm just a registrar."
"Yes...yes, sir."
The red-haired young man took the piece of paper in a panic, not knowing. Not hearing the registrar's explanation clearly, he hurriedly walked to the left aisle, and on the piece of cardboard in his hand, there was a number printed on it: 3.
The young people who were registered did not know what this number meant, but the registrars working on the dock knew that the code meant: suspected deserter from the Holy Spirit Plains, a second review is recommended.
The registrar raised his head and looked at the still long queue in the passage, guessing how many deserters from the Holy Spirit Plains would be mixed among these people.
Since this chaotic civil war has reached a stalemate, there have been more and more such people.
The situation on the eastern front line of the Holy Spirit Plain is said to be very anxious. Both Wang ** and the Eastern Frontier Army have fallen into an embarrassing situation where no one can win quickly. The stalemate has forced both sides to put more and more people Soldiers went to the battlefield, and the protracted war also caused more and more deserters to appear.
For the aristocratic army, which lacks effective management measures and has low soldiers' enthusiasm and loyalty, desertion is almost as common as wind and rain.
The young man is probably a soldier of the king, so he does not dare to flee to the east. At the same time, he may be a believer of a god other than the God of Holy Light, so he does not dare to flee to the north of the plain. ——In today’s world, believers of strange gods are in the northThe situation is very difficult - and between the western border and the southern border, the southern border, which is obviously closer and has a favorable immigration policy, is a better choice for these deserters.
The registrar shook his head. Cecil did not mind the origin of these deserters - whether they were deserters from the old aristocratic army or refugees who had lost their homes and land and fled their homes, to Cecil They are all valuable labor. Although the registrar himself is not a senior government official, he has also received training. He knows that everyone who comes from the north of the Rock Fortress is no different to the principality: they are all unqualified anyway. , in short, everything must be educated.
Similar things are not only happening at this registration exit, but also in the entire dock square. At the end of the twenty-eight registration channels, every registrar has some registration marks in his hand to mark special immigrants. Evidence - deserters from the Holy Spirit Plain, believers of strange gods expelled by the Holy Light Church, spies suspected to be sent by the northern nobles... Since the situation in Cecil was initially stabilized and the principality was recognized by the royal family, the southern border has once again begun to absorb the population. passage, and there are all kinds of people in the huge team of immigrants pouring into the southern border.
In a sense, the Cecil Territory relied on "refugees" to rise. For Cecil's Government Affairs Office, dealing with these immigrants can almost be regarded as their basic business requirement.
The red-haired young man who left the registration channel carefully held his "registration card" and walked on the road to meet the next "register". In this huge and unfamiliar city, he Confused and uneasy, but mostly novel and exciting.
This is Cecil, or part of Cecil.
But this place was completely different from what he had imagined, and completely different from what he had heard.
The aristocratic gentlemen in the north said that Cecil was a barbaric, desolate, cruel and chaotic place. They said that the aristocratic system in the south had disappeared, and a man who crawled out of the coffin used barbaric The war destroyed all order; they said that there was no dignity in this land, authority did not exist, and humble serfs and noble knights could walk on the same path; they said that this place was burned by the magic fire of the Cecil people There was a scorched earth, and there was only a militarized principality in the scorched earth...
But what the red-haired young man saw here was only wide and clean streets, tall and elegant buildings, upright and friendly "adults", and prosperity. To the incredible Pier Square - if this is the barbaric, cruel and scorched earth where order has collapsed as described by the noble Lords, then are those noble Lords themselves living in a cesspit more terrifying than the scorched earth?
Looking around the square as far as the eye can see, Sarah felt that those nobles only had one thing right: everyone here is indeed walking on the same path.
The road is really wide and everyone can walk on it.
It would be great if the few fellow villagers who escaped together chose the same path as me... Unfortunately, they all went to the north because they believed in the God of Holy Light.
The red-haired young man is slowWalking forward slowly, observing every new thing here as if your eyes are not enough.
There are indeed too many new things here, so much that it makes people confused and confused.
There are neat lampposts erected on both sides of the wide road, and what is hung on the lamppost is not an oil lamp, but a magic crystal; in the open space in the distance stands a strange metal tower. There are large pieces of crystal floating on the top of the tower; at the end of the line of sight, there are workers building something. Every tool and machine they use is unseen and unheard of...
"Sam, you must not believe me. What kind of place have we arrived..."
The red-haired young man murmured the names of his friends from the same hometown. He walked slower and slower in the passage, his attention almost completely occupied by those strange wizards who had no real reputation. The devices attracted him - if it weren't for the fences on both sides of the passage, he would definitely run around the devices and take a closer look.
His delay finally aroused the dissatisfaction of the people behind him, and someone slapped him hard in the face: "Hey! Leave quickly! You are in the way!"
The red-haired young man He quickly apologized, and then took steps to move forward, but just as he was about to start, a light and shadow suddenly appeared from not far away and a sound sounded at the same time, making him stand in shock.
In the center of the dock square, on a platform slightly higher than the ground, a large magic device was suddenly activated. A huge holographic image immediately appeared above the magic device, and along with the image There was also a brief sound of music - it sounded like a mixture of flute and lyre.
Every one of the Cecil people on the pier seemed extremely calm. They were not surprised at all, but looked at the "illusion magic" that suddenly appeared in the square with a certain expression of pleasure and expectation. , however, the new immigrants, including the red-haired young man, were startled by this sight, and some even exclaimed in the queue - the red-haired young man himself almost screamed, but he just opened his mouth. After opening his mouth and maintaining this slightly funny posture for a moment, he saw a beautiful lady appear in the magic illusion and heard the other party's voice:
"In front of the magic terminal Dear audience friends, good afternoon, I am your old friend, Miss Witch...
"In today's witch time, I want to introduce to you an exciting magical creation...
"...Ten minutes later, the Principality's most cutting-edge magic warship, the Pioneer, will undergo a water entry ceremony. It will be the new pride of the Principality. The powerful Pioneer will become the protector of everyone. The sword and shield of a citizen...
"...Minister Rebecca believes that the technology of the new magic warship will greatly promote the progress of the principality's shipbuilding technology and provide a new opportunity for the civilian field...
< p>"Now, let's turn to the outside, my colleagues are already ready at the dock..."(Abnormal Animation will premiere on June 22! Recruitment for screening qualifications is ongoing, details You can learn about it at Station B,If you have time and can go, please try your best to support it=. =This is also the realization of my long-cherished wish. )