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Chapter 465 Extra Story: Introduction to the World View of "West Sea"
Whenever people talk about Rostislav's works, everyone will mention the world view of "The West Sea" (that is, "The Road to the West Sea"), which is an important stage for Rostislav's series of novels.

The known history of the world view of "West Sea" has 1000 years. It is said that a thousand years ago, there was a powerful regime on this continent. They created many miracle buildings, but it is a pity that there is no historical record of this powerful country. A few architectural wonders survived, such as the series of giant human heads at the Mountains of the Colossus, which are now considered the faces of the gods.

The irrigation system that the water emperors now use as the foundation of their rule is also a product left behind by them. What the water emperors have done is only the maintenance and reconstruction of this system, and it has never surpassed what was left by that powerful country.

After the collapse of that powerful country, the people on this continent developed civilizations of various forms, and three forms of civilization covered most of the continent. They were the Eastern Kingdom, the Great Plains Tribes, and the Water Conservancy Empire.

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The first is the Eastern Kingdom. The Eastern Kingdom is the most populous part of the American continent. This land is mild and rich, but the people here are not united. There are more than a dozen principalities, kingdoms, and republics, large and small. There are constant wars and alliances.

However, they share a common culture and a common worship of the gods, which makes them have the consciousness of the Eastern Kingdom.

However, although there are many countries in this land, since 500 years, two countries have dominated the situation in this land, namely the Aeneus Federation of rich merchants and the Westingster Kingdom of knight lords. The north and south of the kingdom, other countries are essentially developed from the independent territories of these two countries.

The north represented by Ainius is famous for its trade and wealth. Its core area is called the Great Lakes District. There are five large lakes here. It is the most prosperous area for commercial activities in the entire continent. In terms of power, the members of the Federation are actually the spokespersons of different commercial guilds.

The south represented by Westingster is a society with strict etiquette and a strong religious atmosphere. The local agriculture is developed and it is a feudal kingdom with incomparable standards. The church, they rule the country together, and the royal family is mostly just a lubricant between the various forces in the kingdom.

No matter how the disputes in the eastern kingdom develop, these two countries will always exist, and the fate of many surrounding countries will be ill-fated. They will either be wiped out as cannon fodder in the context of the confrontation between the North and the South, or they will be destroyed by the tribes of the Great Plains. Invasion.

However, by the time of the book, a kingdom named Isaat has risen between the two powerhouses, and the story of "The Road to the West Sea" is actually mainly unfolded in this kingdom.

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After talking about the Eastern Kingdom, the next step is the tribes of the Great Plains.

The Great Plains is an extremely large plain area between the Frosthill Mountains and the Colossus Mountains. This is a wild land with too few water resources. Therefore, the residents here can only live by grazing. They either herd cattle and Herds of horses, or hunting cattle and horses, survive in this way.

The local people believe in "Heaven", but it is not a strict belief system, but pure worship of God. In the view of nomads in the Great Plains, the gods of other ethnic groups are just a manifestation of "Heaven", so They are the easiest group to convert, and it is common for a nomad in the Great Plains to change their religion several times in their life.

And when the cold wave from the north went south, the tribes of the Great Plains had only one choice, and that was to invade the Eastern Kingdom or the Water Conservancy Empire.

Because of this, the tribes of the Great Plains became the lingering shadow of the Eastern Kingdom and the Water Empire.

However, the tribes of the Great Plains did not block the connection between the Eastern Kingdom and the Water Conservancy Empire. In fact, there was an east-west trade route called the "Road of Blood and Fire" on the Great Plains. A small commercial city was born, but this road has never been safe, and even the cities on it are destroyed from time to time, but the huge profits still keep merchants coming and going.

However, with the expansion of the power of the water conservancy empire Lini, this route was controlled by them, and many tribes on the plain also succumbed to the emperor under the sword and temptation, and became a sharp blade for his invasion of the Eastern Kingdom.

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Finally, we'll come to Water Empire.

The history of the water conservancy empire is undoubtedly the longest existence on this continent. It is said that they were inherited from the ancient country thousands of years ago, but no one knows whether this is true.

But their control of the water conservancy system of that ancient country undoubtedly convinced many people under their rule that it is precisely because of this huge desert island that there can be a prosperous civilization. Those miraculous dams and irrigation systems let them With absolute authority.

All disrespectful actions of the people will be punished by cutting off the water supply, which means dying of thirst under the scorching sun, all settlements are located next to the water conservancy system, no one can hide from the emperor's officials, to the people, the emperor is a god, And the official worship belief is indeed the emperors and their ancestors.

Although the water conservancy empire is located on the island, the strait between them and the mainland is even small enough to row a small boat, so the water conservancy empire is still regarded as a part of the mainland.

The water conservancy empire once went through a great enfeoffment, and this enfeoffment caused the chaos and war in this land to last for nearly a thousand years, and the water conservancy emperors from the same ancestor continued to conquer each other.

Until recently, Lini's water conservancy emperor unified this land. The water conservancy system controlled by Lini is the most powerful among many water conservancy empires. His king's capital was even built next to a huge dam, and the resplendent and magnificent palace is directly located in the above the dam, which gave it the power to unify the hydraulic empire.

And then, it opened the invasion of the East.

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Other forms of civilization on the mainland
Frost and Cold Mountain People: Different from the Colossus Mountains, which are actually more like a city wall, the Frost and Cold Mountains are a vast mountainous area, in which a large number of mountain peoples live. They often serve as mercenaries for the water conservancy emperors, but more often It was still the caravan going up and down the narrow section of the robbed mountain range.

However, since Lini unified the water conservancy empire, they surrendered to the emperor, and then invaded the eastern regions with the emperor's army. During the invasion, they were the most cruel part of the imperial army.

Extreme northern tribes: Tribes living on the broken Iceland in the north. They have a very close blood relationship with the tribes of the Great Plains. Many people are the losers of the Great Plains who fled.

However, the relationship between the two sides is extremely bad. The residents of the Great Plains call the people in the extreme north "people who eat raw meat" and despise them. The people in the extreme north rarely participate in the disputes in the south. , which is the foundation of their existence.

Northwest city-state: Northwest city-state Anwa is located in the northwest of the mainland, surrounded by mountains on three sides and a bay on one side. Due to the protection of the mountains, this land is warm and rich, free from cold waves, and it is difficult for foreign enemies to invade. It is a rich land Let there be a prosperous civilization here, and the northwest city-state is ruled by a hundred-member assembly elected from among the people.

Its key location makes it famous all over the world. Because it is the most important transit point of the ice sea route, businessmen from the east and the west gather here to make it more prosperous.

The local area is famous for its well-developed academic research and academy system. People regard this place as the most civilized place, even the arrogant water conservancy emperor. After Nigeria launched a large-scale foreign aggression, its neutrality policy began to loosen.

Southern pioneers: The southern desert pioneers are an all-encompassing group. They include fugitive slaves from the Water Empire, exiles from the Eastern Kingdoms, and losers from the Great Plains War. They all escaped persecution in their respective countries. And come here, develop those oases that no one cares about, and build civilization here.

Up to now, they have developed a rather outstanding civilization, and the local culture has shown remarkable fusion characteristics. The settlements have joined together to form a country called the Sharuit Kingdom.

After the local discovery of gold mines, the country has entered the fast lane of development, but this has also attracted outside prying eyes. However, Sharuit decisively cut off the hands of aggression from the Eastern Kingdom several times, showing its strength.

However, after Lini unified the water conservancy empire, it was immediately invaded. Faced with the resistance of the army and the locals, it was still defeated. It soon became a province of the empire, but the resistance of the locals never stopped. .

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