Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2067 The Return Journey
Now, Borgner himself is actually quite embarrassed about this.

This feeling is a bit like going from hating someone to becoming a fan, only to have your idol suddenly discover that you used to be a hater of them...

As she ate the hotpot in front of her, while marveling at how delicious it was, her shame grew stronger and stronger. Finally, she mustered up her courage and, her ears burning red, began to explain to Zhou Xu...

"My previous resistance was definitely not against you, teacher. It was because..."

So nervous, Bogner even started to stutter when he spoke.

Seeing this, Zhou Xu smiled and waved his hand.

"It's just a small matter, you don't need to worry about it."

Ultimately, Bogner hadn't actually done anything to harm their Great Zhou before; at most, he'd just protested a couple of times. But his protests had virtually no impact within the Elven race.

He was even pulled by the ear and lectured by the elders of the clan for protesting, and was almost suppressed.

Apart from that, to be honest, the one who was truly targeted by Borgner was actually Hilke; their Great Zhou was at most just affected.

However, even Hilke, the elf involved, didn't take this matter to heart, so what was there for him to worry about?
"No matter what, I was wrong in that matter, and I sincerely apologize to you, teacher. I will also go and apologize to Hilke later."

As Bogner himself said, the key to this matter is no longer whether Zhou Xu cares or not, but that Bogner himself cares about it terribly now.

This matter was like some kind of inner demon haunting him; if he didn't confess, he would have to continue to suffer this torment.

To escape this torment, he had to confess and apologize, ultimately for his own relief.

But this doesn't stop Zhou Xu from thinking he's a good kid. After all, to have this feeling, one must first have enough morality; otherwise, one wouldn't experience this torment.

After he finished speaking, Bogner felt a great sense of relief.

The journey Bogner took with Zhou Xu to Black Moon City was far more eventful than anything he had experienced in the past six hundred years.

At this moment, aboard the airship, gazing at the endless yellow sand below, Bogner's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Your Majesty, where is this place? Why is it all sand?"

"This is a special area called the desert..."

Zhou Xu calmly and patiently answered Bogner's questions.

"Over the years, our Dazhou has been carrying out greening work."

"If we gather all the life mages of the wood elf race here, could we reverse this desert environment?"

"I'm afraid not."

Zhou Xu shook his head.

"What we are seeing now from the airship is only a small part of the desert. This desert is much larger than what we see now. Our Great Zhou has not yet completed the full exploration of the desert."

This is a reality; with the discovery of the new area, they have only explored a corner of the desert.

However, Zhou Xu clearly had no intention of continuing to explore the desert in depth in the short term. While it was time-consuming and laborious, a very important reason was that their Great Zhou was currently in a relatively stable period.

With abundant internal resources and a gradually growing population, it's the perfect time to focus on development.

When trouble doesn't come looking for you, you should also learn not to go looking for trouble; that's the way to survive.

"The fundamental reason why the desert is so dry lies in its geology. Simply put, it's all sand underneath, which can't store water or form soil. If the geology can't be changed, even if the life mages use magic to grow a batch of plants, it won't be of any use. They'll all wither and die in the blink of an eye."

"At the same time, the desert also has its own significance. There is no absolute good or bad in this world. You have to see the world as a whole. Everything in this world is interconnected. When one thing is affected, other things that are related to it will also be affected."

When Zhou Xu brought this up with Bogna, it wasn't to teach him how to govern a country. Rather, he was using the desert as a backdrop to subtly tell Bogna not to be fixated on a particular thing and get stuck in a rut.

Everything has two sides; sometimes we need to learn to relax and accept things with equanimity.

Whether Bogner can figure it out is his own business.

The airship landed in the ruling city of the Rakshasa District, and all they had to do was take a train to Black Moon City.

From Zhou Xu's perspective, for Bogner, who had already done a brief sightseeing in the new district, there wasn't much to see in the Rakshasa district.

Even in terms of technological development, it is relatively backward.

After all, according to the internal plans of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Rakshasa region has a very low development priority due to its scarce resources.

Even so, even if it's just a side development, things are very different from before these years.

Those filthy and chaotic slums have all been demolished, and the streets and houses in the main areas have become much cleaner after being redesigned.

At first glance, it looks like a clean small county town with an exotic feel.

It may not be developed, but it inexplicably carries a sense of tranquility and comfort.

Bogner quite liked this atmosphere; generally speaking, he preferred quiet places to overly noisy ones.

Throughout the journey, he sat in the train, peering out the window, his eyes wide open, constantly observing the streets and buildings along the way, just like a curious newborn baby, interested in everything.

Seeing this, Zhou Xu, with the mindset of "since I'm idle anyway", simply started telling Bogner about the past of the Rakshasa District.

"This place used to be a country called the Kingdom of Smith, ruled by a group of black-skinned humans who enslaved people of other races, imprisoning them as slaves to work for them..."

When Zhou Xu tells stories, he may not be as vivid as a professional storyteller, but he still speaks fluently and eloquently. When facing little Bogner, he can tell stories with ease.

Listening to the stories of the Rakshasa region, Bogner was sometimes shocked, sometimes angry, and finally, when he heard that their Great Zhou had liberated the area, his emotions quickly turned into excitement and exhilaration.

Traveling by train and listening to stories, we soon arrived at Black Moon City, nestled against the mountains and beside the water.

It is different from technologically advanced new urban areas or tranquil and comfortable Luosha District.

While developing its technology, Black Moon City has also preserved a considerable degree of natural ecology, possessing both the advanced features of a technologically advanced city and the elegance of a classical city.

Two completely different styles collided and created the unique capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Black Moon City!
(End of this chapter)