Rise from the coffin and rebuild the vampire empire

Chapter 23 The Taste of the Big City
Leaving the camp and heading north along the coastline, you will reach Shilin Port. Unfortunately, there is no road connecting the two. Pulling goods through the mountains and forests is not only dangerous but also too bumpy. The convoy can only move along the coastline.

When it comes to colonies, everyone's site selection principles are similar. You must first choose a place suitable for ships to dock.

It doesn't have to be a natural harbor, but at least it has to be a place with a wide harbor, deep water, calm seas, and no rocks or reefs.

There are not so many people coming to the New World to try their luck now, so there are still options. Cremona Camp is also a good port. It has a wide port and deep water, and it is a good shelter. Of course, it is definitely much worse than Shilin Port.

Shilin Port is a good natural harbor with a wide harbor, deep water, rocky bottom, little mud and sand, and no siltation in the channel. The port is surrounded by mountains, and strong winds are blocked by the mountains, which weakens the wind and waves. The port area is relatively calm, which is enough to protect boats from being attacked by wind and waves on weekdays and during typhoons. The climate is warm, and the port does not freeze all year round, so boats can enter and exit freely all year round.

The unique geographical advantage is also one of the important reasons why Shilin Port has been able to develop rapidly. The daily throughput of Shilin Port is astonishing, bringing a large amount of tax revenue to the city.

As colonists, the ocean is the most important lifeline. If Trevor had not already sailed the ship back to the Torres continent, Uther would definitely have sailed to Stone Forest Port this time.

After all, there is no official road system in the New World. There are only settlements scattered all over the place, and the relationship between people is not very good. They even have to be wary of and compete with each other. How can they build roads?

Karen and his companions came across many settlements along the way. Some of them had only been there not long ago, while others were already quite large.

There were also some people with bad attitudes among them, but perhaps because the wood and furs carried by Karen and his caravan were very common goods in the New World, no one took the initiative to rob them.

After all, the trend of exploring the New World has just begun to become popular, and many people have not yet adapted to this kind of life where the emperor is far away. After a period of time, when everyone has adapted to the days without legal constraints, this New World will definitely become more chaotic.

Some people like to farm and enjoy the joy of a good harvest, while others like to stockpile guns and believe in the motto that force is better than hard work. If my neighbor stocks up grain, I stockpile guns, and my neighbor is my granary.

There is no way. There are all kinds of birds in the forest. In this lawless place where the empire's influence is very weak, chaos is an inevitable process. The primitive accumulation of capital will inevitably be bloody step by step until a new order is established on this continent.

Along the way, Karen marked every settlement he passed by on the map. Those with bad attitudes were simply crossed out with a cross and marked with a skull.

It is obvious that Karen is quite vindictive, and he is also the type who likes to hoard guns.

At present, these colonists are generally still very restrained because the vast land has not been divided up yet. They believe that now is the time for everyone to live in peace, develop and enclose land, and there is no need to attack each other.

But Karen didn't think so. Of course he still had to enclose land, but it was too difficult to return to the Old World to attract immigrants. It would be faster to directly attack other people's camps and plunder their population.

It's time to let these naive colonists see the methods of evil creatures. Those colonists who come in an endless stream with ambitions are the best prey.

Karen will bring chaos to the New World ahead of time, and let the New World directly enter the "Dark Forest Mode". Whoever exposes his settlement must be on guard against attacks from others at any time.

What about living in harmony first, developing and enclosing land first? Those are the demands of the weak. Karen has no intention of playing house with them.

On the way back this time, Karen planned to try his hand at annexing a few settlements. Of course, he had to pick the weak ones and it was crucial that his identity was not exposed.

"Herod!"

"We're finally here." Uther pulled the reins and the silver-maned white horse stopped. They could already see the gray walls of Stone Forest Port from afar. There were many soldiers patrolling on the tall walls, and the security was very strict.

The journey from Cremona Camp to Stone Forest Port took two days, with the carriage traveling at a fast pace and making almost no stops.

These horses are not ordinary horses. They are specially bred as pack horses. They have amazing endurance and are fast, and can easily cross mountains and hills.

Even if it is fully loaded with cargo and travels almost all the way along the coastline with no roads to travel on, it can still cover a distance of nearly 250 kilometers a day.

If it is not carrying cargo and is traveling on a flat road, even an ordinary packhorse can easily travel a thousand miles a day.

That is to say, the people in the world of Torres are generally physically strong, and these coachmen and soldiers are all veterans who have traveled all over the country with Uther, otherwise the rapid march of the past two days would have broken their bones.

The convoy arrived at the city gate, paid an entrance fee of 50 bronze lions, and was then allowed to pass without any inspection.

"Bronze Lion" is the currency of the empire, named after the lion head engraved on it. Above it are "Silver Eagle" and "Golden Dragon", which are also similar in shape. One hundred "Bronze Lions" are equal to one "Silver Eagle", and one hundred "Silver Eagles" are equal to one "Golden Dragon".

"No matter how many people come, will you charge 50 bronze lions?"

Karen was a little puzzled. Such a wide range of charging standards? Moreover, there was no inspection at all when entering the city. It seemed a bit too free.

"For convoys with fewer than 50 people, the entrance fee is a fixed bronze lions. The larger the number of people in a convoy, the higher the entrance fee."

Uther explained that as for inspections, Shilin Port never checks cargo or identities. It is a true "free city."

"Free City."

Karen understood. This was the "personality" of Shilin Port, no, it was the "city setting". These "XX Capital" and "XX City" were a kind of design, a means of publicity, a business card to the outside world, which could make people form a deep-rooted impression of this place.

When the convoy entered the city, Karen couldn't help but frown. The oncoming smell of feces and urine was very pungent and irritating to the eyes. If you didn't know, you would think someone's toilet had exploded.

I can only say that Shilin Port is worthy of being the largest city in the New World, it’s just so delicious!

Is it really that difficult to put poop into the toilet? !
Oh, there may be no toilets in the city, and there may not be toilets in their homes either, so it’s no wonder it smells so bad.

Karen suddenly thought that this was not the case in the Cremona camp. The entire camp was neat, clean and comfortable.

Because there are many toilets in the camp, and everyone is required to refrain from urinating and defecating anywhere, and violators will be severely punished.

Obviously, this is all thanks to Lyle Cremona, the beta tester.

(End of this chapter)