Miss White Wolf's Terra Travel Journal

The shop owner was leisurely enjoying a vinyl record with his eyes closed. When he heard a customer coming in, he looked over lazily.

When he saw the weapon in the girl's hand when she entered the store, he suddenly stopped feeling sleepy.

"Welcome to our shop, sir. I can guarantee that this is the best music store within a few hundred miles, and it's no less than the largest music store in Koros City."

"Do you have a flute?" White Wolf asked directly.

"Sir, you are indeed an expert. Not many people here know about the musical instruments of Yan Country. We happen to have some in our store. Please wait a moment." After the shop owner said this, he went to the small room at the back. After a while, he came out holding a long and narrow box.

This is a sandalwood box that is a little over one meter and three inches wide. Its surface is painted with varnish. The pattern of a musical instrument is carved just above the long chisel, and there is a word "Yan" on the side, which must be a sign that the instrument was made by a craftsman from the Yan State.

Bai Lang opened the box without paying any attention to the flute on the red silk inside the box. She estimated the space inside the box and nodded with satisfaction.

“I want this box!”

"Ah! Sir, are you talking about the box?" The shop owner thought he had misheard.

"Yes, just the box."

Bai Lang noticed that the shop owner looked anxious, as if he had something on his mind but didn't dare to speak it out. She thought for a moment and asked:

"It's not easy to sell this kind of musical instrument separately. I'm negligent. How many Longmen coins are needed for the whole set?"

"It's not cheap, but since you are an adult, I dare only charge you 5,000 Longmen coins at most."

Although Bai Lang didn't know the price of the musical instrument, her intuition told her that the boss was probably selling it at a loss due to her "noble" status.

She nodded in agreement, transferred 5,000 Longmen coins with a card, and then took out the flute and handed it to the store owner: "I only want the box, the flute will stay in your store, you can do with it as you like."

The shop owner was dumbfounded. He stammered, "But, but, this box is not worth that much money."

"Tsk, tsk, are you questioning my judgment?"

The shop owner didn't dare to speak, but he also felt that this nobleman was different from the ones he had seen before.

In front of the shop owner, White Wolf put the sword and its sheath into the box, then put the flute box on his back and turned around to ask, "Do you think I look like a noble now?"

"Not really." The shop owner said honestly, "Are you trying to disguise your identity, sir?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Your camouflage is very clever, sir. At least I think it works very well. But be careful with your weapon. It's too conspicuous."

"Conspicuous? Don't all nobles carry one?"

"Thank you for your examination, sir. Your weapon is the medal equipment awarded after the Gallic War. The knowledgeable Ursus people know what it symbolizes."

This……

White Wolf suddenly had an impulse. Otherwise, she could return this troublesome thing to Tallulah when she met him some other day. She really didn't expect that this ritual sword was actually the so-called symbol of Ursus' glory. Tallulah probably didn't know that she must have taken this thing from Kosice.

Forget it, forget it, let’s talk about this later.

She left the music store and found a high-end hotel called "Da Gu" in the city center to stay. It was said that this hotel was also affiliated with a large enterprise, but this didn't mean anything to her. She chose this place purely because of the opening promotion advertisement at the door of the store. For the same money, why not stay in a better place?

But then, Bai Lang encountered something very annoying. After the hotel receptionist completed the registration procedures, she enthusiastically tried to sell her some membership card.

Usually when faced with such a situation, she would just say "thank you", "no need" and "no need", and this time was no exception. However, when she was trying to refuse, she accidentally noticed a world map on the wall.

Lungmen and Victoria on the map are marked with red five-pointed stars. The color of Lungmen is darker. Then, with these two places as the center, many lines extend out. The landing point of the northernmost line is specially marked in green, which probably refers to here.

"Is your Dagu Group's headquarters in Longmen?"

The girl at the front desk was stunned for a moment, and then asked with greater enthusiasm: "Yes, you are from Longmen? Me too, it's not easy to transfer from the headquarters to work here..."

PS: Previously, “大古” was typed as “太古”, which has been corrected

Volume 2: Chapter 78: A Chance Encounter

With the girl at the front desk speaking with great emotion, the two of them seemed like real fellow villagers meeting and talking about their family matters.

But in fact, Bai Lang had never been to Longmen, and she didn't know whether the exaggerated snack street the other party described was really as its name suggested, and whether the famous Guard Bureau really worked vigorously and vigorously. She listened to all this as a story, until the girl at the front desk suddenly cried and said she wanted to go home, then she suddenly woke up, hurriedly comforted her, and then naturally applied for a VIP membership of the Taikoo Group.

The process was very interesting. When she decided to apply for membership, the girl at the front desk introduced her to another clerk, and then she returned to her job, wiped away her tears, and put on a professional smile, as if everything that had happened before was a premeditated scam.

The interesting thing about this incident is that the premeditation was real, the tears were real, and human beings are really too complicated.

The membership card system of Dagu Group is divided into four levels. The lowest level silver VIP requires a recharge of one thousand Longmen coins, gold VIP is ten times of silver, platinum is ten times of gold, and the highest level diamond card requires a capital injection of one million Longmen coins. The four levels enjoy discounts ranging from 9% to 6% respectively. Ordinary people can only apply for silver and gold VIP, and platinum and above require an invitation.

Her entire fortune consisted of just over 40,000 Longmen coins, which she could not afford to squander. She also did not know much about the Dagu Group, so she only planned to apply for a silver card. However, after the Taigu clerk saw her noble card, he said before she could even ask for one that he could help her get a platinum VIP card for free, with a 30% discount on all purchases.

The people of Longmen were different from the native residents of Ursus. They did not lower their attitude because of her "noble" status, and they were also very businesslike when offering special discounts. This earned Bailang a great favor, but after she got the expensive platinum card, she was very stingy and only recharged 2,000 Longmen coins.

On the way to his room, Bai Lang kept thinking about why he felt that he was "stingy". It was just a one-night stay, which was only a matter of two hundred Longmen coins, but in the end, he had paid ten times the amount.

This was different from the previous incident of buying the sword box (referring to the flute box). At that time, she felt guilty about the troubles her identity had brought to others, and she spent money casually as an active act with a bit of compensatory nature. But in the current situation, she was basically led by others, and only after she came to her senses did she realize that things had come to this point.

If the money on the card is not used, it will be wasted. If you want to spend it, you can only go to stores under the Swire Group. It seems that the Swire Group is very good at doing business. Considering their scale, they should be an old-fashioned capitalist.

The room was indeed nice and worth the discounted price of two hundred Longmen coins. She washed up early and went to bed.

The next morning, Bai Lang unexpectedly discovered that platinum members actually had a special breakfast and dedicated travel services. In other words, as long as there was a hotel of the Dagu Group in a city, as a platinum member, she would receive the corresponding special car pick-up service.

To be honest, this point is really to her liking. The special breakfast + special car arrangement + comfortable environment are too tempting for a lazy person like her.

Ah! This evil and corrupt capital, you are the real Demons.

Bai Lang felt heartbroken while eating. When she finished breakfast, a special car was already waiting at the hotel entrance. Before getting in the car, she casually gave a five-star rating on the customer receipt.

Well, I’ll come again next time!

This time at the train station, Bai Lang was treated normally and no one treated her as an outsider.

But because of what happened before, she was always worried that she would be seen as abnormal by others, so she became an overly enthusiastic "musician", greeting everyone in a friendly manner, introducing herself and her flute, and then saying goodbye with satisfaction.

The train to Koros arrived again. She got on the train with her long box on her back and found a seat by the window.

Soon, the train was full, and an old man named Caprini with white hair and beard came to her side. His white goatee was particularly eye-catching.

After the two of them sat quietly for a while, the old man suddenly asked:

"Girl, what's in your box?"

"Flute."

"Oh, the Yan country's flute?"

"Yes, you understand this?"

"I know a little bit, but you don't look like a Yan person, little girl."

“I’m Colombian.”

"Then how did you think of learning this instrument? Have you been to Yan Country?"

"I went there for a while, and learned the flute in Yan Country." Bai Lang said nonsense. Since he used this as a disguise, he should also make up a set of related experiences.

"Oh, we have something to talk about. When I was young, I traveled to many places in Yan Country. Where have you been? Jiang Qi? Gou Wu? Have you been to such famous cities?"

Looking at the energetic old man, Bai Lang felt troubled. In fact, she only knew that there was a city called Longmen in Yan Country, and she knew nothing else.

But now she could only pretend, she said with a stiff upper lip: "I haven't been to many places, I only stayed in Jiang Qi for half a year."

But after hearing her words, old man Caprini did not doubt her at all. He stroked his beard and exclaimed:

"When you say junior, it sounds like a Yan countryman. I should change my self-proclaimed name to 'old man'."

"How old are you this year?" Bai Lang wanted to change the subject, as it would be easy to be exposed if he kept talking about Yan Country.

"Eighty-six." The old man shook his head and ruined her plan, and brought the topic back to Yan Country. "Miss, have you ever seen the sunset over Cangshan Mountain in Jiangqi?"

"I've heard about it before, but unfortunately I haven't been able to meet it in person."

"Flying in the daytime?"

"Never seen it before."

"What a pity! What a pity!" The old man with white beard sighed and lamented.

"Senior, are you from Yan country?"

"No, but that's right. I was not born in Yan Country, but I have been traveling in Yan Country for many years. All my old friends are in Yan Country, so I can be considered half a Yan Countryman."

It turns out that this person who speaks sourly to the core is not a true Yan person. Bai Lang secretly made up his mind to communicate less with Yan people in this way in the future. Although it feels very interesting, it is really tiring.

"Then why are you here?"

"This is also what I am curious about. You came from Columbia, studied in Yan Country, and now you are in the north of Ursus. When I was young, I was not as knowledgeable as you."

"They come and go in a hurry, so they must be doing something arduous and long." White Wolf imitated the old man's nodding head and said confidently.

"Haha, wonderful, wonderful, if that's the case, I still have a long way to go, and I have to keep searching. I never thought that I would meet someone as interesting as you today, but it's a pity that I only have one stop to go, and I have to say goodbye soon."

The train whistle sounded, and it seemed that the train was about to stop. White Wolf's destination was still a few stops away.

"Senior, haven't you heard that life is like a journey? You and I are both travelers. If we are destined to meet, we will definitely meet again in the future."

"Good, what a life is like a journey." Old man Caprini was delighted.

The whistle sounded for the second time and the train stopped. The White Wolf helped this special old man carry the box and sent him off the train, calling it "breaking branches for the elder."

Afterwards, she walked towards the car door again, and suddenly stopped and looked back, smiling and said to the old man: "Senior, I have actually never been to Yan Country, but I really want to go and see it."

The whistle sounded for the third time, and the train went away. Old man Caprini stood there, stroking his beard with a smile. This girl who spoke like the most orthodox Yan countryman had never been to Yan country, and her flute box did not contain a flute. They met by chance and parted in a hurry. All this was really wonderful.

……

Volume 2: Chapter 79 Everyone Has Their Own Ideas

After the old man left, Bai Lang quietly searched for news about Yan Country on his mobile phone. On the one hand, it was because of the chance encounter just now, and on the other hand, considering that he would need to pass through Longmen on this trip, it would be beneficial to know more about it in advance.

In the book "Millennium Terra" that she had read before, the author did not devote a special chapter to Yan Country, and it was obvious that he did not know much about this mysterious country.

Terra's network system is not well developed, and because it is in Ursus's local area network, most of the information is from Ursus's perspective. For example, the founding time of Yan Country can only be found to be earlier than Ursus, but it is not clear how much earlier.

The Ursus people are happy to praise the strength of their neighbor across the sea, but they also bluntly point out that there have been rebellions in Yan that endangered the country, almost explicitly stating the view that "no one is smarter than anyone else", with the intention of secretly competing with each other.

Of course, there have been frictions between the two countries, the most recent and largest of which was more than four hundred years ago.

According to Ursus, it was the Emperor of Yan who promoted evil worship, causing the people to live in misery. When Emperor Ursus received a letter from the people of Yan asking for help, he immediately sent out 200,000 naval forces in an attempt to "save the people". Unfortunately, they encountered a natural disaster at sea and suffered heavy losses. The troops that successfully landed were ambushed by the "despicable and shameless" Jiedushi of Dayan, and the matter was ultimately left unresolved.

Although the great emperor's glorious plan to "save the people" failed, Ursus also left behind many interesting legends of various kinds.

The most widely circulated rumor is that the catastrophe at sea was not a natural disaster, but a mysterious sea monster. There are many strange reports about the appearance of this sea monster. For example, some people insist that the sea monster looks like a giant octopus, and even vividly describe that this huge monster has countless tentacles, a pale human face, and teeth as big as the White Bell Tower of St. Peter's City, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

In addition, there are also theories about Leviathan and a giant sea serpent. Due to the large number of versions, we will not go into details here. The result of the fermentation of rumors in Ursus is the formation of two views.

One is the mainstream theory of the threat of the sea, which is supported by most people. After all, staying away from the ocean has long been a consensus among all Terran countries, and it sounds more convincing.

The other is a conspiracy theory favored by some groups. They do not oppose the first view, but extend it, believing that the Great Yan Kingdom has already mastered the evil art of controlling sea monsters (if sea monsters exist). Their arguments are also very sufficient: the mysterious rituals performed by the Yan people on certain days are to communicate with these monsters! The accompanying picture shows a scene of some Yan people, young and old, gathered together, kneeling in front of the incense burner and wooden plaque.

This should be a ancestor worship ceremony of a Yan family, Bai Lang thought. But some Ursus people with strange ideas were determined to open her eyes today, and they described it like this:

This strange copper stove must be a ritual prop. The three thin wooden strips on it are actually made from nails and hair. Why do they use these things? Because the secret books of the Yan people record that "the body and hair are given by parents, and we dare not damage them." It can be seen that these are magical materials and have great uses for them. They lit this material and then knelt down to pay tribute.

Pay attention, fellow Ursusians, you all must know that kneeling is for the most honorable people, usually emperors, but they actually performed this great ceremony to these spellcasting materials, which shows that these things are actually connected to some kind of mysterious existence. As for what kind of existence it is, I won't say it, you all understand.

When Bai Lang read this, she couldn't help but burst out laughing. She also immediately noticed the strange looks from other passengers, so she quickly adjusted her mentality and pretended to be serious. After a while, when everyone else looked away, she bent down again, covered her mouth, and laughed secretly.

Of course, all of this could not be hidden from Aunt Ursus who was sitting next to her. She was now looking at her with pity and regret. No one knew what she was mumbling in her heart, but Bailang was sure that it was definitely not good.

She opened her phone again and browsed it casually, her mind starting to wander.

Although they were only separated by a sea, the cultural isolation between the two countries was really serious, which was also related to the mysterious impression Yan Country had left on Terra. As for this war more than 400 years ago, the news from Ursus might not be accurate. Of course, whether such a thing could be described as "accurate" was still unknown. On the Yan Country side, it must have ended with "the Jiedushi led the army to defeat the invaders from the neighboring country."

Many years later, when she arrived in Yan State, she learned by chance that the country's history books recorded the following: In the summer of the 2655th year of the Great Yan calendar, the ruler of Ursus committed a great rebellion, led a million navy to plunder our southwestern seas, and brutally oppressed the people of Zhouyi, causing refugees everywhere and thousands of miles of mourning. The news was heard by the Lord of Heaven. The governor Qilin Prince Jing rushed to the rescue with 100,000 tiger soldiers at night, flying across the mountains and rivers, traveling thousands of miles a day, defeating the enemy at the sea, and spreading the country's prestige to all directions. The law of heaven is clear, and there will be punishment for the most rebellious!

These are all later stories, so let’s not discuss them for now. After getting off the train at Koros Station, White Wolf immediately took a taxi to the floating port.

Along the way, all the places that needed to be checked became unobstructed as long as she showed her "noble" certificate. There was even a special nobility channel that could be used in the floating port.

However, her plan to fly directly to Longmen failed. There was no such route to the Koros Skyport, and she had to first reach St. Peter or Chernobyl for transfer.

Bailang didn't really care about this. With the speed of the aircraft, it wouldn't waste much time to transfer.

Volume 2: Chapter 80: No Solution

Bai Lang waited in the VIP room of the floating port for about an hour, and a good-looking film waitress knocked on the door and came in.

She bowed respectfully first, then asked: