Chapter 39 Dark Mountains

Of course, although he complained hard in his heart, Gawain also knew that there was no way for the world to develop like this.

The development of civilization has its own rules to follow, but it is also full of uncertainty. Sometimes an explosive technological innovation is enough to make the entire civilization jump to a level, but in more cases - especially when feudal ignorance dominates In the case of - the development of civilization will show a state of rigidity and sluggishness for hundreds of years.

In a world where supernatural forces exist, where class solidification is extremely severe, and where a cataclysm has been experienced, the situation is only going to get worse.

The existence of extraordinary power makes this world have many conveniences beyond the times, but at the same time, extraordinary power also puts shackles on the development of civilization in this world. It makes it easy for those in the upper classes to live extremely comfortable and comfortable lives, and forms absolute dominance over the vast majority of "mortals" who have no power, and because of the scarcity and uncertainty of "magical talent" itself Sex, which makes it difficult for this kind of power to become a driving force for social development-because it cannot benefit the mass of the world, and those lucky few who have occasionally awakened their magical talents will only become the new noble class. Yes, but also powerless to change the fate of most people.

Extraordinary powers do not belong to "mortals" - a rule that is taken for granted.

It is precisely because of this that the progress of society has become extremely slow. On the one hand, ordinary people, as the main body of the population, are simply unable to change any status quo; - In fact, even those commoners don't think there is a need for progress in society, they just need to pray that they can awaken their magical talent one day.

In a world with Frostbolt, who would have thought of inventing refrigerators and air conditioners?

However, Frostbolt is always just Frostbolt. It can't make everyone eat sorbet in summer, and it can't let medical scientists save serum and vaccines anytime, anywhere.

At least in this day and age, that is the case.

This is definitely not right. Gawain is quite aware of this. Extraordinary power should not become a resistance to civilization, nor should it be trapped in the Middle Ages forever. The so-called magic power is only a way of using energy in the final analysis. Its flexible and convenient characteristics It was supposed to be a driving force for rapid development, not a yoke—but none of this can be fixed now.

He explained to Hetty and Rebecca in more detail the necessity of his statistics and some things to pay attention to when making the table. Of course, since they have never counted these things, those uneducated commoners are likely to be unable to tell their surnames and ages. Other civilians only registered their names first.

Everything will be perfected after the new territory is built.

No one has ever made such a statistic on commoners, because commoners are of little value to the world's aristocracy—even being cannon fodder on the battlefield is slightly less than enough. The only role of civilians is to produce food and serve as free labor. No one realizes the importance of "people", and naturally no one realizes the need to register population data.

It is gratifying that Rebecca, who was confused in other matters, was only fluent in this aspect. She quickly understood what Gawain meant, and happily led someone to organize the information.

Thinking of the decree that she had previously issued to allow serfs to become freemen through service, it seems that this "incompetent" lord lady is not really useless.

This child, if he is well educated, may be able to deceive him to manage personnel (not).

Fortunately, the number of people who needed to be counted was less than 900, and after settling in Tanzan Town, Philip Knight had already made a simple record of the survivors. Rebecca quickly sorted out Gawain with Hetty's help. requested information.

After getting the materials, Gawain decided to divide the team into two groups and head to the "new home".

One group is an advance team, led by him, Rebecca and Hetty personally. The team includes half of the soldiers and militia led by Knight Byron, as well as necessary craftsmen and a hundred laborers. The advance team will build a temporary camp at the destination. , find out the water source and other conditions, and do a good job in preventing the attack of the surrounding beasts.

Most of the civilians would then follow under the escort of Knight Philip.

It would be unwise to take more than 800 people into a barren land. Although there are basically no old, weak, sick or disabled among these 800 people (they failed to escape), the civilians who lack combat ability still follow behind the advance team. relatively stable.

To open up a barren land, no amount of preparation is enough, but the first step must be taken in everything. After making the most thorough planning and deployment, Gawain and his advance team finally left Tanzania. Sang Town, heading towards the dark mountains in the southeast.

They marched along the tributaries of the Baishui River on a relatively flat river beach. The knights and lords led the way in front of the team, while the soldiers escorted them on both sides of the team. Those skilled craftsmen, together with various materials and tools, were protected in the team. the center of.

Hetty rode on the horse, looked back at the team that was not too large, and suddenly felt emotional: "We seem to have become pioneers..."

"We are the pioneers." Gawain looked at her and said with a smile.

Hetty blinked: "What I want to say is the great development seven hundred years ago..."

Gawain shrugged: "Isn't that still me?"

Hetty: "...That's right."

"Show some self-confidence," Gawain looked at the lady who seemed to be worried about the future, "Every time you step into an unknown place, it's a great journey, whether it's the second pioneering seven hundred years ago, It's the first pioneering in ancient legends, or what we're going to do today, and it's essentially the same great thing. We're not just going to build a new home—maybe we're going to build a new era."

Heidi looked at Gawain blankly, then nodded. She didn't quite understand what the "new era" meant by the other party's mouth, but since the ancestors who were legendary heroes said so, it must be a great and glorious thing.

Amber, who was walking next to him, slapped the slap. Miss Thieves thought it was simple. Anyway, now that Gawain is the boss, what the boss said is right. No matter if you understand or not, slap first... …

The closer you get to the Dark Mountains, the more desolate the scenery is, and the power of human civilization is showing signs of gradual decline in this southern land.

When the pioneering craze of the year had not yet subsided, the descendants of the first generation of pioneering knights used swords and flames to set up small settlements in this wild land, and planned to go to the wasteland of Gondor. The territory was re-expanded, but with the aftermath of the magic tide, the dark and primitive forces on the border of civilization eroded again and again, the growing monsters and the deteriorating natural environment made it difficult to maintain these settlements. The forces ushered in a reshuffle, and the last few pioneering villages that were barely maintained on this land were destroyed.

Today, the barbaric force of the counterattack has devoured all the traces of civilization back then, and between those withered and dilapidated settlements and the primitive mountains and forests, only beasts and monsters are left.

Although the magic power has calmed down again, and the dark magic tide has been bound to the wasteland of Gondor, human beings seem to have been satisfied with the current civilized territory, coupled with the decline of the Cecil family in the south, and today, the Anzu Kingdom is the capital There are no plans to redevelop the land.

The chariot team marched silently on the bumpy road. Although Gawain's inspiration to Hetty was very effective, the rest of the team was still uneasy. No one knew that this march to the barbaric area would have What the result, even if they were led by the great pioneer seven hundred years ago - especially for the artisans who were found from the commoners and serfs, it was not so much the sense of glory that drove them, but the Their habitual obedience to their lord and their numbness to life drove them forward.

In this way, they went all the way along the river beach, and stopped in an open field three days later.

This open area is already next to the Dark Mountains. In fact, it is sandwiched between the river and the mountain. It is a long and narrow plain area. The tributaries of the White Water River are slightly relaxed here, and the river flow slows down and flows smoothly through the Dark Mountains. On the north side, it has been injected eastward into the territory of the Typhon Empire.

Facing south and looking up, it is the majestic and daunting dark mountain range.

Gawain climbed onto a large rock beside the river beach, looked at the surrounding scenery, and compared with the satellite top view in his mind. He saw that there were forests growing on the west side of the plain, mostly black cedar and giant wood with hard wood. It can be used as a valuable source of wood at the beginning of the territory, and the mountains on the east side are more prominent. If the memory from Gawain Cecil is correct, there should be iron ore there.

In addition to iron ore, there are several other deposits around here - the Dark Mountains are a treasure.

Although the pioneering team led by Gawain Cecil and Charles I did not stop in the Dark Mountains, they still did basic investigation and exploration along the way. well-informed.

Since the Ansu royal family had given up on these, he happily accepted it.

After observing the terrain, Gawain jumped off the stone and looked at Hetty: "You camp here, put up all the tents you brought, and let the soldiers escort the lumberjacks to get wood from the woods - but don't be too much. Go deep into the forest to prevent being attacked by beasts. Don't worry about monsters, the dark mountains are not as scary as you think, the influence of the dark magic tide has already subsided, and you want to encounter monsters unless you get close to the focus of magic. Besides, the rest of the labor force is staying here to help build the camp first. Rebecca, Byron, Amber, the three of you come with me."

Heidi was stunned for a moment: "Ancestor, you want to..."

"Go get my inheritance back."